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050 00 $aGV865.A33$bS45 2006
082 00 $a796.357092$aB$222
100 1 $aSkipper, John C.,$d1945-
245 10 $aWicked curve :$bthe life and troubled times of Grover Cleveland Alexander /$cJohn C. Skipper.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2006.
300 $av, 238 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.
520 $a"Grover Cleveland Alexander won 373 games over his 20-year career, the third highest total in major league history, and led the National League in ERA four times, shutouts seven times, complete games six times, and wins six times.This biography sheds light on the pitcher and man, focusing on Alexander's personal life and Hall of Fame career"--Provided by publisher.
505 0 $aAlone in a crowd -- A stone's throw away -- A big league pitcher -- A pennant flies in Philadelphia -- Nobody does it better -- The changing of the uniforms -- The cub years -- Managerial merry-go-round and McCarthy -- A strikeout for the ages -- Forty years old and counting -- The end of the road -- When the cheering stopped -- The long road downhill -- Brother can you spare me a dime? -- The last hurrah -- Coming home -- Bottom of the ninth.
600 10 $aAlexander, Grover Cleveland,$d1887-1950.
650 0 $aBaseball players$zUnited States$vBiography.
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