Whose biography would you like to read?

[rhettyeakley]

Rube Waddell would probably be a great read! I have also always been a bit fascinated with the early Native American players like Louis Sockalexis, Chief Bender, Chief Meyers, etc. I know there have been a few Sockalexis books over the past 10-15 years but I don't recall seeing a Bender or Meyers biolgraphy.

[Cy2009]

Rhett,

This is a great book about Rube Waddell:

http://www.amazon.com/Rube-Waddell-B...6549747&sr=1-1

It is a great story and extremely well written. I know the author. He told me the story wrote itself. But he did a great job on the book. It is one of my favorite Dead Ball era biographies.

Let me give two more that are great stories and extremely well written:

Tris Speaker:
http://www.amazon.com/Tris-Speaker-R...6549882&sr=1-1

Hal Chase:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Prince-B...6549924&sr=1-2

Cy

[KenBoyerCollector]

Nice, I may have to check those out

[oldjudge]

Fischer-Chicago Maroons. Only Old Judge player that we have been unable to find much about

[deebro041]

Roger Bresnahan
Dan Brouthers
Joe Kelley
Ban Johnson

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by Cy2009

Rhett,

This is a great book about Rube Waddell:

http://www.amazon.com/Rube-Waddell-B...6549747&sr=1-1

It is a great story and extremely well written. I know the author. He told me the story wrote itself. But he did a great job on the book. It is one of my favorite Dead Ball era biographies.

Let me give two more that are great stories and extremely well written:

Tris Speaker:
http://www.amazon.com/Tris-Speaker-R...6549882&sr=1-1

Hal Chase:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Prince-B...6549924&sr=1-2

Cy

I second the recommendation on the Chase book...really well done.

[asoriano]

Arthur "Bugs" Raymond

[cwazzy]

The Moe Berg book was awesome! Cobb by Al Stump was great as well. I'm currently reading the new one on Roy Campanella.

I would like to read more on Germany Schaefer, Bresnahan, Dizzy Dean, Zack Wheat, Speaker, and Branch Rickey (to name a few).

[Cardboard Junkie]

David Pierson of the 1876 Cincinnati Reds (not his brother Dick)

[MacDice]

Pat Gillick
Pete Grey
Fred Hutchinson

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by cwazzy

TCobb by Al Stump was great as well.

Take Stump's books with a grain of salt. He's since been proven a fraud and a charlatan when it comes to Cobb.

For me, I'd love to read a good bio of Rogers Hornsby, Lefty Grove, Cy Young, and Hal Newhouser.

Tabe

[daves_resale_shop]

Eddie Cicotte, Pumpsie Green, Harry Hooper

[iwantitiwinit]

Three Finger Brown.

[uffda51]

Moe Berg was a great read. Currently reading the bio of Walter Johnson after meeting the author, his grandson Hank Thomas, at the NSCC in Chicago.

Choo Choo Coleman might be good.

[Cy2009]

Originally Posted by uffda51

Moe Berg was a great read. Currently reading the bio of Walter Johnson after meeting the author, his grandson Hank Thomas, at the NSCC in Chicago.

Choo Choo Coleman might be good.

In addition to writing the Big Train. Hank also listened to, edited and recorded some of the interviews from The Glory of Their Times. Yes, Hank Thomas, member of our Net 54 board did that. He would never toot his own horn. But doing that tedious piece of work is one of the greatest contributions to the history of Pre-War baseball. To think that these classic recordings easily could have been thrown away would have been a travesty to the history of baseball because now we get a first hand impression of how the game was played.

I do give the main credit to Larry Ritter. Hank and I have talked about this at length. I truly believe that Larry Ritter should be in the Hall of Fame because of these recordings. Larry also wrote some other great books. But to actually hear the stories of men who played major league baseball in the first decade of the 1900s is amazing. If you do not own this four disc set, contact Hank Thomas and get one. It is THE best baseball book/recording/video out there, bar none. When you hear Smoky Joe Wood, Sam Crawford, Jimmy Austin, Hans Lobert (these are my favorite two of the group) and others, you will really get excited and, if you are like me, you will want to go out and buy more Pre-War baseball cards.

I have told many people about these recordings. But if you don't own them, you are definitely short-sighting your enjoyment into Pre-War baseball.

Cy

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

Rube Waddell would probably be a great read! I have also always been a bit fascinated with the early Native American players like Louis Sockalexis, Chief Bender, Chief Meyers, etc. I know there have been a few Sockalexis books over the past 10-15 years but I don't recall seeing a Bender or Meyers biolgraphy.

Hi Rhett,

I recommend these two books to you:

http://www.amazon.com/Just-Big-Kid-T.../ref=pd_sim_b1

and

http://www.amazon.com/Chief-Benders-.../ref=pd_sim_b6

Both very strong books!

Cheers,
Blair

[ChiefBenderForever]

Originally Posted by Bosox Blair

Hi Rhett,

I recommend these two books to you:

http://www.amazon.com/Just-Big-Kid-T.../ref=pd_sim_b1

and

http://www.amazon.com/Chief-Benders-.../ref=pd_sim_b6

Both very strong books!

Cheers,
Blair

Chief Benders burden is amazing, I've read it twice and probably will again. The Moe Berg 'The catcher was a spy' was amazing. To think he just jumped in as a catcher and his first game doing so was against Ruth, Gehrig ect is mind blowing. It was also a very very depressing story when you read his life after WWII, he really became a lost vagabond living a charade with nothing but his name.