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Highlights
- History has remembered Carl Furillo as an opponent of Jackie Robinson becoming a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, despite that being untrue.
- About the Author: Former Miami Herald reporter, Ted Reed is a business and labor writer.
- 210 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Sports
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About the Book
History has remembered Carl Furillo as an opponent of Jackie Robinson becoming a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, despite that being untrue. This biography sets the record straight, while also detailing Furillo's contributions as a clutch hitter and an outstanding right fielder, his angry departure from the team, his hearing before the commissioner of baseball, and his life after the sport.Book Synopsis
History has remembered Carl Furillo as an opponent of Jackie Robinson becoming a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, despite that being untrue. This biography sets the record straight, while also detailing Furillo's contributions as a clutch hitter and an outstanding right fielder, his angry departure from the team, his hearing before the commissioner of baseball, and his life after the sport.
Review Quotes
"illuminating look into Furillo's career"-Examiner.com; "this book needed to be written and Ted Reed has done his homework"-Carl Erskine, Brooklyn Dodgers; "This book offers something unique, something that even the most prominent sportswriters of the past were unable to obtain: extensive, in-depth interviews with Carl Furillo. The author has given him the voice and the venue he never had when he was alive."-Judith Testa, author of Sal Maglie, Baseball's Demon Barber; "Reed is at his best in analyzing and clarifying the two specific incidents that diminished Furillo's image when his playing days ended. He uses Furillo's own words along with the testimony of teammates, to refute the charge that he was opposed to Jackie Robinson joining the Dodgers in 1947. The more significant 'rap' against Furillo concerns his 1960 departure from the Dodgers. The roles of Marvin Miller, Andy Messersmith, Dave McNally, and Curt Flood have been well covered in the literature of baseballs labor-management relations. But Furillo's case, which appears to be a gross injustice, has not."-Lyle Spatz, baseball historian.
About the Author
Former Miami Herald reporter, Ted Reed is a business and labor writer. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 210
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Sports
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Format: Paperback
Author: Ted Reed
Language: English
Street Date: December 2, 2010
TCIN: 94587352
UPC: 9780786447091
Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-4343
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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