A fall day in winterset -- Two passions are born -- Fearless youngster -- The original boy wonder manager -- Goodbye Louisville, hello Pittsburgh -- Pennant flag hangs from corsair craft -- Pittsburgh repeats in spite of Johnson's treachery -- Historic battle with an old friend -- Clarke trades proven performers to improve team -- Twenty-nine game loser becomes staff ace -- Pirates come close during great race -- Championship glory -- Carke betrayed by Pittsburgh fans -- Marty O'Toole's three-ring circus -- A great career winds down -- Can't get baseball out of his blood -- A full life after baseball.
Summary:
"Elected to the 1945 Baseball Hall of Fame, Fred Clarke began his career in 1894 with a record 5 for 5 day at the plate. He would go on to play for 21 years, most of that time as the player-manager of the Pirates, a team he led to four pennants and one World Series Championship (1909)"--Provided by publisher.
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