Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Lippincott, 1967
Anbieter: Drew, Hutchinson, KS, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: VeryGood. Third Edition. 1967 3rd Edition. Withdrawn library book, could have usual library markings. Includes clear protective plastic cover on dust jacket.
Verlag: Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1967
Anbieter: Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABAA, ILAB), Bordentown, NJ, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition. Fine in fine, price clipped dust jacket. First edition (stated). Hardcover. 240 pp. Autobiographical account of hall of Fame baseball umpire John Bertrand "Jocko" Conlon (1899-1989). Jocko had a brief career with the Chicago White Sox (59 games in 1923) before turning to umpiring. He umpired in the National League from 1941 to 1965 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. In this lively, funny book, Jocko recounts many of his experiences and some of his more famous "discussions" with the likes of Frankie Frisch, Leo Durocher, Bill McKechnie, Walt Alston and others.