Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators : The Last Winning Season by Ted Leavengood (2009, Trade Paperback)

Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

0786441364

9780786441365

71075804

Ted Leavengood

Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators : the Last Winning Season

Trade Paperback

English

Baseball / History, Baseball / General, General

2009

Textbook

Sports & Recreation, History

241 Pages

9 in

0.5 in

6 in

11.7 Oz

2009-001124

Scholarly & Professional

1 Vol.

Gv875.W3l43 2009

" Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators does not hit a false note on Ted Williams and digs into interesting aspects of the team and Williams as their manager. It is good work."-Bill Nowlin, author of numerous books on Ted Williams, including Ted Williams at War , and is Vice President of the Society for American Baseball Research; "The book brings back that time so vividly. I remember it so well, it's amazing."-Dick Bosman, former 1969 Senators pitching great and current pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays " Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators is very interesting, well researched, and well written."-Mike Epstein, member of the 1969 Senators baseball team, " Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators does not hit a false note on Ted Williams and digs into interesting aspects of the team and Williams as their manager. It is good work."--Bill Nowlin, author of numerous books on Ted Williams, including Ted Williams at War , and is Vice President of the Society for American Baseball Research"The book brings back that time so vividly. I remember it so well, it's amazing."--Dick Bosman, former 1969 Senators pitching great and current pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays " Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators is very interesting, well researched, and well written."--Mike Epstein, member of the 1969 Senators baseball team, " Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators does not hit a false note on Ted Williams and digs into interesting aspects of the team and Williams as their manager. It is good work."--Bill Nowlin, author of numerous books on Ted Williams, including Ted Williams at War , and is Vice President of the Society for American Baseball Research; "The book brings back that time so vividly. I remember it so well, it's amazing."--Dick Bosman, former 1969 Senators pitching great and current pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays " Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators is very interesting, well researched, and well written."--Mike Epstein, member of the 1969 Senators baseball team

Table of Contents Introduction 1. War, Race and Baseball 2. Can't You Hear That Rooster Crowing? 3. Shine Your Light on Me 4. Going Where the Sun Keeps Shining 5. Do You Want to Know a Secret? 6. Getting Better All the Time 7. Coming Into Los Angel-lees 8. Can't Rewind, We've Gone Too Far 9. June, She'll Change Her Tune 10. How Many Times Must the Cannon Balls Fly? 11. The Heat Is On 12. Moon Dance 13. Build a Ladder to the Stars 14. In for Nasty Weather 15. We Are Stardust, We Are Golden 16. Homeward Bound 17. Catching a Second Wind 18. For Now's the Time for Your Tears Epilogue Appendix A. Career Statistics for Selected Senators Players Appendix B. Washington Senators Schedule and Results, 1969 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

2009

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