Willie Stargell: A Life in Baseball

by Frank Garland and Frank Garland

This book brings to life one of baseball's greatest sluggers, Willie Stargell. It examines the factors that shaped him as a man growing up in the tumultuous racial times of the 1950s and '60s, and then recreates the major moments in his Hall of Fame baseball career. His various endeavors during the post-playing days are fully explored as well.

Interviews with more than 80 people--family members, childhood friends, teammates, opponents,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786465344
• ISBN13: 9780786465347
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher