Author : Jimmy Wynn,Bill McCurdy
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786459995
Toy Cannon by Jimmy Wynn,Bill McCurdy Pdf
Despite the pressures of racism and a troubled personal life, Jimmy "The Toy Cannon" Wynn achieved remarkable success as a major league player. In a career that stretched from 1963 to 1977, he slugged 291 home runs, 223 of them in Houston ballparks (Colt Stadium, the Astrodome) notoriously unfriendly to power hitters. A strong-armed, speedy outfielder, Wynn was also adept at getting on base (seven times in the top 10 for on-base percentage) and then swiping a bag (225 career steals). This memoir recounts his triumphs and struggles in detail.