Great Stuff: Baseball's Most Amazing Pitching Feats
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Great Stuff: Baseball's Most Amazing Pitching Feats
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Overview
However, this is not a book that focuses on career records. Nor does it concentrate only on the great pitchers of the game. Rather, this is a book that pays tribute to special achievements, some of which were performed in one game, others of which took place during one season, and still others that were an accumulation of related accomplishments performed over an extended period.
In their own way, all were very special. None of these feats was ever duplicated. Each one stands alone as a singular achievement, from Carl Hubbell, who won 24 games in a row; to Bob Feller, who threw 15 strikeouts in his major league debut at the age of 17; to Nolan Ryan, owner of seven no-hitters. A seasoned baseball writer, Westcott explores these feats and many more in Great Stuff .
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781613216514 |
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| Publisher: | Sports Publishing LLC |
| Publication date: | 05/06/2014 |
| Pages: | 336 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Introduction xi
Standouts from the Early Years - Pre-1930
Chapter 1 Changed the Art of Pitching Amos Rusie 2
Chapter 2 Won 10 Games in One Month Rube Waddell 7
Chapter 3 Captured 41 Wins in a Single Season Jack Chesbro 12
Chapter 4 Hurled Two Shutouts in One Day Ed Reulbach 17
Chapter 5 Tossed Three Shutouts in One World Series Christy Mathewson 22
Chapter 6 Won 20 or More Games in 15 Seasons Cy Young 27
Chapter 7 Pitched with Only Three Fingers Mordecai Brown 32
Chapter 8 Compiled an ERA Under 2.00 11 Times Walter Johnson 37
Chapter 9 Recorded 16 Shutouts in One Season Grover Cleveland Alexander 42
Chapter 10 Went from Ace Pitcher to Home Run King Babe Ruth 47
Chapter 11 Each Pitched 26-lnning Game Leon Cadore Joe Oeschger 52
Continuing the Tradition of Excellence - 1930-1949
Chapter 12 Notched Three Records that Hove Never Been Equaled Lefty Grove 58
Chapter 13 Became Father of All Relievers Fred Marberry 63
Chapter 14 Won 24 Games in a Row Carl Hubbell 68
Chapter 15 Achieved an Unmatchable Big League Debut Bob Feller 73
Chapter 16 Fired Back-to-Back No-Hitters Johnny Vander Meer 78
Chapter 17 Voted MVP Two Consecutive Years Hal Newhouser 83
Chapter 18 Returned to Pitch Alter War Heroics Lou Brissie 88
When Pitchers Ruled the Game - 1950-1969
Chapter 19 Hurled 28 Straight Complete Games Robin Roberts 94
Chapter 20 Fired Perfect Game in the World Series Don Larsen 99
Chapter 21 Voted MVP and Cy Young in Same Year Don Newcombe 104
Chapter 22 Was Perfect for 12 Innings Harvey Haddix 109
Chapter 23 Holds Key World Series Records Whitey Ford 114
Chapter 24 Won 23 Games at 42 Years Old Warren Spahn 119
Chapter 25 Played Two Pro Sports Simultaneously Gene Conley 124
Chapter 26 Had an Astonishing Season Sandy Koufax 129
Chapter 27 Threw Six Shutouts in a Row Don Drysdale 134
Chapter 28 Posted a 1.12 ERA in One Season Bob Gibson 139
Chapter 29 Became the Last of the 30-Game Winners Denny McLain 144
Chapter 30 Captured 18 Wins as a Reliever Elroy Face 149
Another Era of Spectacular Hurlers - 1970-1994
Chapter 31 Became First Hurler to Pitch in 1,000 Games Hoyt Wilhelm 155
Chapter 32 Registered 27 of His Team's 59 Victories Steve Carlton 160
Chapter 33 Fired a Record Seven No-Hitters Nolan Ryan 165
Chapter 34 Known as the Father of Elbow Surgery Tommy John 170
Chapter 35 Won in Double Figures 21 Times Don Sutton 175
Chapter 36 Made 16 Opening Day Starts Tom Seaver 180
Chapter 37 Pitched in 106 Games in One Season Mike Marshall 185
Chapter 38 Posted Highest Winning Percentage Ron Guidry 190
Chapter 39 Was a World Series Winner in Three Decades Jim Palmer 195
Chapter 40 Defied the Sophomore Jinx Dwighl Gooden 200
Chapter 41 Recorded 59 Straight Innings without a Run Orel Hershiser 205
Chapter 42 Pitched with Only One Arm Jim Abbott 210
Modern Masters of the Mound - 1995 to Present
Chapter 43 Went from Top Starter to Top Reliever Dennis Eckersley 216
Chapter 44 Named the Cy Young Winner Four Straight Times Greg Maddux 221
Chapter 45 Surpassed 300 Strikeouts in Five Straight Seasons Randy Johnson 226
Chapter 46 Collected 62 Saves in One Season Francisco Rodriguez 231
Chapter 47 Retired 45 Hitters in a Row Mike Buehrle 236
Chapter 48 Achieved an Unmatched Record for No-Hitters Roy Halladay 241
Chapter 49 Won Cy Young, MVP, and Rookie of the Year Justin Verlander 246
Chapter 50 Saved 30 or More Games in 15 Seasons Mariano Rivera 251
Honorable Mention
Chapter 51 Other Pitchers Who Hove Achieved Outstanding Feats 257
Sources 308
About the Author 313
Other Books Rich Westcott 314