Babe Ruth moved beyond the baselines and outfield fences of the baseball stadiums that brought him riches and adulations to become a genuine American hero. In this acclaimed biography, Creamer reveals the man behind the legend. "The best biography ever written about an American sports figure".--Sports Illustrated.
Babe Ruth moved beyond the baselines and outfield fences of the baseball stadiums that brought him riches and adulations to become a genuine American hero. In this acclaimed biography, Creamer reveals the man behind the legend. "The best biography ever written about an American sports figure".--Sports Illustrated.
Robert W. Creamer is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been a member of that magazine's staff since its inception in 1954. He is also the author of Stengel and Baseball in '41.
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Contents Part One 1894-1919 1. Legend and Truth: Babe Ruth Lives 2. The Bad Kid: Baltimore at the Turn of the Century 3. Early Exile: Niggerlips in St. Mary's 4. The Star of the School: Enter Jack Dunn 5. First Spring Training: Home Run in Fayetteville 6. The Young Professional: Winning with the Orioles 7. Arrival in Boston: Meeting Helen 8. Retreat to the Minors: Pennant in Providence 9. The Major Leaguer: Pennant in Boston 10. The Lefthanded Genius: Best Pitcher in Baseball 11. Emergence of Temperament: How to Punch an Umpire 12. The Beginnings of the Hitter: Switching to the Outfield 13. The Impact of War: Baseball in World War I 14. The 1918 World Series: The Abortive Strike 15. The Big Fight: Ruth vs. Barrow 16. The First Home Run Record: Magic 29 17. Departure from Boston: Sold down the River Part Two 1920-1948 18. Revolution in Baseball: Ruth Reaches New York 19. The Amazing Season: Nothing Like It Ever Before 20. Encore: Topping the Amazing Season 21. The Second Big Fight: Ruth vs. Landis 22. The Fall of the Hero: Ruth in Disgrace 23. The jinx and the Baby: The Weird Season Ends 24. The First Reformation: How to Bat -393 25. The Disaster: The Bellyache Heard Round the World 26. The Third Big Fight: Ruth vs. Huggins 27. The Real Reformation: The Superb Seasons 28. Kaleidoscope: Personality of the Babe 29. Death of Helen: Marriage to Claire 30. The $80,000 Salary: A Better Year than Hoover 31. The Magnificent Moment: The Called-Shot Home Run 32. Decline: It's Hell to Be Old 33. Farewell to New York: Back to Boston 34. The Last Act: Opera Bouffe with the Braves 35. Retirement: The Call That Never Came 36. The End: Joe, I'm Gone ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX
Contents Part One 1894-1919 1. Legend and Truth: Babe Ruth Lives 2. The Bad Kid: Baltimore at the Turn of the Century 3. Early Exile: Niggerlips in St. Mary's 4. The Star of the School: Enter Jack Dunn 5. First Spring Training: Home Run in Fayetteville 6. The Young Professional: Winning with the Orioles 7. Arrival in Boston: Meeting Helen 8. Retreat to the Minors: Pennant in Providence 9. The Major Leaguer: Pennant in Boston 10. The Lefthanded Genius: Best Pitcher in Baseball 11. Emergence of Temperament: How to Punch an Umpire 12. The Beginnings of the Hitter: Switching to the Outfield 13. The Impact of War: Baseball in World War I 14. The 1918 World Series: The Abortive Strike 15. The Big Fight: Ruth vs. Barrow 16. The First Home Run Record: Magic 29 17. Departure from Boston: Sold down the River Part Two 1920-1948 18. Revolution in Baseball: Ruth Reaches New York 19. The Amazing Season: Nothing Like It Ever Before 20. Encore: Topping the Amazing Season 21. The Second Big Fight: Ruth vs. Landis 22. The Fall of the Hero: Ruth in Disgrace 23. The jinx and the Baby: The Weird Season Ends 24. The First Reformation: How to Bat -393 25. The Disaster: The Bellyache Heard Round the World 26. The Third Big Fight: Ruth vs. Huggins 27. The Real Reformation: The Superb Seasons 28. Kaleidoscope: Personality of the Babe 29. Death of Helen: Marriage to Claire 30. The $80,000 Salary: A Better Year than Hoover 31. The Magnificent Moment: The Called-Shot Home Run 32. Decline: It's Hell to Be Old 33. Farewell to New York: Back to Boston 34. The Last Act: Opera Bouffe with the Braves 35. Retirement: The Call That Never Came 36. The End: Joe, I'm Gone ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX
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