Fightin' Phils
Subtitle: oddities, insights, and untold stories
By: Rich Westcott ; foreword by Harry Kalas.
Publisher: Camino Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781933822136
Subjects: Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team) -- History; Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team) -- Miscellanea
Table of contents: title: A remarkable comeback; title: The lady was a scout; title: 16 shutouts in one season; title: If only they'd been signed; title: Changes launched a hall of fame career; title: The lefthanded catcher; title: Rescue in the Rockies; title: The birth of a franchise; title: No-hit parade; title: Most decorated player; title: Intentional beanball?; title: No blue jays in this flock; title: The making of a slugger; title: Nine innings in 51 minutes; title: Durability personified; title: The first African American Phillie; title: The office boy who became president; title: Now pitching, the beast; title: Philly guys with the Phillies; title: Dream job lasts 44 years; title: The year the hitters went wild; title: Winning for a loser; title: The hall of fame outfield; title: The hardest job in baseball; title: From ERA to CIA; title: The 1950 Philadelphia Dodgers; title: From pitcher to basketball great; title: A cavalcade of first basemen; title: The baseball evangelist; title: Inside the clubhouse; title: An early woman executive; title: Trading the future away; title: They won some, too.