Candy Cummings : the life and career of the inventor of the curveball

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    • Katz, Stephen Robert

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Candy Cummings : the life and career of the inventor of the curveball

Stephen Robert Katz

McFarland & Company, 2021

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-228) and index

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内容説明

One of the greatest pitchers of his era, William Arthur "Candy" Cummings was born in 1848, when baseball was in its infancy. As the game evolved through the 1870s, Candy's invention, the curveball, played a transformative role. His stamp on baseball earned him a place in the Hall of Fame. Drawing on extensive research, this first full-length biography traces Candy's New England heritage and chronicles his rise to the top, from pitching for amateur teams in mid-1860s Brooklyn to playing in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players-the first major league-and then the newly-formed National League. A critical examination of the evidence and competing claims reveals that Cummings was, indeed, the originator of the curveball.

目次

Acknowledgments Preface Author's Notes 1. Origins 2. Brooklyn 3. The Crucible of Baseball and the Birth of the Curveball 4. The Seminarian and the Silver Ball 5. From the Stars to the Excelsiors 6. Candy Debuts the Curveball 7. The Ins and Outs of the Curveball 8. Curveball Claimants 9. Hop-Scotching to the Stars 10. A Star with the Stars 11. Candy Goes Professional 12. Candy Becomes a Lord 13. Candy's a Pearl 14. Hose of a Different Color 15. In a Whole New League 16. A Tale of Two Cities 17. After the Big Leagues 18. The Skipper 19. (Semi-)Retirement from Baseball 20. Ninth Inning 21. Monuments 22. Candy's Legacy Chapter Notes Bibliography: Books, Scholarly Papers, Articles, Monographs Index

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