Baseball's Great Hispanic Pitchers

Seventeen Aces from the Major, Negro and Latin American Leagues

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Baseball has had many outstanding Latin American pitchers since the early 20th century. This book profiles the greatest Hispanic hurlers to toe the rubber from the mounds of the major leagues, winter leagues and Negro leagues. The careers of the top major league pitchers to come from Central and South America and the Caribbean are examined in decade-by-decade portrayals, culminating with an all-time ranking by the author. The grand exploits of these athletes backdrop the evolving pitching eras of the game, from the macho, complete-game period that existed for the majority of the last century to the financially-driven, pitch-count sensitive culture that dominates baseball thinking today.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-11-20
Mått178 x 254 x 16 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor316
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786479757

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Outside the Major Leagues1. The Negro Leagues: Ramón Bragaña, Martín Dihigo2. The Latin American Leagues: Ramón Arano, Rubén Gómez, Orlando Hernández, Juan PizarroPart II: The Major Leagues3. The 1920s and 1930s—Adolfo Luque4. The 1950s—Camilo Pascual5. The 1960s—Juan Marichal, Luis Tiant6. The 1970s—Mike Cuéllar, Dennis Martínez7. The 1980s—Fernando Valenzuela8. The 1990s—Pedro Martínez9. The 2000s and 2010s—Mariano Rivera, Johan Santana, Félix HernándezAppendix: Rankings for the All-Time Great Hispanic PitchersChapter NotesBibliographyIndex