Slide, Kelly, Slide - The Wild Life and Times of Mike King Kelly

Mike "King" Kelly was a hard-living, hard-drinking son of a Civil War veteran whose skills at baseball and infectious charm turned him into the game's first hero, and a symbol of what it meant to be a celebrity in America in the 1880s and 1890s. A Hall of Famer and a two-time batting champion, Kelly's greatest contribution was probably in the popularity he brought to the game, which resulted in the 20th century's first fans, as the game began to mature from the rough and tumble times of Mike and his cohorts.

About the author

Marty Appel has written fifteen books, including collaborations with Larry King, Bowie Kuhn, Tom Seaver, Lee LacPhail, umpire Eric Gregg, and the standard reference work on Cooperstown, Baseball's Best: The Hall of Fame Gallery.

Summary

Mike "King" Kelly was the hard-living, hard-drinking son of a Civil War veteran whose skills at baseball and charm turned him into the game's first hero, and a symbol of what it meant to be a celebrity in the 1880s and 1890s. This text aims to reaquaint the reader with this pioneer of the game.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Appel, Marty Appel
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.03.1999
• EAN: 9781578860036
• ISBN: 978-1-57886-003-6
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 317 g
• Series: American Sports History Series; American Sports History; American Sports History Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies