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George Mooney Gibson: Canadian Catcher for the Deadball Era Pirates (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781476679693)
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xCanadian-born George "Mooney" Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. In an era known for tough, defensive catchers, Gibson was an ironman and set records for endurance. He helped the Pirates defeat Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers to win their first World Series in 1909.
He played with and against some of the biggest names in the game and counted Cobb, Honus Wagner and John McGraw as friends. He then held numerous coaching and managing roles in New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Washington and Chicago--the last Canadian to manage full-time in the Major Leagues.
Author: Richard C. Armstrong, Martin Healy Jr
ISBN-10: 147667969X
ISBN-13: 9781476679693
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 03/24/2020
Pages: 261
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.90d
By Richard C. Armstrong
xRichard C. Armstrong, a lifelong baseball fan, has a particular interest in the Deadball Era and Canadians who have played the game. He is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and lives in Guelph, Ontario. The late Martin Healy, Jr., lived in Hamilton, Ontario. A diehard Toronto Blue Jays fan and Canadian baseball historian, he was a member of the Hanlan's Point chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research.
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