In the Shadow of the Babe: Interviews with Baseball Players Who Played with or Against Babe Ruth [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Brent P. Kelley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2001

Ranked as the best player of all time by most baseball historians, George Herman "Babe" Ruth was equally well regarded by his peers. These players recognized Ruth's role in revolutionizing the sport, and in helping to save it from the Black Sox Scandal of 1919. Here 18 men who competed against or played with the Sultan of Swat, the King of Klout, the Battering Bambino, the Behemoth of Bust, reflect on a bygone era of baseball. Bill Rogell, Ray Benge, Clyde Sukeforth, Ray Hayworth, Overton Tremper, Russ Scarritt, Chief Hogsett, Gus Suhr, Gene Desautels, Bill Werber, Monte Weaver, Elden Auker, Flea Clifton, Jack Wilson, Harry Eisenstat, Buddy Hassett and Tot Pressnell talk about the Ruthian era of baseball in the 1920s and 1930s, their careers and the game as it is played today.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"delightful...reminds us again how the game has changed" -- Brooklyn Spectator

"timely and very interesting" -- Yankee Magazine

About the Author

Brent P. Kelley, a veterinarian in Paris, Kentucky, is the author of numerous McFarland baseball books, including The Negro Leagues Revisited: Conversations with 66 More Baseball Heroes (2000, $45), The Early All-Stars (1997, $26.50), They Too Wore Pinstripes (1998, $28.50) and Voices from the Negro Leagues (1998, $45).

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786400684
• ISBN-13: 978-0786400683
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,880,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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