Tris Speaker: The Rough-And-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend - Paperback

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Tris Speaker: The Rough-And-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend - Paperback

Name: Tris Speaker: The Rough-And-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend - Paperback
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SKU: 9781496234742
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by Timothy M. Gay

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A three-time World Series winner and an early inductee into the Hall of Fame, lauded by Babe Ruth as the finest defensive outfielder he ever saw, and described as "perfection on the field" by the great Grantland Rice, Tris Speaker enjoys the peculiar distinction of being one of the least-known legends of baseball history. Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend is the first book to tell the full story of Speaker's turbulent life and to document in sharp detail the grit and glory of his pivotal role in baseball's dead-ball era.

Playing for the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians in the early part of the twentieth century, Tris "Spoke" Speaker put up numbers that amaze us even today: his record for career doubles--792--may never be approached, let alone broken. Timothy M. Gay gives a rousing account of some of the best baseball ever played--and of some of the darkest moments that ever tainted a game and hastened the end of a career. Gay's four years of research on Speaker unearthed a document that suggests that cheating induced by gambling was far more widespread in early baseball than officials have acknowledged. Gay's book captures the bygone spirit of the big leagues' rough-and-tumble early years and restores one of baseball's true greats--and a truly larger-than-life personality--to his rightful place in the American sports pantheon.

Author Biography

Timothy M. Gay is a writer based in northern Virginia. His essays and articles on the Civil War, politics, baseball, college basketball, and golf have appeared in USA Today, the Washington Post, and other publications. He is the author of several books including Satch, Dizzy, and Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson.

Number of Pages: 346

Dimensions: 0.77 x 9 x 6 IN

Publication Date: April 01, 2023

ISBN	9781496234742
Author	Timothy M. Gay
Publisher	University of Nebraska Press
Genre	Biography, Sports, and History
Format	Paperback
Published	April 2023
Language	ENG- English
Pages	346
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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About Timothy M. Gay

Timothy M. Gay is the Pulitzer-nominated author of four award-winning books: Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend; Satch, Dizzy, and Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson; Assignment to Hell: The War Against Nazi Germany with Correspondents Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, A.J. Liebling, Hal Boyle, and Homer Bigart; and Savage Will: The Daring Rescue of Americans Trapped Behind Nazi Lines. His articles and essays have appeared in the Washington Post, USA Today, the Boston Globe, the Daily Beast, and many other publications. He has been featured on PBS' History Detectives, NPR, and various documentaries that have aired in both the US and Europe. The proud parents of three and the grandparents of two, Tim and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Vienna, Virginia. He is a graduate of Georgetown University.

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