Iowa Baseball Greats: Sixteen Major Leaguers Who Were in the Game for Life

by Don Doxsie

In the world of sports, Iowa is probably best known for wrestling but the state has also produced more than 200 major league baseball players. Sixteen of them are profiled here, including six Hall of Famers, the game's brightest star of the 19th century, an American League batting champion, the only pitcher to lead the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row, the only catcher to catch two back-to-back no-hitters and one of the most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786498943
• ISBN13: 9780786498949
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher