Pitching in a Pinch Or Baseball from the Inside is written by the great American pitcher Christopher "Christy" Mathewson who played seventeen seasons with the New York Giants. During his tenure, he ranked in the all-time top ten in major pitch categories including shut-outs, wins, and earned run average (ERA). His pitching skills are so incredible that he still is the only pitcher in MLB history to rank in the top ten for career wins and in career ERA. Based on that information alone, the reader can be assured that any ...
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Pitching in a Pinch Or Baseball from the Inside is written by the great American pitcher Christopher "Christy" Mathewson who played seventeen seasons with the New York Giants. During his tenure, he ranked in the all-time top ten in major pitch categories including shut-outs, wins, and earned run average (ERA). His pitching skills are so incredible that he still is the only pitcher in MLB history to rank in the top ten for career wins and in career ERA. Based on that information alone, the reader can be assured that any book written by Mathewson on the topic of baseball will prove an excellent read! Players and fans know Mathewson as one of the best pitchers of all time, and now readers get to enjoy a first-hand glimpse into baseball greatness. Mathewson's autobiographical look into his own career in baseball provides a historic view of the beginnings of baseball as a major national pastime in the United States. This book also offers interesting tidbits on other players in the league that Mathewson encountered; both on his own team and on competing teams. The topics Mathewson explore range from "The Most Dangerous Batters I Have Met" to "Coaching - Good and Bad" and even "Jinxes and What They Mean to A Ball-Player." Pitching in a Pinch Or Baseball from the Inside is an entertaining autobiography from the great pitcher Christy Mathewson. With the detail of a clear expert in his field and all the feeling that America's favorite pastime evokes, this book promises to be an exciting look at the early days of both the sport of baseball and Mathews' career. Highly recommended for baseball fans, sports enthusiasts, and historians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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