Roger Connor
Subtitle: home run king of 19th century baseball
By: Roy Kerr
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780786459582
Subjects: Records; Baseball players; Baseball; Home runs (Baseball); Biography
Description: "'The Babe Ruth of the 1880s,' Hall of Famer Roger Connor was the greatest of the nineteenth-century home run hitters. His career total (138) stood as the major league record nearly 24 years--until broken by Ruth. This biography sheds new light on the life and career of one of the games most beloved players"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.