As were many ball players at the turn of the 20th century Speaker was a product of his environment and times. By 1937, Speaker was nearly a decade removed from playing his final major league game. Tris Speaker. The author does a thorough job in covering the unfortunate death in 1920 of Ray Chapman, Speaker's teammate when player/manager Speaker led the Tribe to the pennant and World Championship over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
He remains one of baseball’s toughest players of all time; a trait that served him well in his nasty dust up with a flower box and an unforgiving porch railing. Tris Speaker was 5 ft 11 inches, 193 lb (180 cm, 87 kg). Supporting Speaker’s reputation as a tough athlete, it was also reported that after falling he got to his feet and walked to a nearby lawn chair, initially refusing any assistance. Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey offered to fly into Cleveland even if it was just to “stay five minutes if it would cheer [him].” Messages and telegrams flooded in, including one from the Philadelphia Athletics’ venerable old manager (and Speakers’ final big-league skipper) Connie Mack. While Tris Speaker is worthy of a good book, author Gay interjects many inaccurate statements that are based on cnn like statements like it was believed or some people thought.

Speaker's best years were spent chasing down fly balls for the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians.

Thus, Ty Cobb, who was accurately portrayed in the recent biography by "facts" that the author spent time gathering, was incorrectly portrayed by author Gay, because he relied on fictional portrayals from past cnn like authors. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Regarded by his peers as the greatest center fielder of all time, Speaker's range was so great that his outfield area was known as the place "where triples went to die." This book is one of them. Baseball luminaries across the country reached out to Speaker and his wife during his hospital stay. In any case, I came to the book with little knowledge of Speaker other than "all-time great. Events in the Life of Tris Speaker. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. After about a month of bed rest, Speaker was able to get out of the hospital and back to his life, including his induction in Cooperstown. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. He lived for over another 20 years, passing away in 1958 at the age of 70.

You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. The shock over Speaker’s accident made many recall his former teammate (Speaker was also his manager that year), Ray Chapman, who had been killed in 1920 when struck by a pitched ball during a game. Autor Timothy Gay has provided us with the definitive biograhy of one of baseball's immortals. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. This biography captures the life and times of Speaker well. If his flaws were large, so were his virtues." He held other jobs both within and outside of baseball but had largely settled into a life of capitalizing on the fame he had gained as a player (coaching, announcing, public speaking, etc…). One of the most underrated baseball players of all time!! Inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame on their second-ever ballot in 1937, he almost missed seeing that tremendous honor because of a near-fatal flower box accident he suffered just months before his induction. Tales from the Deadball Era: Ty Cobb, Home Run Baker, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and the Wildest Times in Baseball History, The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball, Frank "Home Run" Baker: Hall of Famer And World Series Hero (Hall of Famer and World Series Hero), Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. Please try again. Tris Speaker had a career batting average of 0.345. However, once it the seriousness of his injuries became apparent, he was carried to an ambulance despite his continued vigorous objections. Please try again. . As baseball historian Richard Johnson says, "Speaker was Willie Mays before there was Willie Mays." Speaker mounted a ladder and leaned against a porch railing for support when it suddenly broke away and he fell some 16 feet to a walkway below that was lined with jagged cobblestones. Visit the card to see the entire set. On April 11th of that year, just a week after his 49th birthday, he was doing home repairs when he suffered an accident that nearly killed him. Typically playing shallow, he was known to use extraordinary range to track balls that might otherwise drop or go over his head. A biography of Tris Speaker has been long overdue. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. One of these items ships sooner than the other. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Timothy Gay does a very good job of portraying not only Speaker the player, but Speaker the man as well. Also suffering a fractured skull, his tragic death was all many could think about as the former outfielder recuperated in the hospital, with much of the public knowing nothing other than what serious condition he was in. Of course, it is easy to get overshadowed by huge personalities (Ruth / Cobb) and tragic or untimely death (Gehrig / Matthewson) when one played in the days before much was filmed and you didn't play in New York. Tris Speaker was born in Hubbard, Texas, United States.

Many initially wondered if he would make it. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The phrase "where triples go to die" was originally written regarding Speaker and later attributed to Willie Mays of the Giants. His doctor, E.B. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. So, using author Gay's words, "one can only assume that a lot of this books stories are fabricated without sufficient fact finding" As an avid reader of sports books, I cannot recommend this book as factual. Something went wrong. The incorrect name of "Jack Grady" is also listed in the index in the back of the book. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, TX). Playing for four major league teams over 22 years (1907–1928), Speaker hit a combined .345 (sixth all time) with 792 doubles (first all time), 106 home runs, 1,531 RBIs and 436 stolen bases. He is a complex man: generous and kind, bigoted and surly. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Last Played in 1930; Managerial Stats Table; Rk Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% T G Finish Wpost Lpost Both Cobb and Speaker did later play one forgettable year together with Connie Mack's Athletics in 1928 when both players missed several games due to injuries. Announcing our NEW encyclopedia for Kids.

Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. It is an excellent addition to any baseball fan's library. Tris Speaker hit 117 home runs during his career. What was Tris Speaker's batting average? Tris Speaker had 3,514 hits in his career. Go ahead: Read this book and then try to keep Tris Speaker out of your all-time outfield." Oracle; Tris Speaker page at the Bullpen Wiki; Minor Lg Stats; Major League Player Stats; More. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists.

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017. In 1919 Speaker, teammate Joe Wood, along with Ty Cobb and "Dutch" Leonard of the Tigers met under the stands at Navin Field supposedly to discuss letting the Tigers win a game that would ensure the Tigers of third place money. Now I understand why he has a cloud around him. Tris Speaker is a largely forgotten player today, yet he still holds the MLB career record for doubles. . However, the wait has been worth it. Reading this book changed that. Joe Wood married an irish catholic. There was a problem loading your book clubs.

Tris, who enjoyed being crafty in his basement workshop, volunteered to make the boxes himself and then asked his brother-in-law Ray Cudahy to come over and help out them up. But it did not prevent him from diving headfirst into the stone walk. Castle, was cautiously optimistic, announcing “His condition is critical but I think he’ll make it. Since Leonard refused to face those he accused Commissioner Landis dismissed the case although both Cobb and Speaker were to retire quietly to avoid any controversy and not serve as either a player or coach of any major league team. Please try your request again later. It has been overshadowed by the Black Sox scandal only a few years earlier, but it really makes you realize that gambling was rampant throughout the sport in the early 20th century, and there were probably a whole lot of scandals that occurred but never became public. Overall, I learned a lot about Speaker, and early 20th century baseball in general, reading this book and I would definitely recommend it to any fan of baseball history. Tris Speaker: The Rough-And-Tumble Life Of A Baseball Legend. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that “Speaker glanced off one of Cudahy’s shoulders which broke the fall slightly.
He required 100 stitches to close a wound that extended from his eye down his neck. Most baseball fans would have Ty Cobb in a class of his own as far as superstars of the early 20th century, but Speaker does deserve mention in the same class. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.

"Tris Speaker is a most attractive figure for a biographer - a consistent winner, a defining athlete at his centerfield position, a Hall of Fame hitter but whose life has to this point remained untold. His defensive play in center field has never been approached. Tris Speaker is a MLB baseball player.

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