Roger Maris : baseball's reluctant hero, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary

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Label

Roger Maris : baseball's reluctant hero, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary

Title remainder

baseball's reluctant hero

Statement of responsibility

Tom Clavin and Danny Peary

Instantiates

• Roger Maris : baseball's reluctant hero

Publication

• New York, Simon & Schuster, 2010

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-406) and index

Contents

Prologue : October 1, 1961 -- The Marases and Mariches -- Leaving Minnesota -- Family turmoil -- Settling in Fargo -- A schoolboy sensation -- A pro -- Making a name for himself -- Defiance -- A title and a wedding ring -- The rookie -- Traded -- At home in Kansas City -- The all-star -- The new Yankee -- An instant star -- A pennant -- The MVP -- The M&M boys -- Challenging Ruth -- The asterisk -- The unrelenting press -- Down the stretch -- Babe Ruth's ghost -- Making history -- World champions -- The burden of celebrity -- The unappreciated superstar -- A second ring -- The villain -- Breaking down -- The Yankees' last hurrah -- The betrayal -- Rock bottom -- Redemption in St. Louis -- The final season -- Family man -- Number 9 -- The final out -- The legacy -- Appendix : 61 in 1961 ; career stats

Control code

15936950

Extent

x, 422 p., [16] p. of plates

Isbn

9781416589297

Lccn

2009039722

Other physical details

ill.

Record ID

.b13345503