An edition of The Wizard of Waxahachie
(2009)
The Wizard of Waxahachie
Paul Richards and the end of baseball as we knew it
1st ed.
by Warren Corbett
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2009
Language
English
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Baseball managers, Baseball players, BiographyPeople
Paul Richards (1908-1986)Places
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The Wizard of Waxahachie: Paul Richards and the end of baseball as we knew it
2009, Southern Methodist University Press, Southern Methodist University
in English
- 1st ed.
0870745565 9780870745560
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Table of Contents
"Why can't you forget this guy?"
Sleepy
Baseball as he knew it
Up and down
The toughest manager
They're either too young or too old
Victory
Manager in waiting
Nine old men and Mr. Sick
"The city that championships forgot"
Wizard of Waxahachie
"Daring gamble"
The Oriole way
Home grown by 1960
The church of Johnny U.
Home grown
Bound for Texas
The man in the dugout
Present at the creation
The other expansion team
Worst enemy
Braves' new world
The end of baseball as we know it
Half a pennant
"A ghastly mistake"
The hustler
"I've been there, wherever there is"
Fadeaway
Epilogue: the beauty of the competition.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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