Mel Ott: The Little Giant of Baseball

by Fred Stein

Melvin Thomas Ott was smaller than most home run sluggers, at 5'9", 170 pounds, but he could sure hit 'em as far as the big boys. Over a 22-year playing career with the New York Giants, Ott slapped 511 homers, then a National League record. At the tender age of 20, he erupted on the scene with career highs of 42 home runs and 152 RBIs. He went on to win or share six home run titles, appear in 11 All-Star Games and play in three World Series. It...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786406585
• ISBN13: 9780786406586
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher