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Author Pennington, Bill, 1956-

Title Billy Martin : baseball's flawed genius / Bill Pennington.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Biographies  92 BIOGRAPHY MARTIN    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  BIOG. MARTIN, B.    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  B MARTIN, BILLY    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  B MARTIN    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Biographies  B MARTIN    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  B MARTIN, BILLY    DUE 04-12-24
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Biography  B-MARTIN PEN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  796.357 P38    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  796.357 MARTIN    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  B MARTIN    Check Shelf

Description xiii, 530 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary "Martin is a story of contrasts. He was the clutch second baseman for the dominant New York Yankees of the 1950s. He then spent sixteen seasons managing in the big leagues, and is considered ... to have been a true baseball genius, a field manager without peer. Yet he's remembered more for his habit of kicking dirt on umpires, for being hired and fired by George Steinbrenner five times, and for his rabble rousing and public brawls ... Pennington finally erases the caricature of Martin, drawing on exhaustive interviews with friends, family, teammates, and countless adversaries [and painting] an indelible portrait of a man who never backed down for the game he loved"-- Provided by publisher.
A portrait of the New York Yankees second baseman and five-time manager explores the athletic and leadership genius behind his mercurial personality and controversial antics, tracing his shantytown upbringing and conflict-marked relationships.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [507]-517) and index.
Subject Martin, Billy, 1928-1989.
New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History.
Baseball managers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
ISBN 9780544022096 (hbk.)
0544022092 (hbk.)
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