Baseball Bookshelf almanac, March 7

March 7, 2013

Lest we forget:

1991 – Cool Papa Bell, Negro League outfielder; Hall of Famer (b. 1903)

Cool Papa Bell (Baseball Hall of Famers of the Negro Leagues), by Shaun McCormack, Rosen Publishing Group, 2002.

On this date:

1919 – Christy Mathewson, back from the World War I, rejoins the New York Giants as pitching coach and heir apparent to John McGraw.

The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball, by Frank Deford, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005.

1979 — Slugging outfielder Hack Wilson (and longtime executive Warren Giles are) elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Wilson, who had a relatively short career, won four National League home run titles while with the Chicago Cubs. His most productive season came in 1930, when he set an all-time major league record with 191 RBI, hit 56 home runs (a NL record for 68 years) and batted .356. For his career, Wilson hit .307 with 244 home runs and 1063 RBI.

Hack’s 191: Hack Wilson and His Incredible 1930 Season, by Bill Chastain, Lyons Press, 2012.

Fouled Away: The Baseball Tragedy of Hack Wilson, by Clifton Blue Parker, McFarland, 2000.

Hack: The Meteroric Life of One of Baseball’s First Superstars, Hack Wilson, by Robert S. Boone, Highland Press, 1978.

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