{"product_id":"deaf-players-in-major-league-baseball-9781476670171","title":"Deaf Players in Major League Baseball","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The first deaf baseball player joined the pro ranks in 1883. By 1901, four played in the major leagues, most notably outfielder William Dummy Hoy and pitcher Luther Dummy Taylor. Along the way, deaf players developed a distinctive approach, bringing visual acuity and sign language to  the sport. They crossed paths with other pioneers, including Moses Fleetwood Walker and Jackie Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book recounts their great moments in the game, from the first all-deaf barnstorming team to the only meeting of a deaf batter and a deaf pitcher in a major league game. The true story--often dismissed as legend--of Hoy, together with umpire Silk O''Loughlin, bringing hand signals to baseball is told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith knowledgeable discussion of the history of deaf people in America, statistics, and colorful anecdotes gleaned from a wide variety of sources, \u003ci\u003eDeaf Players in Major League Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e makes fascinating reading.\" —Christopher Krentz, University of Virginia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Ohio—Field of Dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Radical Deafness of William \"Dummy\" Hoy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. A Tale of Two Umpires\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Three Deaf Men and Eighteen Dummies: Luther Taylor's New York Giants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. No Dummy: The Brief Career of Dick Sipek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Pride, of the Expos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040424788311,"sku":"9781476670171","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/deaf-players-in-major-league-baseball-9781476670171","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}