The last manager : how Earl Weaver tricked, tormented, and reinvented baseball

Miller, John W. 1977- (author.).

Summary: "The first major biography of legendary Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver, The Last Manager is a wild, thrilling, and hilarious ride with baseball's most underappreciated genius, and one of its greatest characters"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781668030943
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ISBN: 1668030934
ISBN: 1668030926
Physical Description: ix, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2025.
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-331) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Short note on statistics -- Part 1: Dreams. Part wizard, part general, part clown -- Brat vs. brat -- Part 2: St. Louis. Mound City -- Gangs of St. Louis -- Coach Weaver -- Part 3: Bushes. Lettuce days -- The buff goat -- The Earl of Knoxville -- Bird's nest -- Climb the flagpole -- Bull Durham -- Prince Hal -- Part 4: Baltimore. Big leaguer -- Frank -- The miracle way -- Bus-league Napoleons -- Pitching -- Strike one -- Clap for the clown -- ... and defense -- Supernatural manager -- Spring of the gun -- Free Reggie -- Favorite son -- Son of Sam -- Three-run homers -- You're here for one reason -- The chosen -- Thanks, Earl -- De-Weaverization -- Things fall apart --- Part 5: Fame. Videogame -- Cooperstown -- The Earl of Baltimore -- The manager's cards -- Epilogue: The players.