Pudge : the biography of Carlton Fisk

Wilson, Doug 1961- (Author).

Summary: "Doug Wilson, finalist for both the Casey Award and Seymour Medal for his previous baseball biographies, uses his own extensive research and interviews with childhood friends and major league teammates to examine the life and career of a leader who followed a strict code and played with fierce determination, "--Amazon.com.

Item details

ISBN: 9781250065438
ISBN: 1250065437
ISBN: 9781466872349
Physical Description: print
358 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	"Thomas Dunne Books."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue -- 1. The New England Fisks -- 2. The Forts -- 3. Joe College -- 4. Waterloo, Pittsfield, Pawtucket, and Louisville -- 5. Boston -- 6. Rookie of the Year -- 7. New England Grit -- 8. The Best Game Ever -- 9. The Holdout Three -- 10. The Massacre -- 11. It Just Isn't the Same -- 12. Two Days Late -- 13. Chicago: The Dawn of a New Era -- 14. Winning Ugly -- 15. Pumping Iron -- 16. Colluded Waters -- 17. Respect the Game -- 18. Escorted Out -- 19. Living Without the Game -- 20. Orchids -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Carlton Fisk's Major League Career Statistics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.