More Tales from the Dugout: More of the Greatest True Baseball Stories of All Time / Edition 1

by Mike Shannon

Overview

The latest collection of littleknown baseball stories from the acclaimed author of Tales from the Dugout.

Mike Shannon, top-selling author of the critically acclaimed baseball classics Tales from the Dugout and Tales from the Ballpark, returns for a third success to deliver a brand-new collection of more than 100 true stories and never-beforetold anecdotes that come straight from the insider's circle. Entertaining and masterfully told, More Tales from the Dugout brings together delightful stories from the great and the not-so-great, both on and off the field, including baseball personalities from the past and present such as:

• Roger Maris
• Ken Griffey Jr.
• Pete Rose
• Phil Rizzuto
• Gaylord Perry

At turns hilarious and heartwarming, this compilation is sure to join Shannon's previous books as a baseball classic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071417891
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/04/2004
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	925,205
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Mike Shannon (Cincinnati, OH) is the editor of Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine and the author of six baseball books.

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	Richie Ashburn	1
	Joe Ausanio	2
	Doug Bair	4
	Mary Barney	6
	Johnny Bench	9
	Todd Benzinger	12
	Yogi Berra	15
	Books	16
	Bret Boone	22
	Larry Bowa	24
	Marty Brennaman	27
	Tom Browning	29
	Casey Candaele	31
	Sean Casey	33
	Hopalong Cassady	36
	Collecting	38
	Fans	48
	The Frontier League	56
	Phil Garner	63
	Gnomes	65
	The Hall of Fame	66
	Chuck Harmon	70
	Chris Hook	73
	Charlie Hough	74
	Magic Johnson	77
	Al Kaline	79
	Kids	83
	Ted Kluszewski	87
	Tommy Lasorda	89
	Louisville Slugger	92
	Charlie Manuel	96
	Willie Mays	99
	Bill Mazeroski	101
	Mark McGwire	105
	Jack McKeon	109
	The Minor Leagues	111
	Eddie Murray	121
	Johnny Oates	125
	Ed Ott	127
	Rafael Palmeiro	130
	Lou Piniella	134
	Postage Stamps	136
	Kirby Puckett	138
	Dan Quisenberry	141
	Cal Ripken Jr.	146
	Phil Rizzuto	149
	Alex Rodriguez	151
	Pete Rose	155
	Adolf Rupp	156
	Chris Sabo	158
	Bill Schlesinger	160
	George Scott	168
	Mike Shannon	170
	Razor Shines	172
	Sammy Sosa	175
	Sportswriters	178
	Willie Stargell	180
	Kent Tekulve	185
	Brett Tomko	195
	Bob Uecker	196
	Umpires	201
	Greg Vaughn	205
	Mike Veeck	207
	Rube Waddell	210
	Wifflemania!	212
	Ted Williams	215
	World's Greatest Batting Coach	220
	Index	225