Pete Reiser: The Rough-And-Tumble Career of the Perfect Ballplayer

by Sidney Jacobson

Book Overview

In 1941, his first full season, Pete Reiser became the youngest batting champion in history, winning the NL title with a .343 average, and led the league in runs, doubles, triples, total bases, and slugging average. By July of 1942, the popular Brooklyn outfielder was flirting with .400 and was easily baseball's fastest rising star. But a jarring collision with the outfield wall in St. Louis sent his season into a tailspin. After spending the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786418761
• ISBN13: 9780786418763
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher