Catcher: How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero - Paperback
by Peter Morris
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Ivan R. Dee PublisherISBN-13:9781566638708ISBN-10:1566638704UPC:9781566638708Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, United StatesBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:8.68 x 5.80 x 1.15 inchesWeight:1.261Product ID:SCNA373TRW
Catcher: How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero
Today's baseball catcher stolidly goes about his duty without attracting much attention. But it wasn't always that way, as Peter Morris shows in this lively and original study. In baseball's early days, catchers stood a safe distance back of the batter without protective gear. Then the introduction of the curveball in the 1870s led them to move up directly behind home plate, even though they...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ivan R. Dee PublisherISBN-13:9781566638708ISBN-10:1566638704UPC:9781566638708Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, United StatesBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:8.68 x 5.80 x 1.15 inchesWeight:1.261Product ID:SCNA373TRW
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