Lost in the sun
Subtitle: the comebacks and comedowns of major league ballplayers
By: G. Richard McKelvey.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780786432189
Subjects: Baseball players -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "This book focuses both on players whose determination in the face of injury or private demons landed them back in the big leagues and stars who never recovered from their dramatic, unexpected falls. Profiled here are 14 players whose stories are among the most stirring in baseball history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Joe Jackson : "say it ain't so, Joe"; title: Monte Stratton and Bert Shepard : two comebacks; title: each to a different level of the game; title: Eddie Waitkus : he made it all the way back; title: Rex Barney : bases on balls bring down a promising career; title: Lou Brissie : a heroic comeback; title: Tony Conigliaro : more than one comeback; title: Tommy John : two arms and two careers; title: Steve Blass : missing more than the plate; title: Pete Rose : an icon lost to the game; title: Dave Dravecky : a dramatic comeback and a horrifying disappointment; title: Mark Wohlers : sudden wildness and the search for an answer; title: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa : a steep descent for a pair of heroes.