Slide, Kelly, Slide: The Wild Life and Times of Mike King Kelly

by Marty Appel

Book Overview

Mike "King" Kelly was a hard-living, hard-drinking son of a Civil War veteran whose skills at baseball and infectious charm turned him into the game's first hero, and a symbol of what it meant to be a celebrity in America in the 1880s and 1890s. A Hall of Famer and a two-time batting champion, Kelly's greatest contribution was probably in the popularity he brought to the game, which resulted in the 20th century's first fans, as the game began to mature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578860032
• ISBN13: 9781578860036
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"