Making the Big Red Machine
Subtitle: Bob Howsam and the Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s
By: Daryl Smith ; foreword by Lee May.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.; McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780786439805
Subjects: Howsam, Robert L; Anderson, Sparky, -- 1934-; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); Baseball -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 20th century; Baseball managers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The book chronicles the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1979, when general manager Bob Howsam built the lineups that won four National League pennants and two World Series. Manager Sparky Anderson pulled the levers of the machine, earning the moniker "Captain Hook" for his habit of changing pitchers"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.