Dixie Walker of the Dodgers : the people's choice /

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Fred "Dixie" Walker was a gifted ballplayer, from a family of gifted athletes, who played in the majors for 18 seasons and in 1,905 games, assembling a career batting average of .306 while playing for the Yankees, White Sox, Tigers, Dodgers, and Pirates. Walker won the 1944 National League...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Allen, Maury, 1932-2010
Otros Autores: Walker, Susan, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Walker, Dixie, > 1910-1982.
Walker, Dixie, > 1910-1982
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) > History > 20th century.
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs > History > 20th century.
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
World Series (Baseball) > History.
World Series (Baseball)
1900-1999
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Joueurs de base-ball > États-Unis > Biographies.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
Baseball players
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • How it all started
  • The lingering legend
  • The Walkers of Birmingham
  • The Walker family baseball dynasty
  • Watch out, Babe, Dixie is coming
  • Estelle Shea Walker
  • Arrival in Brooklyn
  • The 1941 pennant and the 1944 batting title
  • Jackie's early years
  • Jackie and Dixie in 1947
  • The pennant, the World Series, and the long farewell
  • The final playing years and a new career
  • The sweet Dodger days
  • Dixie, a baseball lifer
  • Estelle carries the torch
  • History's verdict.

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