Tony Oliva
The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend

by Thom Henninger, Patrick Reusse (foreword)

ISBN-13: 9780816694891
ISBN-10: 0816694893
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Binding: Hardcover
Publication Year: 2015
Edition: First

Condition: Very Good – excellent • clean pages

Contents:
Foreword
Preface
1 Young Pedro
2 Life after Cuba Closes
3 The Minor Leagues
4 A Fast Start to a Big League Career
5 Injured Rookie Wins Unprecedented Batting Crown
9 Oliva Leads Pennant Push
7 Life's Highs and Lows
8 The Great Pennant Race of 1967
9 Marriage and Family in the Year of the Pitcher
10 Baseball's Summer of Change
11 Twins Repeat with a New Bill in Charge
12 Family Reunions and the Career-Changing Knee Injury
13 The Extremes of 1972
14 The Final Years as a Player
15 Tony O: The Man
Epilogue: The Hall of Fame Question
Acknowledgments
Index


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