Last time out
Subtitle: big-league farewells of baseball's greats
By: John Nogowski.
Edition: 1st Taylor Trade Pub. ed.
Publisher: Taylor Trade Pub.; Distributed by National Book Network
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md; [S.l.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
Subjects: Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Baseball players -- Retirement -- United States.
Description: "Last Time Out examines how the greatest players in baseball history left the game they once ruled. The stories of these men and how they finished their careers, never collected anywhere before now, show another side of the players whose achievements on the field made them legends." "After hours and hours of research through biographies, microfilm, magazines, and recollections, award-winning sportswriter John Nogowski culled the final game stories of 25 of the game's greatest athletes."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-326).
Table of contents: title: Babe Ruth: missing the proper exit 1935; title: Christy Mathewson: "Big Six" makes a great escape 1916; title: Ty Cobb: the last angry man leaves quietly 1928; title: Jackie Robinson: fire's out for trailblazer Robinson 1956; title: Walter Johnson: the Big Train reaches the station 1927; title: Joe Jackson: Shoeless Joe gets called out 1920; title: Dizzy Dean: Ol' Diz shuts 'em up one last time 1947; title: Satchel Paige: nothing was gainin' on Satchel Paige 1965; title: Joe Dimaggio: one last jolt from Joe 1951; title: Lou Gehrig: sad finish for the Iron Horse 1939; title: Cal Ripken, Jr.: sweet finale for Cal 2001; title: Carlton Fisk: thanks for the memories, Carlton 1993; title: Rogers Hornsby: Rajah leaves on a sour note 1937; title: Pete Rose: a last scratch 1986; title: Joe Morgan: staying under the radar 1984; title: Mickey Mantle: a quiet farewell fot the Mick 1968; title: Willie Mays: say it ain't so, Willie 1973; title: Hank Aaron: one last swing for Hank 1976; title: Bob Feller: slow finish for rapid Robert 1956; title: Bob Gibson: bad time for a slam 1975; title: Sandy Koufax: short and oh so sweet 1966; title: Roberto Clemente: into history 1972; title: Stan Musial: back from the bench 1963; title: Carl Yastrzemski: to Yaz, with love 1983; title: Ted Williams: perfect swing, perfect finish 1960.