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04688aam a2200349 i 4500 001 9DE30BB6F0B811EE9EC0998A3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240402011628 008 230915s2023 ncua 001 0ceng 010 $a 2023042933 020 $a 1476692793 020 $a 9781476692791 035 $a (OCoLC)1375994146 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d LJW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GV865.A1 $b C317 2023 082 00 $a 796.357092/273 $2 23/eng/20231024 245 00 $a Called up : $b ballplayers remember becoming Major Leaguers / $c [compiled by] Zak Ford. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2023] 300 $a viii, 225 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Sam McDowell (Indians) -- Bill Denehy (Mets) -- Bill Plummer (Cubs) -- Gene Tenace (Athletics) -- Jerry Reuss (Cardinals) -- Bobby Grich (Orioles) -- Roe Skidmore (Cubs) -- Kurt Bevacqua (Indians) -- Steve Luebber (Twins) -- John D'Acquisto (Giants) -- Jack Kucek (White Sox) -- Jim Kern (Indians) -- Nyls Nyman (White Sox) -- Randy Lerch (Phillies) -- Al Woods (Blue Jays) -- Randy McGilberry (Royals) -- Dave Machemer (Angels) -- Vance Law (Pirates) -- Chris Bourjos (Giants) -- Atlee Hammaker (Royals) -- Jose Alvarez (Braves) -- Ron Kittle (White Sox) -- Bip Roberts (Padres) -- Bobby Witt (Rangers) -- Bob Tewksbury (Yankees) -- Ed Hearn (Mets) -- Greg Mathews (Cardinals) -- Ed Vosberg (Padres) -- Mike Campbell (Mariners) -- Jeff Schaefer (White Sox) -- Greg Litton (Giants) -- Pat Combs (Phillies) -- Bill Sampen (Expos) -- Kip Gross (Reds) -- Joe Grahe (Angels) -- John Briscoe (Athletics) -- Jeff Nelson (Mariners) -- Jeff Reboulet (Twins) -- Kurt Knudsen (Tigers) -- Eric Fox (Athletics) -- Jeff Frye (Rangers) -- Bret Boone (Mariners) -- Mike Trombley (Twins) -- Matt Walbeck (Cubs) -- Dave McCarty (Twins) -- Tim Worrell (Padres) -- Jerry Spradlin (Reds) -- Scott Sanders (Padres) -- viii Table of Contents -- Steve Trachsel (Cubs) -- Ray Holbert (Padres) -- Andy Carter (Phillies) -- Jeff Cirillo (Brewers) -- Mark Acre (Athletics) -- Marty Cordova (Twins) -- Gary Wilson (Pirates) -- Jim Mecir (Mariners) -- Shawn Estes (Giants) -- Jason Kendall (Pirates) -- Jason Hardtke (Mets) -- Scott Spiezio (Athletics) -- Josh Booty (Marlins) -- Micah Franklin (Cardinals) -- Rick DeHart (Expos) -- Mike Misuraca (Brewers) -- Steve Woodard (Brewers) -- Sean Lowe (Cardinals) -- Kevin Millar (Marlins) -- Geoff Jenkins (Brewers) -- Bob Howry (White Sox) -- Creighton Gubanich -- (Red Sox) -- Ray King (Cubs) -- David Lee (Rockies) -- Juan Alvarez (Angels) -- Chad Hermansen (Pirates) -- Tarrik Brock (Cubs) -- Scott Forster (Expos) -- Jose Ortiz (Athletics) -- Tom Wilson (Athletics) -- Nick Johnson (Yankees) -- Cory Aldridge (Braves) -- Jalal Leach (Giants) -- Andy Shibilo (Padres) -- Jason Jimenez (Devil Rays) -- Jason Bergmann (Nationals) -- Jim Rushford (Brewers) -- Josh Stewart (White Sox) -- Lance Niekro (Giants) -- Vinnie Chulk (Blue Jays) -- Travis Hughes (Rangers) -- Kameron Loe (Rangers) -- Adam Greenberg (Cubs) -- Craig Hansen (Red Sox) -- James Loney (Dodgers) -- Zach McClellan (Rockies) -- Ryan Rowland-Smith -- (Mariners) -- Josh Newman (Rockies) -- Steve Holm (Giants) -- Jonathan Van Every -- (Red Sox) -- Tim Dillard (Brewers) -- Jared Wells (Padres) -- Justin Thomas (Mariners) -- Freddy Sandoval (Angels) -- Casper Wells (Tigers) -- Mike Belfiore (Orioles) -- A.J. Achter (Twins) -- Chris Heston (Giants) -- Deck McGuire (Reds) -- Nick Kingham (Pirates) -- Patrick Wisdom (Cardinals) 520 $a "To reach the Majors, a ballplayer must not only possess natural ability and world-class skills but must also overcome nearly insurmountable odds. The journey is not possible without extreme dedication. Along the way, mentors play a large role, and circumstances must align. For an elite few, years of effort and perseverance culminate with putting on a big-league uniform. Drawing on original interviews with more than 100 players who debuted between 1961 and 2018, this collection presents their first-person stories of how they were called-up to play Major League Baseball."-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Baseball players $z United States $v Biography. 610 20 $a Major League Baseball (Organization) $x History. 650 6 $a Joueurs de base-ball $0 (CaQQLa)201-0378258 $z Ãtats-Unis $0 (CaQQLa)201-0307608 $v Biographies. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0378258 700 1 $a Ford, Zak, $d 1978- $e compiler. 941 $a 1 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20240402013310.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9DE30BB6F0B811EE9EC0998A3BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search