Iron Man: The Cal Ripken, Jr. Story

Rosenfeld, Harvey

ISBN 10: 0312135246 / ISBN 13: 9780312135249

Published by St Martins Pr, 1995

About this Item

Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket.

Seller Inventory # 052047

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Iron Man: The Cal Ripken, Jr. Story
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312135246
• ISBN 13: 9780312135249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Baseball

About this title

Synopsis

Since May 30, 1982, Cal Ripken, Jr., of the Baltimore Orioles hasn't missed a game - a marathon performance during which he has won the 1982 Rookie of the Year Award, two American League MVP awards, an All-Star Game MVP award, two Gold Gloves, and a World Series title. Now Cal is about to topple baseball's most unbreakable record - Lou Gehrig's incredible streak of 2,130 consecutive games played.
Iron Man chronicles Junior's ascent to superstardom. What was it like playing baseball with a father as manager and a brother as a double-play combination? How did his father's firing and his brother's trade affect him? What made him choose the strike over the Streak?

About the Author

Harvey Rosenfeld is on the faculty of the English departments of St. John's University and Pace University.