{"product_id":"willie-keeler-from-the-playgrounds-of-brooklyn-to-the-hall-of-fame-paperback","title":"Willie Keeler: From the Playgrounds of Brooklyn to the Hall of Fame - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLyle Spatz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Willie Keeler is still considered one of baseball's most accomplished batters in the history of the game. Wee Willie's popular \"Hit 'em where they ain't\" explanation for his batting success has become part of baseball lore. He is known for his quick-thinking at the plate and for his record-setting forty-four-game hitting streak in 1897 that was not surpassed until Joe DiMaggio broke the record in 1941. In addition to being one of baseball's most accomplished hitters, Keeler was an integral part of two memorable teams--the Baltimore Orioles of 1894-1897 and the Brooklyn Superbas of 1899-1900. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWillie Keeler: From the Playgrounds of Brooklyn to the Hall of Fame recounts the life of this talented yet often overlooked ballplayer. It follows Keeler from his birth in 1872 in Brooklyn to his death in 1923. His unique story includes a career that was almost evenly split between the rough and \"dirty\" National League of the 1890s and the new, more disciplined American League of the early twentieth century. Each part of this book examines a key stage of Keeler's life and career: his childhood and teenage years; his career with the Baltimore Orioles; his years with the Brooklyn Superbas; his time with the New York Yankees; and his life after baseball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing several rare photographs, many of which have not been seen in more than a hundred years, Willie Keeler provides an in-depth look into the life of an undersized ballplayer who forged a big career. Baseball fans, scholars, and historians alike will find this book both informative and entertaining.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyle Spatz is the chairman of the Society for American Baseball Research's Baseball Records Committee. He is the author of numerous baseball books, including Dixie Walker: A Life in Baseball (2011) and Historical Dictionary of Baseball (2012), and coauthor of 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York (2012). Spatz's baseball articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Total Baseball, Baseball Digest, The Baseball Research Journal, and more. In 2000 he was presented with SABR's most prestigious honor, the L. Robert Davids Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 374\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.2 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67551269912824,"sku":"9781442246539","price":110.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/UoUGSdWCy49781442246539.webp?v=1790794295","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/willie-keeler-from-the-playgrounds-of-brooklyn-to-the-hall-of-fame-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}