MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01649cam a22002898a 4500
001 2009049168
003 DLC
005 20091201145737.0
008 091119s2010 ncu b 001 0beng
010 $a 2009049168
020 $a9780786443857 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us---$an-us-pa
050 00 $aGV865.T695$bF67 2010
082 00 $a796.357092$aB$222
100 1 $aForr, James,$d1972-
245 10 $aPie Traynor :$ba baseball biography /$cJames Forr and David Proctor.
260 $aJefferson, NC :$bMcFarland & Co.,$c2010.
263 $a1001
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aFrom Canada to Somerville -- Discovered on Cape Cod -- Portsmouth's $10,000 beauty -- Killing ushers in Birmingham -- I wouldn't trade him for half of the Brooklyn ballclub -- World champions -- A great club melting away -- Not a kid anymore -- Endings and beginnings -- Squeezing orange juice from a potato -- The Homer in the gloamin' -- Keen regret -- At the corner of walk and don't walk -- Live from ringside.
520 $a"Pie Traynor was the face of Pittsburgh baseball during the twenties and thirties. Traynor was a line-drive hitter who drove in runs effectively with doubles and triples. After his playing days ended, Traynor stayed in Pittsburgh, managing the Pirates and working as a broadcaster, cementing his place as one of the most popular athletes"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aTraynor, Pie,$d1898-1972.
650 0 $aBaseball players$zUnited States$vBiography.
610 20 $aPittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)
700 1 $aProctor, David,$d1944-