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Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick (2012)

by Paul Dickson(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0802717780 (ISBN13: 9780802717788)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Walker & Company

review 1: Having grown up in the shadow of Comiskey Park, Bill Veeck has been a baseball hero for me. I remember seeing him walking around the park talking to fans, always with a smile. It's that kind of guy that made baseball fun, and what it should be. This was an excellent bio, and the latter chapters in particular, for me anyway, as they covered the Sox in the 70s. If you grew up in Chicago during his time there or you just miss the type of team owners that understood what the game was about, treat yourself to a little Veeck!
review 2: Though Veeck is remembered for many oddball actions, he also hired the first Afro-American ballplayer in the American League, Larry Doby, with Cleveland in 1947. His hiring of Satchel Paige led to a Cleveland win in the 1948 World Seri... morees.Also described are those oddball actions, such as putting the midget Eddie Gaedel up to bat in 1951.The horror of Disco Demolition Night (7/12/79) at Comiskey Park is also detailed.The verbal anthem for that night was a bunch of drunk people yelling "Disco Sucks!" less

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