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1 online resource (xiv, 478 pages) : illustrations |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Prologue -- Home�Princeton and Petersburg -- 1. Coal Miner�s Son -- 2. The Twig, the Branch, and the Lip -- Away�The Pacific; Newport News -- 3. Okinawa -- 4. Newport News -- Home�Brooklyn -- 5. Hanging On -- 6. Breaking Through -- 7. Four in One, One for Four -- 8. Great Expectations -- 9. A Bitter Uniqueness -- 10. Say a Prayer -- 11. The Day Next Year Arrived -- 12. Where in America Would You See That? |
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13. The Last SeasonAway�Los Angeles -- 14. The Worst Place Ever -- 15. World Champions -- Home�Manhattan -- 16. Casey -- Away�Washington DC -- 17. In the Cellar -- 18. Off the Floor -- 19. On the Doorstep of Respectability -- Home�Queens -- 20. The Mets Get Serious -- 21. Contenders -- 22. Miracle -- 23. Struggles in the Spotlight -- 24. Easter Sunday -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Mort Zachter |
| Summary |
In descriptions of athletes, the word "hero" is bandied about and liberally attached to players with outstanding statistics and championship rings. Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life is the story of a man who epitomized heroism in its truest meaning, holding values and personal interactions to be of utmost importance throughout his life-on the diamond, as a marine in World War II, and in his personal and civic life. A New York City icon and, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, one of the finest first basemen of all time, Gil Hodges (1924-72) managed the Washington Senators and later the New York Mets, lea |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Print version record |
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Hodges, Gil, 1924-1972.
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| SUBJECT |
Hodges, Gil, 1924-1972 fast |
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Baseball players
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780803274334 |
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0803274335 |
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9780803274358 |
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0803274351 |
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