{"product_id":"pete-reiser-the-roughandtumble-career-of-the-perfect-ballplayer-9780786418763","title":"Pete Reiser: The Rough-and-Tumble Career of the Perfect Ballplayer","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1941  his first full season  Pete Reiser became the youngest batting champion in history  winning the NL title with a .343 average  and led the league in runs  doubles  triples  total bases  and slugging average. By July of 1942  the popular Brooklyn outfielder was flirting with .400 and was easily baseballs fastest rising star. But a jarring collision with the outfield wall in St. Louis sent his season into a tailspin. After spending the next three years in the Army  he would come back to lead the league in stolen bases  battling dizziness and headaches throughout the season. Ten more collisions with the outfield wall--each adding a shoulder separation  muscle tear  fracture  contusion  or concussion to his long list of injuries--would make him a frequent visitor to the disabled list and keep Reiser from ever again playing a full season. This biography provides the full story on Reiser  with special emphasis given to the highlights of Reisers playing days and the factors that kept him from fulfilling his enormous potential. In addition  the author discusses the broader situation of major league baseball  including Jackie Robinsons entrance on the National League scene  league-jumping and the subsequent blackballing of players  and the conditions under which big leaguers of the era lived  worked  and played.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666287484981,"sku":"ByrdShop_0786418761","price":25.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780786418763.jpg?v=1782427032","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/pete-reiser-the-roughandtumble-career-of-the-perfect-ballplayer-9780786418763","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}