Chapter
Publicly Available
Foreword
-
Monte Irvin
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- Introduction 1
- One He Could Pick It 7
- Two I Never Went for Anything Crooked 26
- Three Family 38
- Four Leaving Home to Play Ball 46
- Five The “Devil” 52
- Six You Had to Do All Kinds of Things 56
- Seven They Treat Me Like a Man 66
- Eight My Contract Said “Ballplayer” 72
- Nine We’ll Talk 77
- Ten He Has Slowed Up Afield 92
- Eleven A Mind-Set Put to Rest 98
- Twelve Any Players with Hall of Fame Credentials? 104
- Thirteen Tradition Meets Fair Play 110
- Fourteen Why in Hell? 118
- Fifteen The “Devil” Is In 134
- Sixteen Righting a Wrong 142
- Seventeen “Baseball Is a Beautiful Game 149
- Notes 151
- Sources: Books, Magazines, Interviews, Newspapers, and Archives 175
- Index 181
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- Introduction 1
- One He Could Pick It 7
- Two I Never Went for Anything Crooked 26
- Three Family 38
- Four Leaving Home to Play Ball 46
- Five The “Devil” 52
- Six You Had to Do All Kinds of Things 56
- Seven They Treat Me Like a Man 66
- Eight My Contract Said “Ballplayer” 72
- Nine We’ll Talk 77
- Ten He Has Slowed Up Afield 92
- Eleven A Mind-Set Put to Rest 98
- Twelve Any Players with Hall of Fame Credentials? 104
- Thirteen Tradition Meets Fair Play 110
- Fourteen Why in Hell? 118
- Fifteen The “Devil” Is In 134
- Sixteen Righting a Wrong 142
- Seventeen “Baseball Is a Beautiful Game 149
- Notes 151
- Sources: Books, Magazines, Interviews, Newspapers, and Archives 175
- Index 181
