Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler: A Baseball Biography
by Ronald T. Waldo
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One of the greatest outfielders of his generation, Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler (1898-1950) was working as a roof assembler in an auto plant in Michigan when he seized an opportunity to realize his dream of playing major league baseball. After toiling in the minor leagues for more than three years, he took the National League by storm and became a legitimate star during his 1924 rookie season with Pittsburgh. Considered one of the fastest and smartest base runners of his era, Cuyler played for four show more National League pennant winners and participated in three World Series over his career, earning election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968. This definitive biography chronicles Cuyler's life and career, including his dispute with Pirate manager Donie Bush and his subsequent trade to Chicago in 1928. show lessTags
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Ronald T. Waldo is a baseball historian, author, and member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). He has written several books on baseball history, including The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates: Treachery and Triumph (2015), Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates: Scenes from a Golden Era (2015) and Characters from the Diamond: Wild show more Events, Crazy Antics, and Unique Tales from Early Baseball (Rowman Littlefield, 2016). show less
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- GV865 .C88 .W35 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Sports Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.
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