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Pete Reiser: The Rough-and-Tumble Career of the Perfect Ballplayer
In 1941, his first full season, Pete Reiser became the youngest batting champion in history, winning the NL title with a .343 average, and led the league in runs, doubles, triples, total bases, and slugging average. By July of 1942, the popular Brooklyn outfielder was flirting with .400 and was easily baseball's fastest rising star. But a jarring collision with the outfield wall in St. Louis sent his season into a tailspin. After spending the next three years in the Army, he would come back to lead the league in stolen bases, battling dizziness and headaches throughout the season. Ten more collisions with the outfield wall—each adding a shoulder separation, muscle tear, fracture, contusion, or concussion to his long list of injuries—would make him a frequent visitor to the disabled list and keep Reiser from ever again playing a full season.

This biography provides the full story on Reiser, with special emphasis given to the highlights of Reiser's playing days and the factors that kept him from fulfilling his enormous potential. In addition, the author discusses the broader situation of major league baseball, including Jackie Robinson's entrance on the National League scene, league-jumping and the subsequent blackballing of players, and the conditions under which big leaguers of the era lived, worked, and played.

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Pete Reiser: The Rough-and-Tumble Career of the Perfect Ballplayer
In 1941, his first full season, Pete Reiser became the youngest batting champion in history, winning the NL title with a .343 average, and led the league in runs, doubles, triples, total bases, and slugging average. By July of 1942, the popular Brooklyn outfielder was flirting with .400 and was easily baseball's fastest rising star. But a jarring collision with the outfield wall in St. Louis sent his season into a tailspin. After spending the next three years in the Army, he would come back to lead the league in stolen bases, battling dizziness and headaches throughout the season. Ten more collisions with the outfield wall—each adding a shoulder separation, muscle tear, fracture, contusion, or concussion to his long list of injuries—would make him a frequent visitor to the disabled list and keep Reiser from ever again playing a full season.

This biography provides the full story on Reiser, with special emphasis given to the highlights of Reiser's playing days and the factors that kept him from fulfilling his enormous potential. In addition, the author discusses the broader situation of major league baseball, including Jackie Robinson's entrance on the National League scene, league-jumping and the subsequent blackballing of players, and the conditions under which big leaguers of the era lived, worked, and played.

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Pete Reiser: The Rough-and-Tumble Career of the Perfect Ballplayer

Pete Reiser: The Rough-and-Tumble Career of the Perfect Ballplayer

by Sidney Jacobson
Pete Reiser: The Rough-and-Tumble Career of the Perfect Ballplayer

Pete Reiser: The Rough-and-Tumble Career of the Perfect Ballplayer

by Sidney Jacobson

Overview

In 1941, his first full season, Pete Reiser became the youngest batting champion in history, winning the NL title with a .343 average, and led the league in runs, doubles, triples, total bases, and slugging average. By July of 1942, the popular Brooklyn outfielder was flirting with .400 and was easily baseball's fastest rising star. But a jarring collision with the outfield wall in St. Louis sent his season into a tailspin. After spending the next three years in the Army, he would come back to lead the league in stolen bases, battling dizziness and headaches throughout the season. Ten more collisions with the outfield wall—each adding a shoulder separation, muscle tear, fracture, contusion, or concussion to his long list of injuries—would make him a frequent visitor to the disabled list and keep Reiser from ever again playing a full season.

This biography provides the full story on Reiser, with special emphasis given to the highlights of Reiser's playing days and the factors that kept him from fulfilling his enormous potential. In addition, the author discusses the broader situation of major league baseball, including Jackie Robinson's entrance on the National League scene, league-jumping and the subsequent blackballing of players, and the conditions under which big leaguers of the era lived, worked, and played.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786418763
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 09/22/2004
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

A novelist, editor and business executive, Sidney Jacobson lives in Los Angeles, California.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      
Preface      

1. The Brooklyn Dodgers     
2. Larry and Leo     
3. A Pistol Is Fired     
4. Hidden Away     
5. Dem (Not Such) Bums     
6. Finally     
7. A New Shopping Spree     
8. Coming Into His Own     
9. Rookie of the Year     
10. Down to the Wire     
11. Three Strikes and Yer—     
12. The Gold Dust Twins     
13. A Season to Remember     
14. Nice Guys Finish Last     
15. Men of War     
16. The Men Come Home     
17. Home Is for the Stealing     
18. The Natural     
19. The Walls     
20. End Game     
21. The Image Fades     
22. Aftermath     
23. An Imperfect Appraisal     

Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     
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