Johnny Antonelli - A Baseball Memoir

One of only 17 major-league players never to have spent a single day in the minors, Johnny Antonelli was a highly coveted phenom who signed a "bonus baby" contract with the Boston Braves for $52,000 a few days after graduating from Rochester's Jefferson High School in 1948. It wasn't until six years later, when he was traded to the New York Giants, that the stylish left-hander began realizing the potential the scouts had seen in him. In a seven-year stretch--from 1953-59--Antonelli was among baseball's best hurlers, compiling a 114-89 record, 22 shutouts and nine saves, while being named a National League All-Star five times. Following his baseball career, Antonelli became a successful entrepreneur in the tire business. Enjoy this inside look at the Golden Age of baseball.

Product details

• Authors: Johnny Antonelli, Scott Pitoniak
• Publisher: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rit Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2012
• EAN: 9781933360614
• ISBN: 978-1-933360-61-4
• No. of pages: 132
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 236 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries