Baseball: The Lives Behind the Seams

Macmillan, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good/Very Good. 1st Edition / 1st Printing (Macmillan - 1990) No marks noted in text. Binding is tight and square. Gently read. . . . . . . . . Scouts, coaches, minor league managers, front office personnel, groundskeepers, batting practice pitchers. The people who made baseball happened on a day-to-day basis, tell their own unique stories. . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Bill Rigney: The game of his life -- 2.) Herb stein: Beating the bushes -- 3.) Yosh Kawano: Clubhouse confidential -- 4.) Larry Bearnarth: No office on Wall Street -- 5.) Vada Pinson: The other half of that team -- 6.) Bill Buhler: Righthand man for Sandy and Orel -- 7.) Bob Sheppard: Baseballs sweetest sound -- 8.) Eddie: Lopat: The Yankee from Manhattan -- 9.) Jack Rogers: Travelling man -- 10.) Denny Sommers: Have team, will coach -- 11.) Harry Wendelstedt: Umpire, teacher -- 12.) Eddie Layton: The man who played for them all -- 13.) Alvin Jackson: Casey Stengel’s Main Man -- 14.) Ed Liberatore: A Loyal scout -- 15.) Chuck Hiller: Iron hands, stout heart -- 16.) Al Pascarella and Enzo Limongelli: No bad hops here -- 17.) Bob Brown: Spokesman for the Orioles -- 18.) Tony Ferrara: The man who serves them up -- 19.) Buddy Kerr: Looking for the best -- 20.)Phyllis Merhige: Keeping the game going -- 21.) Bob Quinn: All in the family Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours.