Sal Maglie: Baseball's Demon Barber
"The book reveals as few others have the dual personality of the professional athlete. Testa's achievement lies in depicting this man as a complete, full-dimensional human being. This book transcends its genre and is a first-rate work of literature."—Donald Honig, author ofBaseball When the Grass Was RealandBaseball America“There are few baseball books that delve into the complexity of a man's life in the way that Testa has done with this biography.”—Elysian Fields Quarterly“A very enjoyable read. Testa writes well—at times with brilliance. The real value of this biography is its foray into social history. Few baseball biographies have dared to discuss the sexual or psychological aspects of players’ marriages in the manner this work does.”—William J. Marshall, author ofBaseball’s Pivotal Era, 1945–1951To the batters who faced him, pitcher Sal Maglie looked like the hurler from hell. Tall and sinister in appearance, with glowering dark eyes and a