Jersey City Giants Players - Sal Maglie, Marv Grissom, Tom Ferrick, Frank Snyder, Chet Laabs, Johnny Babich, Tom Baker, Gibby Brack, Ben Cantwell (Paperback)

Chapters: Sal Maglie, Marv Grissom, Tom Ferrick, Frank Snyder, Chet Laabs, Johnny Babich, Tom Baker, Gibby Brack, Ben Cantwell. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Salvatore Anthony Maglie (April 26, 1917 - December 28, 1992) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals from 1945 to 1958. Maglie was known as "Sal the Barber," because he gave close shavesthat is, pitched inside to hitters. Coincidentally, he also sported a five o'clock shadow look. He also had the distinction of being one of the few players to play for all three New York City baseball teams. Maglie won 119 games and lost 62, with an earned run average of 3.15, over his career. Maglie broke into the major leagues with the Giants in 1945, but jumped to the Mexican League prior to the 1946 season. For this, Maglie was banned from organized baseball by Commissioner Happy Chandler, and Maglie was unable to return to the Giants until 1950. The ban had been lifted in 1949, but Maglie chose to remain with the Drummondville Cubs, with whom he was playing at the time, and for whom he was making more money than he did with the Giants. After his return, Maglie was integral to the success of the New York Giant teams of the early 1950s. After a stint with Cleveland, Maglie was purchased by the Dodgers in May 1956. Maglie had a sterling comeback season for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956 (who won the NL pennant by one game over Milwaukee and two games over Cincinnati), going 13-5 with 2.89 ERA, tossing a no-hitter on . He finished second to Don Newcombe in the first balloting for the Cy Young Award, and was also second to Newcombe in MVP balloting. He was the Dodgers' pitcher opposing Don Larsen of the Yan...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=225733