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Willie Mays A Biography
Mary Kay Linge
Book Code: GR3401
ISBN: 0-313-33401-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33401-6
224 pages, 7 photos; 1 table
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2005
List Price: $31.95 (UK Sterling Price: £18.95)
Discount Price: $22.37 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 30%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • 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
LC Card Number: 2005017408
LCC Class: GV865
Dewey Class: 796
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