{"product_id":"covey-harry-j-deitz-9781620060810","title":"Covey: A Stone's Throw from a Coal Mine to the Hall of Fame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley Coveleski's life was a story of triumph and tragedy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was born in the Coal Region town of Shamokin, PA in 1889, the eighth child of Polish immigrants, and went to work as a breaker boy when he was twelve. But he escaped the 12-hour work days in the mines by throwing stones at a can tied to a tree-his own crash course in how to pitch a baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, he was one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a season marked by personal and team tragedy-the death of his wife and his teammate Ray Chapman, who is the only player to die as a result of being hit by a pitch-Covey pitched three complete-game victories in the Cleveland Indians' 1920 World Series championship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovey, one of 17 pitchers still allowed to throw a spitball after it being outlawed before the 1921 season, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheck out this interview about the book...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry J. Deitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620060817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620060810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunbury Press, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Harry J. Deitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829765337343,"sku":"9781620060810","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2545f018-87eb-4005-9b25-3d6a2798ad13.jpg?v=1708451586","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/covey-harry-j-deitz-9781620060810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}