Veeck As in Wreck: The Chaotic Career of Baseball's Incorrigible Maverick

This is a colorful autobiography of Bill Veeck ((Wreck) 1914–1986, and his chaotic career of Baseball's incorrigible maverick. Bill was a master baseball promoter, owner and operator of "a collection of old rags and tags known to baseball historians as the St. Louis Browns." Veeck was at various times the owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox. As owner and team president of the Indians in 1947, Veeck signed Larry Doby, thus beginning the integration of the American League. Veeck was the last owner to purchase a baseball franchise without an independent fortune, and is responsible for many innovations and contributions to baseball. Finding it hard to financially compete, he retired after the 1980 Chicago White Sox season. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. Just a few of the chapters in this book: A Can of Beer, a Slice of Cake-and Thou, Eddie Gaedel; The Battle of Wrigley Field; Every Day Was Mardi Gras . . . and Ever Fan Was King; It Only Takes One Leg to Walk Away, The Greatest Right-handed Hitter of All Time; Right Between the Shoulder Blades; Dynasties Are for the Dinosaurs, How We Brought the Minor Leagues Back to Los Angeles. Anyone who likes Baseball and wants to see a slice of its history, This is the book for you!, ISBN13: B002JF17AG ISBN10: B002JF17AG Material Type: hardcover