Spitballers: The Last Legal Hurlers of the Wet One

by Charles F. Faber, Richard B Faber, Richard B. Faber

On September 10, 1934, grizzled reliever Burleigh Grimes helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to an inconsequential 9-7 win over the New York Giants in the Polo Grounds. For Grimes, the September contest marked his 270th and final win. For baseball, it marked the last time a legal spitballer would win a major league contest.

Though the pitch had been banned in 1920, the American and National leagues both agreed to grant two exemptions per team...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786423471
• ISBN13: 9780786423477
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher