Bibliograph

Pudge, the biography of Carlton Fisk, Doug Wilson

Type

Label

Pudge, the biography of Carlton Fisk, Doug Wilson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pudge

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Doug Wilson

Sub title

the biography of Carlton Fisk

Summary

"Doug Wilson, finalist for both the Casey Award and Seymour Medal for his previous baseball biographies, uses his own extensive research and interviews with childhood friends and major league teammates to examine the life and career of a leader who followed a strict code and played with fierce determination,"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- 1. The New England Fisks -- 2. The Forts -- 3. Joe College -- 4. Waterloo, Pittsfield, Pawtucket, and Louisville -- 5. Boston -- 6. Rookie of the Year -- 7. New England Grit -- 8. The Best Game Ever -- 9. The Holdout Three -- 10. The Massacre -- 11. It Just Isn't the Same -- 12. Two Days Late -- 13. Chicago: The Dawn of a New Era -- 14. Winning Ugly -- 15. Pumping Iron -- 16. Colluded Waters -- 17. Respect the Game -- 18. Escorted Out -- 19. Living Without the Game -- 20. Orchids -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Carlton Fisk's Major League Career Statistics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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