Research Catalog

Title

Straw : finding my way / Darryl Strawberry ; with John Strausbaugh.

Author

Strawberry, Darryl

Publication

New York, NY : Ecco, c2009.

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Description

xii, 240 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Former baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry, whose achievements on the field were often overshadowed by his struggles off the field, recounts the highs, the lows, and the lessons of hope and survival he learned along the way. Darryl grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Los Angeles, where he channeled his energy into baseball and basketball. The New York Mets drafted him in 1980, and he won Rookie of the Year in 1983. Throughout the eighties and nineties, however, Strawberry faced many personal challenges, including drug use, tax evasion, solicitation, and allegations of domestic violence. His seasons with the Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees were interrupted by suspensions, visits to rehab, and treatment for colon cancer. But in 2006, Strawberry's life changed course dramatically. With his wife, Tracy, he devoted himself to his church and to his work with children and adults affected by autism and other developmental disorders. Here, for the first time, Darryl Strawberry delivers his own inspirational story.--From publisher description.

Subject

• Strawberry, Darryl
• Baseball players > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

• Autobiographies
• Biographies
• Autobiographies.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

• 9780061704208
• 0061704202

LCCN

^^2008054447

OCLC

• 262886314
• SCSB-11090375

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library