Pudge : the biography of Carlton Fisk
Wilson, Doug, 1961-
Pudge : the biography of Carlton Fisk - First edition. - 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
"Thomas Dunne Books."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- 1. The New England Fisks -- 2. The Forts -- 3. Joe College -- 4. Waterloo, Pittsfield, Pawtucket, and Louisville -- 5. Boston -- 6. Rookie of the Year -- 7. New England Grit -- 8. The Best Game Ever -- 9. The Holdout Three -- 10. The Massacre -- 11. It Just Isn't the Same -- 12. Two Days Late -- 13. Chicago: The Dawn of a New Era -- 14. Winning Ugly -- 15. Pumping Iron -- 16. Colluded Waters -- 17. Respect the Game -- 18. Escorted Out -- 19. Living Without the Game -- 20. Orchids -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Carlton Fisk's Major League Career Statistics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Doug Wilson, finalist for both the Casey Award and Seymour Medal for his previous baseball biographies, uses his own extensive research and interviews with childhood friends and major league teammates to examine the life and career of a leader who followed a strict code and played with fierce determination,"--Amazon.com.
9781250065438 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1250065437 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2015027529
Fisk, Carlton, 1947-
Baseball players--United States--Biography.
Catchers (Baseball)--United States--Biography.
Biographies.
GV865.F44 / W55 2015
796.357092 B
Pudge : the biography of Carlton Fisk - First edition. - 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
"Thomas Dunne Books."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- 1. The New England Fisks -- 2. The Forts -- 3. Joe College -- 4. Waterloo, Pittsfield, Pawtucket, and Louisville -- 5. Boston -- 6. Rookie of the Year -- 7. New England Grit -- 8. The Best Game Ever -- 9. The Holdout Three -- 10. The Massacre -- 11. It Just Isn't the Same -- 12. Two Days Late -- 13. Chicago: The Dawn of a New Era -- 14. Winning Ugly -- 15. Pumping Iron -- 16. Colluded Waters -- 17. Respect the Game -- 18. Escorted Out -- 19. Living Without the Game -- 20. Orchids -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Carlton Fisk's Major League Career Statistics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Doug Wilson, finalist for both the Casey Award and Seymour Medal for his previous baseball biographies, uses his own extensive research and interviews with childhood friends and major league teammates to examine the life and career of a leader who followed a strict code and played with fierce determination,"--Amazon.com.
9781250065438 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1250065437 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2015027529
Fisk, Carlton, 1947-
Baseball players--United States--Biography.
Catchers (Baseball)--United States--Biography.
Biographies.
GV865.F44 / W55 2015
796.357092 B