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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSociety for American Baseball Research
ISBN-100910137846
ISBN-139780910137843
eBay Product ID (ePID)1829384
Product Key Features
Book TitleMemories of a Ballplayer : Bill Werber and Baseball in the 1930s
Number of Pages250 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicBaseball / History, Baseball / General, General
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorBill Werber, C. Paul Rogers
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight5.4 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-269467
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal796.357/092 B
SynopsisBill Werber's claim to fame is unique: he is the last living person to have a direct connection to the 1927 Yankees, "Murderers' Row," a team hailed by many as the best of all time. Signed by the Yankees while still a freshman at Duke University, Werber spent two weeks that summer of '27 on the Yankee bench to "gain experience"--and was miserable and lonely, ignored by everyone. After graduating in 1930 Werber was back with the Yankees, but he was soon sent to the minors for seasoning (including a stretch with Casey Stengel). He returned to the big leagues in 1933 and was promptly traded to the Red Sox. A fleet-footed third baseman, Werber also played for the Athletics, Reds, and Giants, leading the league three times in stolen bases and once in runs scored. He was with the Reds when they won the pennant in 1939 and 1940. Werber played with or against some of the most productive hitters of all time, including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and Joe DiMaggio. Rich in anecdotes and humor, Memories of a Ballplayer is a clear-eyed memoir of the world of big-league baseball in the 1930s.