Bucky Harris
A Biography of Baseball’s Boy Wonder
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About the Book
In 1924, at the age of 27, manager and second baseman Stanley “Bucky” Harris—aka “The Boy Wonder”—led the Washington Senators to their only World Series championship. His incredible debut season at the helm of the Senators marked the beginning of remarkable 29-year managerial career that earned him a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame. This detailed biography chronicles Harris’s road to the top of his sport, including his youth in the coal mining region of eastern Pennsylvania, his brief stint in professional basketball, his early days as a baseball player, his 1947 world championship as manager of the Yankees, and his role in the racial integration of both the Senators and the Boston Red Sox. By highlighting Harris’ easy-going nature and intelligence, this profile makes it perfectly clear why one player being traded to Harris’ Senators declared, “Ask any ballplayer who he’d like to play for and he’d say Bucky Harris.”
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Jack Smiles
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 320
Bibliographic Info: 33 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2011
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4160-0
eISBN: 978-0-7864-8642-7
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface 1
1. Bucky and Merle 3
2. From the Diamond to the Cage 17
3. The Telegram 35
4. .300 Hitter 48
5. Out of the Cage 57
6. Boy Wonder 68
7. Yankees Be Damned 89
8. Serious About the Series 111
9. Giant Killers 128
10. Down with His Best 146
11. Boy Wonder No More 170
12. From Detroit to Boston 180
13. Back to the Capital 193
14. Fired in Philly 202
15. Shuffle Off to Buffalo 209
16. Yankee Doodle Bucky 213
17. Fired Before Hired 224
18. Padre Bucky 233
19. A Third Term 240
20. The Cuban Connection 243
21. Killebrew and Kaline 253
22. Trouble in Beantown 262
23. Senior Citizen 270
24. Bucky as Dad 277
Epilogue 282
Appendix: Career Statistics and Highlights 287
Chapter Notes 291
Bibliography 305
Index 307
