{"product_id":"van-lingle-mungo-bill-nowlin-9781933599762","title":"Van Lingle Mungo: The Man, The Song, The Players","description":"Just as 1930s and 1940s Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants pitcher Van Lingle Mungo was surprised that Dave Frishberg wrote a song around his name back in 1969, so he might have been surprised to come across this book in the year 2014. Frishberg's song \"Van Lingle Mungo\" listed 37 ballplayers in the lyrics. A different version contained three different names. That's a total of 40, and all 40 are represented with biographies in this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDave Frishberg himself has been a member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) since 1984. This book, largely comprised of biographies of all the players mentioned in the song, is the product of the hard work and dedication of 31 other SABR members. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more. The BioProject is a SABR effort to research, write, and publish biographies of every player--and every person--ever connected with organized baseball. Anyone with a love of baseball can join SABR and become a part of these efforts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded in the book Van Lingle Mungo are \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Songwriter\u003cbr\u003eDave Frishberg by Stew Thornley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE PLAYERS\u003cbr\u003eHank \"Heeney\" Majeski by Mark Hodermarsky\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Gee by Armand Peterson\u003cbr\u003eEddie Joost by Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Pesky by Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003eThornton Lee by Gregory Wolf\u003cbr\u003eDanny Gardella by Charles Weatherby\u003cbr\u003eVan Lingle Mungo by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003eWhitey Kurowski by Rick Swaine\u003cbr\u003eMax Lanier by Gregory Wolf\u003cbr\u003eEddie Waitkus by C. Paul Rogers\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Vander Meer by James W. Johnson\u003cbr\u003eBob Estalella by Joanne Hulbert\u003cbr\u003eAugie Bergamo by Gregory Wolf\u003cbr\u003eSigmund Jakucki by Gregory Wolf\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Mize by Jerry Grillo\u003cbr\u003eBarney McCosky by Jim Sargent\u003cbr\u003eHal Trosky by Bill Johnson\u003cbr\u003eAugie Galan by Greg King\u003cbr\u003ePinky May by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003eStan Hack by Eric Hanauer\u003cbr\u003eFrenchy Bordagaray by Norm King\u003cbr\u003ePhil Cavaretta by Larry Baldassaro\u003cbr\u003eGeorge McQuinn by C. Paul Rogers\u003cbr\u003eHowie Pollet by Warren Corbett\u003cbr\u003eEarly Wynn by David Fleitz\u003cbr\u003eArt Passarella by Rob Edelman\u003cbr\u003eJohn Antonelli by Jim Sweetman\u003cbr\u003eFerris Fain by Gregory Wolf\u003cbr\u003eFrankie Crosetti by Tara Krieger\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Sain by Jan Finkel\u003cbr\u003eHarry Brecheen by Gregory Wolf\u003cbr\u003eLou Boudreau by Ralph Berger\u003cbr\u003eFrankie Gustine by Gregory Wolf\u003cbr\u003eClaude Passeau by Gregory Wolf\u003cbr\u003eEddie Basinski by Dave Eskenazi, Steve Rudman, and Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003eErnie Lombardi by Joe Wancho\u003cbr\u003eHughey Mulcahy by C. Paul Rogers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE ADDITIONAL PLAYERS\u003cbr\u003eRoy Campanella by Rick Swaine\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Kucks by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003eVirgil Trucks by Gregory Wolf \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eas well as the full lyrics to the song, how it was recorded, and other tidbits of interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933599766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933599762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Society for American Baseball Research\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Bill Nowlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598599581951,"sku":"9781933599762","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f06428c6-31cb-473d-85ee-fc6d6a7d649b.jpg?v=1702383408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/van-lingle-mungo-bill-nowlin-9781933599762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}