{"product_id":"billy-southworth-a-biography-of-the-hall-of-fame-manager-and-ballplayer-paperback","title":"Billy Southworth: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Manager and Ballplayer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Skipper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilly Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight years in which his St. Louis Cardinal teams won more than 100 games. He won three National League pennants with the Cardinals and one with the Boston Braves, and his .597 winning percentage is the fifth highest in baseball history. But Southworth was dogged by demons off the field, including the deaths of three children. On the field, his achievements were minimized by many because they occurred during the war years when the baseball talent level was below par. When he finally got top recognition, being elected to the Hall of Fame in 2007, the honor occurred 38 years after his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn C. Skipper\u003c\/b\u003e, a political reporter for the Mason City (Iowa) \u003ci\u003eGlobe Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, has written numerous books on politics and baseball, including a history of the \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Caucuses\u003c\/i\u003e and acclaimed biographies of Grover Cleveland Alexander, Dazzy Vance and Charlie Gehringer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468190892285,"sku":"9780786468478","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/SXZwc0JlVGpDM0UxY2w3MEpmT0Vldz09.webp?v=1777285754","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/billy-southworth-a-biography-of-the-hall-of-fame-manager-and-ballplayer-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}