Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Passing By and Drawn In; 2. Midwest Connections; 3. Sandlots and Love of the Game; 4. An Emerging Star in the Minors; 5. False Start; 6. A Magical Summer on the Island; 7. Motor City Mischief; 8. The Returned Prodigal and the Coming Phenom; 9. The Dream Team; 10. The First Trade; 11. Love and War and a Little Baseball; 12. A Summer to Remember; 13. The End of an Era; 14. Challenging the Great One; 15. The Showdowns Continue; 16. The Underdog Arises; 17. Good but Not Lucky; 18. A Lost Season
19. Free Agency in 1924?20. The Temperamental Spitballist; 21. Back Where I Belong; 22. Clouds Approaching; 23. The Season That Wasn't; 24. Hope Springs Eternal; 25. The Comeback; 26. Moment in the Sun; 27. The Master at Work; 28. Promises and Secrets; 29. A Star Surfaces and Crashes; 30. A Day of Death and Rebirth; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
"A biography of 1920s New York Yankees pitcher Urban Shocker, who pitched while battling heart disease"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
