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An account of Eddie Waitkus, the slick-fielding first baseman who played for the Cubs and Phillies in the 1940s and was the inspiration for Roy Hobbs in ""The Natural"". It chronicles Waitkus's remarkable comeback as well as the difficult years following his 11-year major league career.

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For anyone who loves baseball, Theodore's Baseball's Natural: The Story of Eddie Waitkus is a must-read.... It has all the elements of a great novel. - Steve Neal, Chicago Sun-Times ""The name Waitkus has probably ceased to have much resonance among baseball fans. But this is what Theodore's sensitive and well-researched book has managed to cure. In a strange way, Waltkus emerges as a lost hero of sorts, a man worthy of being memorialized in this book."" - Ray Robinson, author of Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time, and coauthor of Pennants and Pinstripes: The New York Yankees 1903-2002

Baseballs Natural The Story of Eddie Waitkus Writing Baseball

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons
      Published 9/30/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780809324507
      978-0809324507
      ISBN-10 0809324504
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      Biography: sport

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An account of Eddie Waitkus, the slick-fielding first baseman who played for the Cubs and Phillies in the 1940s and was the inspiration for Roy Hobbs in ""The Natural"". It chronicles Waitkus's remarkable comeback as well as the difficult years following his 11-year major league career.

      Trade Review
      For anyone who loves baseball, Theodore's Baseball's Natural: The Story of Eddie Waitkus is a must-read.... It has all the elements of a great novel. - Steve Neal, Chicago Sun-Times ""The name Waitkus has probably ceased to have much resonance among baseball fans. But this is what Theodore's sensitive and well-researched book has managed to cure. In a strange way, Waltkus emerges as a lost hero of sorts, a man worthy of being memorialized in this book."" - Ray Robinson, author of Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time, and coauthor of Pennants and Pinstripes: The New York Yankees 1903-2002

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