The Scout

Murff, Red, and Capps, Mike

ISBN 10: 0849912997 / ISBN 13: 9780849912993

Published by Word Pub, Dallas, TX, 1996

About this Item

25 cm, 334, illus., glossary, small tear in front DJ, pencil erasure on front endpaper. Foreword by Mike Capps, Cable Ace award winner. Compelling work for baseball fans, with many details on how players are picked for the big leagues. Red Murff spent a remarkable 33-year career (1960-1993) as perhaps the most successful talent scout in history, signing over 200 players to professional contracts. His recruits include Nolan Ryan, Jerry Koosman, Jerry Grote, and Kenny Boswell. Seller Inventory # 27109

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Scout

Publisher: Word Pub, Dallas, TX

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good, good

Edition: First Printing.

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Synopsis:

The author, a major league scout for more than thirty years, describes his experiences and shares his views on what to look for in a baseball player