Rich Blevins
Autor von Ed McKean: Slugging Shortstop of the Cleveland Spiders
Über den Autor
Rich Blevins is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, and a member of the society for American Baseball Research.
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Blevins, Richard Lowell
- Andere Namen
- Blevins, Richard
- Geburtstag
- 1950-06-27
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Wadsworth, Ohio, USA
- Ausbildung
- Kent State University (General Studies ∙ 1973)
University of Oregon (MA ∙ English literature ∙ 1976)
University of Pittsburgh (PhD ∙ English literature ∙ 1985) - Berufe
- professor (English)
baseball historian - Organisationen
- Society for American Baseball Research
University of Pittsburgh
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 4
- Mitglieder
- 19
- Beliebtheit
- #609,294
- Bewertung
- 3.9
- Rezensionen
- 7
- ISBNs
- 4
McKean, a shortstop with impressive credentials, played 13 years in the professional leagues, mostly with the Cleveland Spiders. He led the way for the Spiders to win the coveted Temple Cup, awarded to the winner of the post-season National League play-offs, in 1895.
The book covers his life from his early baseball career in Ohio to his stint in the International League, his major league career and finally to coaching and part-time playing in the minor leagues. But there is a controversy - did McKean bat right or left? According to Blevins. his baseball card from 1887 shows that he batted left but the record books clearly indicate that he batted and threw with his right hand. Another card image from 1887 found on the internet shows McKean catching a ball with his left hand. Since left handed shortstops are relatively rare, are the baseball cards incorrect? His fielding stats are .900 for 1565 games, which seems high for a left-handed shortstop.
If you are interested in the early years of baseball, this book is for you.… (mehr)