Candy Cummings
Download or Read eBook Candy Cummings PDF written by Stephen Robert Katz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Stephen Robert Katz |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2022-03-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781476680378 |
| ISBN-13 | : 147668037X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Candy Cummings by : Stephen Robert Katz
Book excerpt: One of the greatest pitchers of his era, William Arthur "Candy" Cummings was born in 1848, when baseball was in its infancy. In the 1870s, Candy's invention, the curveball, played a transformative role and earned him a place in the Hall of Fame. Drawing on extensive research, this first full-length biography traces Candy's New England heritage and chronicles his rise to the top, from pitching for amateur teams in mid-1860s Brooklyn to playing in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players--the first major league--and then the newly-formed National League. A critical examination of the evidence and competing claims reveals that Cummings was, indeed, the originator of the curveball.
