Dazzy Vance
Subtitle: a biography of the Brooklyn Dodger hall of famer
By: John C. Skipper.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780786429851
Subjects: Vance, Dazzy; Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Charles "Dazzy" Vance became known as strike out king after leading the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row. This biography covers the life of Vance, including the Major League Hall of Fame career and his personal life off the diamond. Also included is a list of Dazzy's lifetime statistics, containing his 1934 World Series Game"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The old jeepers creepers; title: Ain't it a Dazzy?; title: I was just trying to think-but I give up; title: Here's where I came in; title: You couldn't hit him on a Monday; title: The best pitch is the unexpected pitch; title: Three men on base. Which base?; title: Ain't it awful?; title: I, for one, can't slow-ball 'em; title: No more daffiness (well, almost); title: He was what you call superstitious; title: They do the unexpected and the unexplainable; title: Days of diminishing dazzle; title: The quest for 200; title: I never liked spring training anyway.