Catcher: How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero

by Peter Morris and Peter Morris

Book Overview

Today's baseball catcher stolidly goes about his duty without attracting much attention. But it wasn't always that way, as Peter Morris shows in this lively and original study. In baseball's early days, catchers stood a safe distance back of the batter without protective gear. Then the introduction of the curveball in the 1870s led them to move up directly behind home plate, even though they still wore no gloves or other protection. Extraordinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566638704
• ISBN13: 9781566638708
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.7"