The heart of the game
the education of a minor-league ballplayer
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Author
Publication
1996 - Simon & Schuster, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
71,000 words, Guess
Page Count
284 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL803746M
- ISBN-100684811723
- OCLC Control Number33244531
- Internet Archiveheartofgameeduca00paul
- Library of Congress Control Number95040225
and 2 more
- Goodreads1636920
- LibraryThing1952301
Classifications
- DDC796.357/092
- LCCGV865.M323 H45 1996
Description
In a book that lilts with the sultry rhythms of a baseball summer, Paul Hemphill follows one year in the life of Marty Malloy, a minor league player for the Durham Bulls, whose grit and fiery desire are the true heart of a game that is played not for fame and money but for love.
Description
Follows the fledgling baseball career of Marty Malloy, a second baseman in the Atlanta Braves farm system, through the 1994 minor league season, chronicling the ups and downs in the life of the young man who the author believes embodies everything that is good about baseball.
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