Sliding Billy Hamilton
Subtitle: the life and times of baseball's first great leadoff hitter
By: Roy Kerr.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786446391
Subjects: Hamilton, Sliding Billy, -- 1866-1940; Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
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.