Lyman Bostock - The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer

Informationen zum Autor By K. Adam Powell Klappentext Lyman Bostock was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels in the 1970s. Many believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, yet his murder meant it would never come to be. This book tells the story of Bostock's humble beginnings, his too-brief baseball career, and his tragic death. Zusammenfassung Lyman Bostock was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels in the 1970s. Many believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, yet his murder meant it would never come to be. This book tells the story of Bostock’s humble beginnings, his too-brief baseball career, and his tragic death. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter 1: California Dreaming (1950-1968)Chapter 2: Coming of Age in Times of Confusion (1968-1970)Chapter 3: New Decisions, New Opportunities (1971-1972)Chapter 4: The Path to the Big Leagues (1972-1974)Chapter 5: A Rookie's Journey (1975)Chapter 6: The Great Breakout (1976)Chapter 7: Something to Prove (1977)Chapter 8: Settling into Stardom (1977)Chapter 9: A Life-Changing Negotiation (1977 Off-Season)Chapter 10: The Big Slump (1978)Chapter 11: Redemption and Happiness (1978)Chapter 12: Another Day in Comiskey and Gary (September 23, 1978)Chapter 13: Passing into LegendChapter 14: Saying Goodbye (September 24-28, 1978)Chapter 15: The Trials of Leonard Smith (1979)Chapter 16: Moving On (1979-1980s)Chapter 17: Lyman Bostock's LegacyNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Powell, K. Adam Powell
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781442252059
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5205-9
• Seiten: 350
• Themen: Ratgeber > Sport; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Biographien, Autobiographien; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Allgemeines, Lexika; USA, Baseball, True Crime, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General, TRUE CRIME / General, Biography: sport, United States of America, USA, baseball;baseball player;bostock;lyman