Pitching to Win
Price: $150.00
Hard Cover. Chicago: Little Sports Library, 1948. First Edition. Good.
Photographs by Arthur E. Haug. Foreword by Hal Newhouser. Signed by Newhouser on the half-title page. With CAS Certificate of Authenticity. Publisher's green and orange glossy illustrated boards, with a photo of Newhouser pitching to front board, lettered in white; issued without a dust jacket. Good, with wear to spine ends including shallow chipping to head of spine, some splitting along upper portions of front and rear spine joints, some scratches to front board, a dent to top edge of front board, some toning to rear board, nicked corners, and light staining to free endpapers and half-title page. Overall, a sturdy copy. In this book, Hal Newhouser gives readers advice on how to find pitching and fielding success. Newhouser (1921-1998) spent the majority of his 17-year MLB career with the Detroit Tigers. He was a 7x All-Star (1942-48), and the only pitcher to win back-to-back MVP Awards (1944, 1945). His two nicknames - "Hurricane Hal" and "Prince Hal" - captured different sides of personality, the former his explosive temper, and the latter his dignified manner. He was elected to the National Hall of Fame in 1992. Item #HNEW001
