Description: Little, Brown, Boston,1949. Good condition former school library without dj, first edition stated, light library marks only, two rubber stamps on endpapers, which are also printed with Boudreau's stats. Frontis page has photo of Lou and is partly detached. Chief Wahoo appears on cloth cover. Some darkening and discolor to boards. "Lou Boudreau is considered one of the most extraordinary men in baseball history. He was a player-manager, an All Star, an MVP, a World Series–winner, and a Hall of Famer. But that only scratches the surface of “The Good Kid.” In Lou Boudreau: Covering All the Bases, hear from his own words the personal story of a boy from Harvey, Illinois, and how he took the sport of baseball by storm.In 1942, at only twenty-four years of age and with less than three full seasons in the major leagues, Boudreau was named as the team’s next manager. He took the role seriously, and made sure to always lead by example. Lou also shares stories of playing with and managing Cleveland’s first African American players, Larry Doby and Satchel Paige, and of winning the 1944 American League Batting Championship with a hit in his final at bat of the season. But the highlight of Lou’s career came in 1948, when he used his bat, glove, and coaching skills to lead the Indians to a World Series victory, while becoming the only player-manager ever to win the American League MVP award.Retiring as a ballplayer in 1952, Boudreau coached for eight more seasons before finally walking away from the field in 1960. He then began his second career as a broadcaster, and was the “Voice of the Chicago Cubs” for almost thirty years.On August 10, 2001, Lou Boudreau passed away at the age of eighty-four. Enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, “The Good Kid” will always be remembered for what he did both on and off the field. As former teammate and Hall of Famer Bob Feller once said, “He was a great manager, teammate, and friend. There is not a more gracious man than Lou Boudreau.” (Hall of Fame)
Price: 12.5 USD
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Boston MA
Signed: No
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1949
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Author: Lou Boudreau, Ed Fitzgerald
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Baseball
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Character Family: Cleveland Indians
