Hack Wilson Books

Merry Christmas to All
Got my 1st Clifton Blue Parker book, "Fouled Away" from Santa yesterday. Looking forward to reading the entire series of CBP books. The font looks a little bit small but I have to use reading glasses anyway so what the hell.
Happy Holidays to all!

Artie

Merry Christmas and have a good New Year.
I think you'll enjoy them. Clean up those spectacles

I've read the Al Simmons and Hack Wilson bios and they both have bits and pieces of nostalgia/inside baseball that I had never heard before.

They are also well written. It isn't like reading the Hobbit--it is a fun read
Well, I enjoyed The Hobbit when I was 12 but I wouldn't have called it an easy read.

Funny, I have enjoyed the Hobbit and all of the Tolkien books every time I've read them. Never read these books though, maybe I will give them a look.

Oh I agree, enjoyable, though I think the Hobbit was a tough go for an early adolescent. Tolkien writes beautifully but it was hard to appreciate at the time I guess. The fellowship series were quite easier smaller chunks in my opinion.
Of course, then I tried to read the Silmarillon and all bets were off for the teenager!

Thank you all, grateful for your interest and much appreciated. Hope you enjoy some baseball history and colorful characters.

Where can these books be found?

I actually took the time to read up on the Hackster. What an amazing individual. I didn’t realize the extent of his prowess on the game and that his RBI record holds to this day. A man who played the game hard and lived his life the same way. 'Never played the game drunk but often with a hangover'. Wonder if John Daly knew about him….lol.
Ron

dunno if anyone else has read them, but my two by far childhood favorites of fiction sports writing were:

1. Duane Deckers fabulous series of books about the fictional "blue sox" each book targeting one position player, and the story surrounding him....just great stuff

2. Bob Wells classic "Five Yard Fuller" series, a few books about the country bumpkin uber athletic young man whose family and culture clash with the traditional coaching and team, but his play catapults them and himself to stardom....just a crack up and a half

could NOT recommend these two authors and books above more highly, maybe it's personal / nostalgic bias, so YRMV (your results may vary).....good reading if you can find

If interested, here's a summary from Amazon:

"A hundred and ninety-one. Mention the number anywhere near a ballpark and before you can ask who or what, fans will almost certainly shape their lips with a single word: Wilson. They'll tell you Hack Wilson, a burly, bull-necked outfielder who roamed Wrigley Field in the 1920s and 1930s, was the man who drove in 191 runs in 1930--more than most players had hits. A few of them will know that in 1929, Wilson racked up 159 RBI and hit 39 home runs. Still fewer might be able to tell you that for the four seasons 1927-1930, the slugger hit no fewer than 30 home runs a season and drove home no fewer than 120. But you are unlikely to find more than a handful of fans who know how the Cub great's career came to an end. Or when. Or why.

"The heir apparent to Ruth's title of world-beater, Wilson was a star by his late 20s and a record setter by 30. But he was also an alcoholic who was as practiced at swinging his fists as he was his bat. By his early 30s his days as a full-time player were behind him, and by 48 he was dead; his son refused to claim the body. This biography examines the turbulent life and career of one of the most dominant short-stint powerhitters ever to pull on a uniform. From Wilson's early career as a steelworker, through his time as the beloved ballplayer and icon for the City of Big Shoulders to his days as a down-on-his-luck baseball washout and itinerant laborer, an unflinching look at this Hall of Famer is provided."

Amen. I am really enjoying all the stories about him. Although I wonder why you chose his name? Just sentiment, or some other reason. If I’m too nosey tell me to go ‘you know where’. You’re quite a legend yourself so I would be interested in knowing.
Ron