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Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks by Ron Rapoport (
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- ISBN-13
- 9780316318631
- Type
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- ISBN
- 9780316318631
- Book Title
- Let's Play Two : the Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Baseball / History, Baseball / General, General, Sports
- Item Weight
- 24.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0316318639
ISBN-13
9780316318631
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038303438
Product Key Features
Book Title
Let's Play Two : the Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / General, General, Sports
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
24.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-044409
Reviews
"Growing up, every kid I knew wanted to be Ernie Banks,Chicago's 'Mr. Cub.' But there was much more to Ernie than his MVP seasonsor his famously sunny outward demeanor. Let's Play Two capturesthe best of Banks' playing moments, but also delves deeply into a man who didnot seem to want you to know more than you could see. Rapoport, alegendary Chicago sportswriter, has written a fascinating, readable, andimpeccably researched book about a man who was a Hall of Famer, but also adecided creature of his times."-- Scott Turow
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
796.357092
Synopsis
Ernie Banks, the first-ballot Hall of Famer and All-Century Team shortstop, played in fourteen All-Star Games, won two MVPs and a Gold Glove Award, and twice led the Major Leagues in home runs and runs batted in. His signature phrase, "Let's play two," has entered the American lexicon and exemplifies an enthusiasm and optimism that endeared him to fans everywhere.But Banks's public display of good cheer was also a mask that hid a deeply conflicted and complex man. He spent his entire career with the Chicago Cubs, who fielded some of baseball's worst teams, and became one of the greatest players never to reach the World Series. He endured poverty and racism as a young man, and the scorn of Cubs manager Leo Durocher as an aging superstar. Yet Banks smiled through it all, never complaining and never saying a negative word about his circumstances or the people around him.Based on numerous conversations with Banks, and on more than a hundred interviews with family, teammates, friends, and associates--as well as oral histories, court records, and thousands of other documents and sources-- Let's Play Two tells Banks's story along with that of the woebegone Cubs teams he played for. This fascinating chronicle features Buck O'Neil, Philip K. Wrigley, the Bleacher Bums, the doomed pennant race of 1969, and much more from a long lost baseball era., The definitive and revealing biography of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, one of America's most iconic, beloved, and misunderstood baseball players, by acclaimed journalist Ron Rapoport. Ernie Banks, the first-ballot Hall of Famer and All-Century Team shortstop, played in fourteen All-Star Games, won two MVPs, and twice led the Major Leagues in home runs and runs batted in. He outslugged Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle when they were in their prime, but while they made repeated World Series appearances in the 1950s and 60s, Banks spent his entire career with the woebegone Chicago Cubs, who didn't win a pennant in his adult lifetime. Today, Banks is remembered best for his signature phrase, "Let's play two," which has entered the American lexicon and exemplifies the enthusiasm that endeared him to fans everywhere. But Banks's public display of good cheer was a mask that hid a deeply conflicted, melancholy, and often quite lonely man. Despite the poverty and racism he endured as a young man, he was among the star players of baseball's early days of integration who were reluctant to speak out about Civil Rights. Being known as one of the greatest players never to reach the World Series also took its toll. At one point, Banks even saw a psychiatrist to see if that would help. It didn't. Yet Banks smiled through it all, enduring the scorn of Cubs manager Leo Durocher as an aging superstar and never uttering a single complaint. Let's Play Two is based on numerous conversations with Banks and on interviews with more than a hundred of his family members, teammates, friends, and associates as well as oral histories, court records, and thousands of other documents and sources. Together, they explain how Banks was so different from the caricature he created for the public. The book tells of Banks's early life in segregated Dallas, his years in the Negro Leagues, and his difficult life after retirement; and features compelling portraits of Buck O'Neil, Philip K. Wrigley, the Bleacher Bums, the doomed pennant race of 1969, and much more from a long-lost baseball era.
LC Classification Number
GV865
Copyright Date
2019
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