Three Finger The Mordecai Brown Story

Name: Three Finger The Mordecai Brown Story
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ISBN: 9780803218888

ISBN-10: 0803218885

ISBN-13: 9780803218888

Edition: 2009

Authors: Cindy Thomson, Scott Brown, Ferguson Jenkins

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On October 8, 1908, Mordecai Brown clutched a half-dozen notes inside his coat pocket. The message of each was clear: we7;ll kill you if you pitch and beat the Giants. A black handprint marked each note, the signature of the Italian Mafia. Mordecai Brown-dubbed 0;Three Finger1; because of a childhood farm injury-was the dominant pitcher for the great Chicago Cubs team of the early twentieth century. Brown7;s handicap enabled him to throw pitches with an unconventional movement that left batters bewildered-the curve ball that Ty Cobb once called 0;the most devastating1; he had ever faced. How Brown responded to the Mafia7;s threats in 1908 mirrored the way he took life in general: with…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 10/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.74" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Who Was Three Finger Brown?



Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown



Miner Brown



Three Finger



The Royal Rescuer



Grace under Pressure



Plenty of Pluck



The Champion



The Mentor



Old Reliable



The Great Eliminator



Outlaw Brown



Ambassador Brown



Forever Friend



Hoosier Hero



Old-timer



Brownie


Epilogue: Uncle Mort



How Did He Do It?



Mordecai Brown's Career Statistics


Notes


For Further Information


Index