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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii Preface 1
1 The Flesh and Blood Frank Merriwell 5 2 Guilford County 17 3 The Free Agent 32 4 1929–The Prodigy 38 5 1930–The Best Pitcher in Baseball 51 6 1931–Baseball’s Greatest Hitting Pitcher 73 7 1932–Peck’s Bad Boy 96 8 1933–First All-Stars 114 9 1934–Brother Battery in Boston 133 10 1935–The Best Player in Baseball 151 11 1936–The Blow-up in Boston 177 12 1937–On to Washington 206 13 1938–On a Wing and a Prayer 227 14 The Knuckleball Catcher 240 15 The Executive 261
Epilogue 273 Appendix 277 Chapter Notes 289 Bibliography 295 Index 299
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