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PublisherESPN Enterprises
ISBN-100345517067
ISBN-139780345517067
eBay Product ID (ePID)99651732
Product Key Features
Book TitleStan Musial : an American Life
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBaseball / History, Baseball / General, General, Sports
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorGeorge Vecsey
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight23.1 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-003271
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Although Stan Musial is universally regarded as one of baseball's greatest players, he is nevertheless underrated. He played far from the national media spotlight, in America's best baseball city, St. Louis. (One reason it is the best: Musial played there.) And his amazing consistency--he got 1,815 hits on the road and 1,815 at home-made him unspectacularly spectacular. Happily, and at long last, George Vecsey has taken Musial's measure in this delightful biography of a man and a baseball era." -George Will "A fascinating and profound look at the most underrated great player of all time, and one of the true gentlemen of the game, Stan Musial. No one researches a book like George Vecsey. I learned something on every page." -Tim Kurkjian, Senior Writer for ESPN the Magazine and analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter From the Hardcover edition., When baseball fans voted on the top twenty-five players of the twentieth century in 1999, Stan Musial didn¿t make the cut. This glaring omission--later rectified by a panel of experts--raised an important question: How could a first-ballot Hall of Famer, widely considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, still rank as the most underrated athlete of all time?In Stan Musial, veteran sports journalist George Vecsey finally gives this twenty-time All-Star and St. Louis Cardinals icon the kind of prestigious biographical treatment previously afforded to his more celebrated contemporaries Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. More than just a chronological recounting of the events of Musial¿s life, this is the definitive portrait of one of the game¿s best-loved but most unappreciated legends, told through the remembrances of those who played beside, worked with, and covered "Stan the Man" over the course of his nearly seventy years in the national spotlight.Stan Musial never married a starlet. He didn¿t die young, live too hard, or squander his talent. There were no legendary displays of temper or moodiness. He was merely the most consistent superstar of his era, a scarily gifted batsman who compiled 3,630 career hits (1,815 at home and 1,815 on the road), won three World Series titles, and retired in 1963 in possession of seventeen major-league records. Away from the diamond, he proved a savvy businessman and..., "Although Stan Musial is universally regarded as one of baseball's greatest players, he is nevertheless underrated. He played far from the national media spotlight, in America's best baseball city, St. Louis. (One reason it is the best: Musial played there.) And his amazing consistency--he got 1,815 hits on the road and 1,815 at home-made him unspectacularly spectacular. Happily, and at long last, George Vecsey has taken Musial's measure in this delightful biography of a man and a baseball era." -George Will "A fascinating and profound look at the most underrated great player of all time, and one of the true gentlemen of the game, Stan Musial. No one researches a book like George Vecsey. I learned something on every page." -Tim Kurkjian, Senior Writer for ESPN the Magazine and analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter, "Although Stan Musial is universally regarded as one of baseball's greatest players, he is nevertheless underrated. He played far from the national media spotlight, in America's best baseball city, St. Louis. (One reason it is the best: Musial played there.) And his amazing consistency--he got 1,815 hits on the road and 1,815 at home--made him unspectacularly spectacular. Happily, and at long last, George Vecsey has taken Musial's measure in this delightful biography of a man and a baseball era." --George Will "A fascinating and profound look at the most underrated great player of all time, and one of the true gentlemen of the game, Stan Musial. No one researches a book like George Vecsey. I learned something on every page." --Tim Kurkjian, Senior Writer for ESPN the Magazine and analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter
Dewey Decimal796.357092 B
SynopsisWhen baseball fans voted on the top twenty-five players of the twentieth century in 1999, Stan Musial didn't make the cut. This glaring omission--later rectified by a panel of experts--raised an important question: How could a first-ballot Hall of Famer, widely considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, still rank as the most underrated athlete of all time? In Stan Musial , veteran sports journalist George Vecsey finally gives this twenty-time All-Star and St. Louis Cardinals icon the kind of prestigious biographical treatment previously afforded to his more celebrated contemporaries Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. More than just a chronological recounting of the events of Musial's life, this is the definitive portrait of one of the game's best-loved but most unappreciated legends, told through the remembrances of those who played beside, worked with, and covered "Stan the Man" over the course of his nearly seventy years in the national spotlight. Stan Musial never married a starlet. He didn't die young, live too hard, or squander his talent. There were no legendary displays of temper or moodiness. He was merely the most consistent superstar of his era, a scarily gifted batsman who compiled 3,630 career hits (1,815 at home and 1,815 on the road), won three World Series titles, and retired in 1963 in possession of seventeen major-league records. Away from the diamond, he proved a savvy businessman and a model of humility and graciousness toward his many fans in St. Louis and around the world. From Keith Hernandez's boyhood memories of Musial leaving tickets for him when the Cardinals were in San Francisco to the little-known story of Musial's friendship with novelist James Michener--and their mutual association with Pope John Paul II--Vecsey weaves an intimate oral history around one of the great gentlemen of baseball's Greatest Generation. There may never be another Stan the Man, a fact that future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols--reluctantly nicknamed "El Hombre" in Musial's honor--is quick to acknowledge. But thanks to this long-overdue reappraisal, even those who took his greatness for granted will learn to appreciate him all over again., Vecsey delivers the definitive profile of the greatest hitter (yet most taken-for-granted star) in National League history: Stanley Frank Musial--otherwise known as Stan the Man.
LC Classification NumberGV865.M8V47 2011
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- 02. Jun. 2020
Gives Deep Insight
This is a well written book that gives deep insight to all aspects of Stan Musial's life.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 12. Apr. 2016
STAN THE MAN
Stan Musial has always been my hero. To find a book that gives his stpry is compelling enough. But this book goes even farther. Not only is the story compelling but it is written in a manner that is easy reading and also very entertaining.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 15. Jun. 2021
GOOD
WELL DONEBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
