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Book SynopsisThough his pitching career lasted only a few seasons, Howard Ellsworth “Smoky Joe” Wood was one of the most dominating figures in baseball history - a man many consider the best baseball player who is not in the Hall of Fame.
Smoky Joe Wood chronicles the singular life befitting such a baseball legend.
Trade Review"Wood was a great ballplayer and an even more fascinating man. Excellent reading."-Wes Lukowsky, Booklist -- Wes Lukowsky Booklist "Gerald C. Wood (no relation), author of this first full-scale biography of 'Smoky Joe' Wood, delivers an impeccably researched and poignant account of a great athlete and even greater man."-Mark Hodermarsky, Cleveland.com -- Mark Hodermarsky Cleveland.com "A stunning account of the life of the best baseball player not in the Hall of Fame."-John Vorperian, Southern New England Chapter, Society for American Baseball Research -- John Vorperian Southern New England Chapter, Society for American Baseball Research "[Smoky Joe Wood is] a thorough and lively account of the career of Joe Wood."-W. T. Lindley, CHOICE -- W. T. Lindley CHOICE "As readers will discover in Gerald Wood's insightful and thorough portrait of the Red Sox hurler, Indians outfielder, Yale coach, and baseball ambassador, the appreciation for Smoky Joe Wood should come not from individual achievements but from the sum of all the parts of the man's life."-Ron Kates, NINE -- Ron Kates NINE
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations 000
Acknowledgments 000
Introduction: Bart at 90 Marvel Road 000
1. John F. and Howard E. 000
2. Bloomer Girl and Minor Leaguer 000
3. Rookie and More 000
4. The 1912 Regular Season 000
5. The 1912 World Series 000
6. Playing with Pain 000
7. Indian Outfielder and Utility Man 000
8. Glory Revisited 000
9. The Yale Years 000
10. Final Innings 000
11. Legend and Legacy 000
Epilogue: Fenway Park, August 17, 2008 000
Notes 000
Bibliography 000
Index 000
