Research Catalog

Title

Clearing the bases : nine who did it with grit and class / Gene A. Budig ; foreword by Len Coleman.

Author

Budig, Gene A.

Publication

Champaign, IL : News-Gazette, Inc., c2010.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Coleman, Leonard S.

Description

xxvii, 115 p. : ill., ports., photos.; 19 cm.

Summary

In Clearing the Bases, Budig selects nine from a wide array of individuals and offers candid biographical sketches of these compelling characters. He knows them well. The book focuses on Cal Ripken, Bobby Brown, George Brett, Joe Torre, Bob Feller, Mike Ilitch, Marty Springstead, Bill Madden, and Frank Robinson. Former National League president Len Coleman writes a foreword that sheds new light on the legacy of Jackie and Rachel Robinson.

Subject

• Ripken, Cal, Jr., 1960-
• Brown, Bobby, 1924-2021
• Brett, George
• Torre, Joe, 1940-
• Feller, Bob, 1918-2010
• Ilitch, Michael, 1929-2017
• Springstead, Marty 1937-
• Madden, Bill
• Robinson, Frank, 1935-2019
• Baseball players > United States > Biography
• Baseball managers > United States > Biography
• Baseball umpires > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-115).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Baseball's iron man, Cal Ripken Jr. -- One for all seasons, Bobby Brown -- Ever the competitor, George Brett -- En route to the Hall, Joe Torre -- Prized player and proven patriot, Bob Feller -- A success story like no other, Mike Ilitch -- One tough cop, Marty Springstead -- True to a dream, Bill Madden -- A man among boys, Frank Robinson.

ISBN

• 9780979842092
• 0979842093

OCLC

• 650784740
• SCSB-12549224

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library