{"product_id":"roger-maris-baseballs-reluctant-hero-paperback","title":"Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Clavin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDanny Peary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Clavin and Danny Peary chronicle the life and career of baseball's \"natural home run king\" in the first definitive biography of Roger Maris--including a brand-new chapter to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his record breaking season.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoger Maris may be the greatest ballplayer no one really knows. In 1961, the soft-spoken man from the frozen plains of North Dakota enjoyed one of the most amazing seasons in baseball history, when he outslugged his teammate Mickey Mantle to become the game's natural home-run king. It was Mantle himself who said, \"Roger was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.\" Yet Maris was vilified by fans and the press and has never received his due from biographers--until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Clavin and Danny Peary trace the dramatic arc of Maris's life, from his boyhood in Fargo through his early pro career in the Cleveland Indians farm program, to his World Series championship years in New York and beyond. At the center is the exciting story of the 1961 season and the ordeal Maris endured as an outsider in Yankee pinstripes, unloved by fans who compared him unfavorably to their heroes Ruth and Mantle, relentlessly attacked by an aggressive press corps who found him cold and inaccessible, and treated miserably by the organization. After the tremendous challenge of breaking Ruth's record was behind him, Maris ultimately regained his love of baseball as a member of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals. And over time, he gained redemption in the eyes of the Yankee faithful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith research drawn from more than 130 interviews with Maris's teammates, opponents, family, and friends, as well as sixteen pages of photos, some of which have never before been seen, this timely and poignant biography sheds light on an iconic figure from baseball's golden era--and establishes the importance of his role in the game's history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Clavin is the author or coauthor of sixteen books. For fifteen years he wrote for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and has contributed to such magazines as \u003ci\u003eGolf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently the investigative features correspondent for \u003ci\u003eManhattan Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Sag Harbor, New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanny Peary\u003c\/b\u003e is a sports and pop culture historian who has published twenty books. His movie, television, music, and sports articles and interviews have appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eFilmInk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMovieline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSatellite\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDirect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOnDirect TV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTV Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTV Guide-Canada\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Collectors Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Soho News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFilms in Focus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFilms and Filming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL.A. Panorama\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMemories and Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe East Hampton Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCountry Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the New York correspondent for the Australian magazine \u003ci\u003eFilmInk\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing editor for brink.com He lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693496045631,"sku":"9781416589297","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8419ed1fb51019ea50e4ab2d956fde9b.webp?v=1764999127","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/roger-maris-baseballs-reluctant-hero-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}