Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball: The Life of the Prolific League Founder, Scout, Manager and Unrivaled Huckster

by Pat O'Neill and Tom Coffman

In his day, perhaps no one in baseball was better known than Irish-born Timothy Paul "Ted" Sullivan. For 50 years, America's sportswriters sang his praises, genuflected to his genius and bought his blarney by the barrel. Damon Runyon dubbed him "The Celebrated Carpetbagger of Baseball."

Cunning, fast-talking, witty and sober, Sullivan was the game's first player agent, a groundbreaking scout who pulled future Hall of Famers from the bushes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476684782
• ISBN13: 9781476684789
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.7"