Sliding Billy Hamilton
Subtitle: the life and times of baseball's first great leadoff hitter
By: Roy Kerr
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780786446391
Description: "This biography covers Hamilton's entire life, including his major league career with the Kansas City Cowboys, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Nationals, as well as his later career as a minor league player-manager and bench-manager, team owner, major league scout, and plant foreman. The author uses primary sources for all information dealing with Hamilton's career and personal life"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.