Fergie : My Life from the Cubs to Cooperstown.
Title:
Fergie : My Life from the Cubs to Cooperstown.
Author:
Jenkins, Fergie.
ISBN:
9781623680909
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (233 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Billy Williams -- Introduction by Lew Freedman -- Chapter 1 Hall of Fame -- Chapter 2 Growing Up in Chatham: Choosing a Sport -- Chapter 3 Family -- Chapter 4 Preparing for Pro Ball -- Chapter 5 Turning Pro -- Chapter 6 Moving Up in the Minors, Winter Ball -- Chapter 7 A Major Change -- Chapter 8 Starting for the Cubs -- Chapter 9 Winning in Chicago -- Chapter 10 A Harlem Globetrotter -- Chapter 11 1969 -- Chapter 12 Inside Pitching -- Chapter 13 After the '69 Collapse -- Chapter 14 The Catcher: A Pitcher's Best Friend -- Chapter 15 Six Straight 20-Win Seasons and the Cy Young -- Chapter 16 Texas -- Chapter 17 Boston -- Chapter 18 The Achilles Injury -- Chapter 19 Back in Texas -- Chapter 20 End of Playing Days -- Chapter 21 Hunting and Fishing -- Chapter 22 Oh, Canada -- Chapter 23 Personal Tragedies -- Chapter 24 Coaching Baseball -- Chapter 25 Conclusion -- Sources -- About the Author -- INdex.
Abstract:
Jenkins' life story-from Chatham, Ontario, to Cooperstown-is compelling, and Fergie tells it himself in his own unique and inimitable style. A tremendous all-around athlete who has always been proud of his roots and representing his country during a lifetime in the game, Jenkins established a reputation as one of the greatest pitchers of not only his era but of all time. A strikeout king who whiffed more than 3,000 batters, Jenkins earned the trust of his managers as a pitcher who completed what he started. This is the story of a man who refused to be leveled by sadness and disappointments away from the playing field. It is also the story of behind-the-scenes good humor in clubhouses and what takes place on baseball teams as they live and play together for months at a time, as only Fergie can tell it.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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