Pie Traynor: A Baseball Biography

By James Forr and David Proctor

Book Overview

A Baseball Hall of Famer as of 1948, Pie Traynor was the face of Pittsburgh baseball during the twenties and thirties, when the Pirates were a perennial pennant contender. (They won the Series in 1925.) Traynor was a line-drive hitter who drove in runs as effectively with doubles and triples as most of his peers did launching balls over the fence, and by all accounts he was a dazzling defender.

After his playing days ended, Traynor stayed in Pittsburgh, managing the Pirates for five years and working as a popular broadcaster for decades, cementing his place as one of the most popular athletes ever to play in the Steel City.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786443855
• ISBN13: 9780786443857
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher