| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 250 pages, 11 unnumbered page of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
On October 8, 1908, Mordecai Brown clutched a half-dozen notes inside his coat pocket. The message of each was clear: We'll kill you if you pitch and beat the Giants. A black handprint marked each note, the signature of the Italian Mafia. |
| Contents |
Copyright; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Who Was Three Finger Brown?; 2. Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown; 3. Miner Brown; 4. Three Finger; 5. The Royal Rescuer; 6. Grace under Pressure; 7. Plenty of Pluck; 8. The Champion; 9. The Mentor; 10. Old Reliable; 11. The Great Eliminator; 12. Outlaw Brown; 13. Ambassador Brown; 14. Forever Friend; 15. Hoosier Hero; 16. Old-timer; 17. Brownie; Epilogue: Uncle Mort; Appendix A: How Did He Do It?: An Analysis of Three Finger's Pitching; Appendix B: Mordecai Brown's Career Statistics; Notes. |
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Brown, Mordecai.
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Brown, Mordecai. (OCoLC)fst01632604
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Pitchers (Baseball) -- United States -- Biography.
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00828007
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Pitchers (Baseball) (OCoLC)fst01064892
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Added Author |
Brown, Scott, 1966-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thomson, Cindy, 1960- Three Finger. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2006 0803244487 (DLC) 2006002045 (OCoLC)63297576 |
| ISBN |
0803257775 (electronic bk.) |
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9780803257771 (electronic bk.) |
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