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Beating the Breaks : Major League Ballplayers Who Overcame Disabilities by Rick Swaine (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786418281
ISBN-139780786418282
eBay Product ID (ePID)6046934
Product Key Features
Number of Pages239 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBeating the Breaks : Major League Ballplayers Who Overcame Disabilities
SubjectBaseball / History, People with Disabilities, Baseball / General
Publication Year2004
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorRick Swaine
Subject AreaSports & Recreation, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2004-012372
Dewey Edition0
Reviews"fascinating...confidently written, quickly paced book that will entice the baseball novice, satisfy the lifelong fan and serve as an inspiration to anyone with a disability...this is an instant baseball reference classic"-- Tallahassee Democrat., "fascinating...confidently written, quickly paced book that will entice the baseball novice, satisfy the lifelong fan and serve as an inspiration to anyone with a disability...this is an instant baseball reference classic"- Tallahassee Democrat.
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal796.3570922
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Author's Note Introduction One: Missing Limbs or Extremities Jim Abbott Hugh "One Arm" Daily Pete Gray Monty Stratton Bert Shepard Two: Severely Damaged Limbs Lou Brissie Whitey Kurowski Eddie Kazak Charley Gelbert Bo Jackson Dave Dravecky Three: Maimed or Disfigured Extremities Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown Charley "Red" Ruffing Hal Peck Carlos May Gil Coan Jim Mecir Four: Impaired Organ Function or Chronic Illness William "Dummy" Hoy George "Specs" Toporcer Chick Hafey Ron Santo Russ Christopher Joe Hoerner John Hiller Danny Thompson Walt Bond Five: Neurological and Psychological Disorders Grover Cleveland Alexander Tony Lazzeri Jimmy Piersall Jim Eisenreich Six: Other Disabilities Bibliography Index
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisFew baseball fans are aware of the number of players with disabilities who have succeeded in the majors. Much of this unawareness is due to the affected players themselves who downplay weaknesses and tend to minimize their disabilities, considering them just one of the chinks in the armor that everyone must deal with. More than 20 players who have overcome their disabilities to have major league careers are profiled in this work. The book is divided by type of disability suffered: missing or partially missing limbs or extremities (Jim Abbott, Hugh "One Arm" Daily, Pete Gray, Monty Stratton, Bert Shepard); injured or diseased limbs (Lou Brissie, Whitey Kurowski, Eddie Kazak, Charley Gelbert, Bo Jackson, Dave Dravecky); disfigured extremities (Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, Charley "Red" Ruffing, Hal Peck, Carlos May, Gil Coan, Jim Mecir); impaired organ function, vision, and hearing (William "Dummy" Hoy, George "Specs" Toporcer, Chick Hafey, Ron Santo, Russ Christopher, Joe Hoerner, John Hiller, Danny Thompson, Walt Bond); and neurological and psychological disorders (Grover Cleveland Alexander, Tony Lazzeri, Jimmy Piersall, Jim Eisenreich)., Few baseball fans are aware of the number of players with disabilities who have succeeded in the majors. More than 20 players who have overcome their disabilities to have major league careers are profiled in this work.
LC Classification NumberGV865
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