Author : Rich Westcott
Release : 2020-04-01
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 26X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Philadelphia's Top Fifty Baseball Players by : Rich Westcott
Download or read book Philadelphia's Top Fifty Baseball Players written by Rich Westcott. This book was released on 2020-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philadelphia's Top Fifty Baseball Players takes a look at the greatest players in Philadelphia baseball history from the earliest days in 1830 through the Negro Leagues and into the modern era. Their ranks include batting champions, home run kings, Most Valuable Players, Cy Young Award winners, and Hall of Famers--from Ed Delahanty, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Roy Campanella, Mike Schmidt, and Ryan Howard to Negro League stars Judy Johnson and Biz Mackey and other Philadelphia standouts such as Richie Ashburn, Dick Allen, Chuck Klein, Eddie Collins, and Reggie Jackson. For each player the book highlights memorable incidents and accomplishments and, above all, his place in Philadelphia's rich baseball tradition.