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09-27-2018, 05:10 PM
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Thanks for the replies, there are some books listed in your comments that I'm going to check out.
I just got back from the library with a copy of "The Only Game in Town" by Fay Vincent....looks like it's about baseball in the 30's and 40's. And for post war, I picked up the Mantle bio "The Last Boy"...looking forward to that one. 
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09-27-2018, 05:22 PM
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Your mention of Jane Leavy's Mantle book reminded me that my interest in Sandy Koufax was given a boost when I read her book, A Lefty's Legacy.
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09-27-2018, 06:05 PM
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Being as I mainly collect 52 Topps cards, I enjoy reading about the players either through various sites and other articles I come across.
I read this one back some time ago on PSA's site about George Shuba, and since I am a Jackie Robinson fan, it has always stuck with me. I knew very little about some of the players on the cards my Father gave me over 30 yrs ago, so it is great getting to know them better. After reading this about George, and if I didn't already have his 52 Topps card, I most certainly would have tried hard to obtain one. "George Thomas “Shotgun” Shuba (December 13, 1924-) is often remembered for his show of solidarity with Jackie Robinson when the Hall of Fame second baseman of the Montreal Royals hit a home run against the Jersey City Giants. A photo was taken, capturing the moment when Robinson crossed the plate to the welcoming handshake of teammate Shuba. It was referred to as “the first interracial handshake” in professional baseball history. After ten years in the Brooklyn Dodgers system, George made his Major League debut in 1948 playing 63 games and batting .267 with 32 RBI. Shuba spent seven seasons in left and as a pinch hitter with the Dodgers (1948-1950, 1952-1955) and helped the Bums win three National League pennants (1952, 1953, 1955). In 1953, George hit a pinch-hit home run during the Fall Classic against Allie Reynolds and the New York Yankees. H was also a member of the 1955 World Series champion Dodgers – the first MLB title in franchise history. George ”Shotgun” Shuba finished his career with a .259 batting average, 211 hits, 106 runs and 125 RBI in 355 games. Some of Shuba’s exploits as a Major Leaguer can be found in Roger Kahn’s 1972 The Boys of Summer chronicling the Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1950s. He also highlighted his career in the 2007 autobiography My Memories as a Brooklyn Dodger."
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09-27-2018, 06:45 PM
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Here's a Cabinet Photo (mounted) of Harry Hooper that was used in that book: 
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09-27-2018, 07:03 PM
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Loved Crazy '08! Great book about the pennant race. Definitely recommend.
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09-27-2018, 07:30 PM
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09-27-2018, 08:28 PM
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My Baseball library is vast and mostly unread...keep looking for that 'round-2-it'.
I have a tendency to purchase books with the plan to read them as soon as they arrive...the last one I jumped on was Net54 Member Hank Thomas's masterful biography of his grandfather, Walter Johnson. I've read about twenty of my two hundred and fifty or so baseball books -but, if I cold ever learn to use my time better, I'll get 'around-2-them'. I have purchased lots of books simply because I had a card or cards of the player profiled and, just as frequently, collected cards to match a book. Next month, I will use my EBucks to expand both my Baseball Card collection and my Baseball Library by purchasing a card of a player from my home state and his biography...I look forward to putting both in a safe place...only one of which will collect dust.
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09-28-2018, 11:06 AM
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I buy the cards first and then read the books after. I've read so many interesting books over the past few years, such as:
- Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich (Mark Kriegel) - The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood (Jane Leavy) - The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game (Oscar Robertson) - Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty (Charles Leerhsen) - The Devil and Bobby Hull (Gare Joyce) - Orr: My Story (Bobby Orr) - Pele: The Autobiography (Pele) Currently reading: Art Ross: The Hockey Legend Who Built the Bruins (Eric Zweig)
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09-29-2018, 12:59 PM
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09-29-2018, 04:28 PM
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Oh, and happy birthday too.
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