Durocher, Leo creator Linn, Edward text biography ilu Chicago University Of Chicago Press c2009 2009 University of Chicago Press ed. monographic eng

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1 online resource (448 p.) Book 1. The good old days ; I come to kill you ; The drummer boy ; Strong minds and weak backs ; "What if it doesn't rain?" ; The Gas House Gang ; The manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers ; The first pennant in 21 years ; The second guess--the great national pastime ; The ballad of Van Lingle Mungo ; I once won an argument with an umpire -- Book 2. The days of trial and glory ; Jackie ; Mr. Rickey ; A night flight to Columbus ; A hamfat politician named Happy ; Hello Horace, goodbye Ebbets Field ; My kind of team ; How to become a miracle manager ; The eye-talian street singer and a couple of other heavy hitters -- Book 3. The new breed ; How I didn't become manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, etcetera ; Something good is going to happen tomorrow ; Mister Cub ; The Santo explosion ; It can't be happening to me again ; The diminishing manager ; Whatever happened to sit down, shut up and listen? specialized by Leo Durocher ; with Ed Linn Includes index Description based on print version record Originally published: New York : Simon and Schuster, [1975] Mode of access : Internet Baseball managers United States Biography Baseball United States History Originally published: New York : Simon and Schuster, [1975] 9780226173894 (electronic bk.) 0226173895 (electronic bk.) http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=295303 http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=295303 UMP 110110 20251117141416.0 vtls000050991