Three Finger : the Mordecai Brown story /
On October 8, 1908, Mordecai Brown clutched a half-dozen notes inside his coat pocket. The message of each was clear: We'll kill you if you pitch and beat the Giants. A black handprint marked each note, the signature of the Italian Mafia.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Copyright; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Who Was Three Finger Brown?; 2. Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown; 3. Miner Brown; 4. Three Finger; 5. The Royal Rescuer; 6. Grace under Pressure; 7. Plenty of Pluck; 8. The Champion; 9. The Mentor; 10. Old Reliable; 11. The Great Eliminator; 12. Outlaw Brown; 13. Ambassador Brown; 14. Forever Friend; 15. Hoosier Hero; 16. Old-timer; 17. Brownie; Epilogue: Uncle Mort; Appendix A: How Did He Do It?: An Analysis of Three Finger's Pitching; Appendix B: Mordecai Brown's Career Statistics; Notes. | |
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