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Eddie Collins

A Baseball Biography

Rick Huhn author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:28th Jan '08

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In what is sure to be the definitive book on Eddie Collins's life and long career, author Rick Huhn covers the Hall of Fame player's experiences from childhood through his days at Columbia University, his tenure with the great Athletics clubs of 1906-1914, the highs and lows of a championship and scandal with the White Sox, and his return to the A's during their final run at greatness. By the time his 25-year playing career had ended, he was a pivotal performer on five all-time great clubs, dominating his position like no one before (or since), and earning a reputation for intelligent, selfless play that followed him to Cooperstown.

Also covered in detail is his tenure with the Boston Red Sox, a team he served variously as part owner, vice-president and general manager until 1951, when after 45 years in major league baseball a stroke ended his career and, weeks later, his life.

“most compelling...definitive”—Sports Collectors Digest; “excellent and comprehensive biography”—SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter; “does a sound job with Collins’s career”—Nine; “thorough...the definitive biography of this all-time great”—Along the Elephant Trail; “excellent and comprehensive”—Author Gene Carney.

ISBN: 9780786432875

Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 19mm

Weight: 363g

376 pages