Title: Guys, dolls, and curveballs : Damon Runyon on baseball /
Authors: Runyon, Damon, 1880-1946; Reisler, Jim, 1958-
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Runyon, Damon,; Baseball stories.
Abstract: A collection of ballpark dispatches from the legendary Hearst reporter and the creator of such mythic gangster icons as Nathan Detroit and the Lemon Drop Kid.
Contents: Introduction -- Characters and craftsmen -- Memorable moments -- World series -- Black sox -- Spring training -- Around the world -- Musings and (mostly) ordinary games.