The players are, from lefty, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Ted Williams
The Red Sox Hall of Fame second baseman turns 93 today. As my people say, ken ahora. Doeer was a nine-time All Star and one of the subjects of the late Dave Halberstam’s 2003 bittersweet book, The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
Also born this date, John McGraw — the Billy Martin of his era — in 1873.
- John McGraw
, by Alexander, 1988
- My Thirty Years in Baseball
, by McGraw, 1923
- Scientific baseball
, by McGraw, 1913
- How To Play Baseball, a Manual for Boys. Includes 32 Illustrations of Big League Stars!
, by McGraw, 1913
- Casey and Mr. McGraw
, by Durso, 1989
- The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball
, by Deford, 2005
is available on Amazon.com,
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How is Alexander’s McGraw; his book on Baseball in the Great Depression was surprisingly dry.
I haven’t read it, but I imagine his style would not be that much different from his other baseball titles.
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