Pepper Martin: A Baseball Biography
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.59 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786416025 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 242 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Barthel is a columnist.
Barthel is a columnist.
Pepper Martin, the Wild Horse of the Osage, is famous for having dominated the October 1931 World Series - stealing bases, making diving catches and driving in runs. This portrait follows Martin's rise from Oklahoma farmboy to being one of America's most successful and beloved professionals.
The "Wild Hoss of the Osage" comes to life! Jack L. Hannah This is an excellent biography of one of baseball's truly remarkable characters. Although names like Dizzy Dean, Frankie Frisch and Leo Durocher are more reknowned, Pepper Martin was the true heart and soul of the legendary "Gashouse Gang" Cardinals team of the 1930's and Barthel leaves no stone unturned in detailing the life of th. Review from the baseball magazine "nine" T. Barthel Barthel's biography recounts Martin's career. this is a baseball biography and not a life-and-times portrait. Yet the character of Martin as a prankster and hunter who sometimes fired his gun from hotel windows is addressed.Barthel's work is based on some Martin family interviews, but primarily he depends on newspaper accounts of M