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by Joe NieseJoe Niese
Burleigh Grimesforever to be remembered as the ill-tempered spitballer with the perpetual five o’clock shadow. For nearly two decades, he brought his surly disposition to the pitcher’s mound. His life-or-death mentality resulted in a reputation as one of the game’s great competitors and a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Along the way he suited up for eight different ball clubs and played alongside a record 36 Hall of Famers.
Foreword Donald Honig 1
1 Northwoods Roots 9
2 From the Bottom to the Top, 1912-1916 18
3 Problems in Pittsburgh, 1916-1917 36
4 Boily in Brooklyn, 1918-1921 48
5 Burleigh and the Dazzler, 1922-1926 82
6 Rejuvenation, 1927-1929 118
7 Meet Me in St. Louis, 1930-1931 140
8 Grizzled Veteran, 1932-1934 163
9 Still in the Game, 1935-1964 178
10 The Hall Calls 200
11 Twilight Years 205
Appendix I Major League Statistics 211
Appendix II 36 Hall of Fame Teammates 214
Joe Niese tells the story of Burleigh Grimes in marvelous detail, enriching bare numbers with anecdotes culled from a wide range of published sources…. Niece makes a candid assessment of how his subject’s behavior contributed to both his successes and limitations, and the result is a very balanced work of scholarship…this excellent biography does justice to Burleigh Old Stubblebeard Grimes. It is a welcome addition to baseball scholarship”Nine; “for my money, Joe Niese did a great job with this book. He brought back to life someone that not many of us are familiar with. He portrays a different era in baseball in a light that all fans can relate to and understand.... This book introduces a new generation of fans to one of the games true characters. Check it out, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed”Gregg’s Baseball Bookcase; “A well-researched biography essential for every fan of the Dead Ball Era”Dorothy Seymour Mills, author of Chasing Baseball: Our Obsession with Its History, Numbers, People and Places.
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