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Beating the Breaks

By Rick Swaine

Beating the Breaks

By Rick Swaine

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Few baseball fans are aware of the number of players with disabilities who have succeeded in the majors. Much of this unawareness is due to the affected players themselves who downplay weaknesses and tend to minimize their disabilities, considering them just one of the chinks in the armor that everyone must deal with. More than 20 players who have overcome their disabilities to have major league careers are profiled in this work. The book is divided by type of disability suffered: missing or partially missing limbs or extremities (Jim Abbott, Hugh "One Arm" Daily, Pete Gray, Monty Stratton, Bert Shepard); injured or diseased limbs (Lou Brissie, Whitey Kurowski, Eddie Kazak, Charley Gelbert, Bo Jackson, Dave Dravecky); disfigured extremities (Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, Charley "Red" Ruffing, Hal Peck, Carlos May, Gil Coan, Jim Mecir); impaired organ function, vision, and hearing (William "Dummy" Hoy, George "Specs" Toporcer, Chick Hafey, Ron Santo, Russ Christopher, Joe Hoerner, John Hiller, Danny Thompson, Walt Bond); and neurological and psychological disorders (Grover Cleveland Alexander, Tony Lazzeri, Jimmy Piersall, Jim Eisenreich).
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2004-07-01
Publication Date:
2004-07-01
Publisher:
McFarland and Company, Inc.
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0786418281
ISBN13:
9780786418282
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
396 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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