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One of the greatest outfielders of his generation, Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler (1898-1950) was working as a roof assembler in an auto plant in Michigan when he seized an opportunity to realize his dream of playing major league baseball. After toiling in the minor leagues for more than three years, he took the National League by storm and became a legitimate star during his 1924 rookie season with Pittsburgh. Considered one of the fastest and smartest base runners of his era, Cuyler played for four National League pennant winners and participated in three World Series over his career, earning election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968. This definitive biography chronicles Cuyler's life and career, including his dispute with Pirate manager Donie Bush and his subsequent trade to Chicago in 1928.
Ronald T. Waldo, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, lives in Pittsburgh. His articles have appeared in Pittsburgh Pride Magazine and Sports Collectors Digest, and he is the author of several books on baseball history.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1 • Growing Up in Harrisville2 • From Humble Beginnings in Bay City to Stardom with Nashville3 • The Greatest Rookie Class in Baseball History4 • The Flint Flash Becomes a World Series Hero5 • Pennant Hopes Crushed by the ABC Affair6 • Manager Donie Bush Banishes Cuyler to the Bench7 • Joe McCarthy Steals Kiki Cuyler from Barney Dreyfuss8 • A Comeback Season and World Series Appearance9 • Hazen Cuyler Sets the Table for Hack Wilson10 • Rogers Hornsby, Violet Valli and Another Pennant11 • Babe Ruth’s Called Shot and Cuyler’s Last World Series Appearance12 • A Great Career in Chicago Comes to an End13 • The Dream of Becoming a Big League Manager14 • An Enduring Legacy and Baseball’s Highest HonorAppendix: StatisticsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex
