Big Dan Brouthers Baseball's First Great Slugger |
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| Author:
| Kerr, Roy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7560-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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Described as ""the Greatest Batsman in the Country"" by sports writers of his era, Dennis ""Big Dan"" Brouthers compiled a .342 batting average, tying with Babe Ruth for ninth place all-time, and slugged 205 triples, eighth all time, in 16 major league seasons. This comprehensive biography examines his life and career from his youth as an apprentice in a print and dye factory to his final years as an attendant at the Polo Grounds.
Described as ""the Greatest Batsman in the Country"" by sports writers of his era, Dennis ""Big Dan"" Brouthers compiled a .342 batting average, tying with Babe Ruth for ninth place all-time, and slugged 205 triples, eighth all time, in 16 major league seasons. This comprehensive biography examines his life and career from his youth as an apprentice in a print and dye factory to his final years as an attendant at the Polo Grounds.