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Catcher: How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero
Catcher How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero
Author: Peter Morris
Today's baseball catcher stolidly goes about his duty without attracting much attention. But it wasn't always that way, as Peter Morris shows in this lively and original study. In baseball's early days, catchers stood a safe distance back of the batter without protective gear. Then the introduction of the curveball in the 1870s led them to move ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781566638708
ISBN-10: 1566638704
Publication Date: 9/16/2010
Pages: 400
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Ivan R Dee
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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