Description
Book Synopsis Eddie Plank won 326 games and has the most complete games and shutouts by a left-handed pitcher in Major League history. But how much do we know about the hurler best known as Gettysburg Eddie in his playing days? And what of him that we do know is factual?
This biography of Plank sorts out the truth and the myths--and everything in between--as he made his way from a college team in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, all the way to the Hall of Fame, 20 years after his death. Along the way, readers will discover what made Plank so great, the secrets behind his famous crossfire delivery, and more.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. Baseball Beginnings
- 2. From College (Sort of) Straight to the Pros
- 3. Quickly Making a Name for Himself
- 4. A Champion
- 5. The Crossfire
- 6. The Workhorse
- 7. Hitting 300 One Final Time
- 8. The Gettysburg Guide
- 9. A Death in the Family
- 10. California, Cuba and Everywhere in Between
- 11. Catching Ir
- 12. 36 and Stronger Than Ever
- 13. Slowing Down
- 14. The Pinnacle and the Mathewson Myth
- 15. Holding Out and Helping Out
- 16. Making a Federal Case
- 17. One Year with the Feds
- 18. Meet Me in St. Louis (Again)
- 19. A Disappearing Act
- 20. Industrial Work
- 21. End of the Line
- 22. Legacy
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
