Baseball's Great Hispanic Pitchers

Baseball's Great Hispanic Pitchers
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 317
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ISBN-10 : 9780786479757
ISBN-13 : 0786479752
Rating : 4/5 (752 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Baseball's Great Hispanic Pitchers by : Lou Hernández

Download or read book Baseball's Great Hispanic Pitchers written by Lou Hernández and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball has had many outstanding Latin American pitchers since the early 20th century. This book profiles the greatest Hispanic hurlers to toe the rubber from the mounds of the major leagues, winter leagues and Negro leagues. The careers of the top major league pitchers to come from Central and South America and the Caribbean are examined in decade-by-decade portrayals, culminating with an all-time ranking by the author. The grand exploits of these athletes backdrop the evolving pitching eras of the game, from the macho, complete-game period that existed for the majority of the last century to the financially-driven, pitch-count sensitive culture that dominates baseball thinking today.


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