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Willie Mays A Biography
Mary Kay Linge
ISBN: 0-313-33401-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33401-6
224 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2005
List Price: $31.95 (UK Sterling Price: £22.95)
Discount Price: $15.98 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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  • For a solid biography of baseball's great, look no further than Mary Kay Linge's Willie Mays: A Biography: it covers everything from his segregated childhood in Birmingham Alabama to how he became the first black team captain in baseball, then moved up to become a world-famous player. From his army stint to his championship season, Willie Mays captures all the highlights of his career and life.
    —Midwest Book Review/MBR Bookwatch & California Bookwatch     January 2006 and 2007
Description: Willie Mays' career bridged eras in baseball history, from the Negro Leagues to expansion to free agency. Through it all, his all-around ability and his love of the game set him apart. His career accomplishments include 660 home runs, 2 MVPs, Rookie of the Year, and the first 30-30 season. No other player is cited by so many of his peers as the best they have ever seen.

From his childhood growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama to becoming the first black team captain in baseball, Mays' life is described in detail. Readers will learn of his early life, his career with the Giants and the Mets, his induction into the Hall of Fame, understanding why he is regarded by many today as baseball's greatest living player.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
    Chronology
    Introduction
    Childhood
    Learning the Game
    Coming Up, 1950-1951
    The Big Leagues, 1951
    The Army, 1952-1953
    The Championship Season, 1954
    New York Life, 1955-1957
    San Francisco, 1958-1960
    Cheers by the Bay, 1961-1962
    Captain Mays, 1963-1964
    The Veteran Years, 1965-1971
    Back to New York, 1972-1973
    Full Circle
    The Legend of Willie Mays
    Appendix: Willie Mays's Career and Post-Season Statistics
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: Mary Kay Linge is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in popular reference and nonfiction. This is her first biographical work. She lives in Staten Island, New York and is a longtime baseball fan.
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