Three Finger: The Mordecai Brown Story

by Scott T. Brown, Cindy Thomson, Scott Brown

Book Overview

On October 8, 1908, Mordecai Brown clutched a half-dozen notes inside his coat pocket. The message of each was clear: we'll kill you if you pitch and beat the Giants. A black handprint marked each note, the signature of the Italian Mafia.
Mordecai Brown--dubbed "Three Finger" because of a childhood farm injury--was the dominant pitcher for the great Chicago Cubs team of the early twentieth century. Brown's handicap enabled him to throw pitches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803218885
• ISBN13: 9780803218888
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"