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How many consecutive games did Gehrig play? Don’t argue about it- look it up here! Walter Johnson’s third successive shutout, Babe Ruth’s last home run, Lou Gehrig’s farewell, Ty Cobb’s attempt to steal home with Honus Wagner guarding the plate. The Giants of yesteryear. “Three-Finger” Brown, Jon (“The Crab”) Evers, Hughey (“Hit or Get Hit”) Jennings, “Iron Man” McGinnity, Michael Joseph Kelly, inventor of the hook slide, Charles Radbourne, who won sixty games in one season, William Arthur Cummings, who discovered the curve ball while throwing clams in his backyard. The unforgettable Stars Frank Chance, Cy Young, Zach Wheat, Dizzy Dean, Jimmy Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, Mel Ott, George Sisler, Bob Feller, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Sandy Koufax, Stan Musial, Ted Williams. Baseball’s Hall of Fame The dramatic stories of baseball’s immortals- a book that every fan will want to own!
