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1) Mike Torrez: a baseball biography

Author

Iber, Jorge

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"Mike Torrez is remembered as the pitcher who gave up the infamous three-run homer to Bucky "Bleeping" Dent in the 1978 playoffs tie-breaker between the Red Sox and Yankees. This book covers Torrez's life and career as the winningest Mexican American pitcher in Major League history"--

2) Tom Seaver: a terrific life

Author

Madden, Bill

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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"Veteran sportswriter Bill Madden writes the definitive biography of a baseball and New York sports legend, Tom Seaver, voted into the Hall of Fame by the highest percentage vote ever at the time and still the most popular player in Mets history"--

3) The captain: a memoir

Author

Wright, David

Publisher

Dutton

Pub. Date

[2020]

Language

English

Description

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"The memoir from the last Mets captain, David Wright, one of the most admired players in recent MLB history, about his inspiring and deep commitment to the game"--

4) The saga of Sudden Sam: the rise, fall, and redemption of Sam McDowell

Author

McDowell, Sam

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Pub. Date

[2022]

Language

English

Description

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"The candid autobiography of all-star pitcher "Sudden Sam" McDowell, whose alcohol-fueled life quickly and famously spiraled out of control, and his ultimate redemption as a counselor for other athletes suffering from addiction"--