Buy new:
$39.99
FREE delivery May 17 - 24
Ships from: Windhorse
Sold by: Windhorse
$39.99
FREE delivery May 17 - 24. Details
Or fastest delivery May 14 - 17. Details
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$39.99 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$39.99
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Windhorse
Ships from
Windhorse
Sold by
Windhorse
Sold by
Windhorse
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt. You may receive a partial or no refund on used, damaged or materially different returns.
Read full return policy
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt. You may receive a partial or no refund on used, damaged or materially different returns.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$19.95
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Thursday, May 16 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery Wednesday, May 15. Order within 17 hrs 2 mins
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$39.99 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$39.99
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
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.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Larry D. Mansch
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Rube Marquard: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hall of Famer Paperback – August 15, 1998

by Larry D. Mansch (Author)
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$39.99","priceAmount":39.99,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"39","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"99","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"MzkbfT0UXhYM3wvaVR0q9YwvsmqQv8xl5IO8TTaa2JS4aMDkNAfUQY1HcvWMmbNQ21jLzmc8wWGs4JyZ%2B5bmrtlxAk%2B%2BQJ9kelnh%2F5ih%2FmaShlopSgNRJHu%2BiWP57qQGXZ1JhtNdEErc2LnAg7w3t1dqd6G1O41rRD83xrAf1vxfUPXBnirCZw%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$19.95","priceAmount":19.95,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"19","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"95","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"MzkbfT0UXhYM3wvaVR0q9YwvsmqQv8xlcjeMipOo8cIZWDB1MTPimhjKIsb8woRvYiE0%2FdrMc%2BPnzvIx9BP%2B0MFoehicItimTBjNtL7HGFQJb%2B6IZb0OTZv%2F5tP1p3IMWZS7d8n3MHYn9Pw0jZaxthjRYR3DDLn%2FMwgyeInYepLxtwtkzLBsyQ%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Rube Marquard's life was touched by success and scandal at nearly every turn. In 1906, the teenage pitcher defied his father and became a ballplayer. Two years later, the Giants purchased his contract for the then record $11,000. He soon became the best left-handed pitcher in the game; over the course of his career he won 201 games, threw a no-hitter and pitched in five World Series.

Off the field, Marquard was a master at marketing himself, recreating his story as it suited him. He wrote his own newspaper column, starred in movies, delighted crowds by catching balls thrown off high buildings, and even appeared as a female impersonator. But it was his affair and brief marriage with vaudeville sensation Blossom Seeley that caused the most uproar. Along with Seeley, Marquard became the toast of Broadway to the chagrin of his baseball fans. Throughout his life, the pitcher re-created his story as it suited him; his largely fanciful account of his career in Lawrence Ritter's Glory of Their Times (1966) was largely responsible for his election to the Hall of Fame in 1971. This book gives for the first time the true story of one of the most colorful and controversial baseball players of the century.

Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Print length
    262 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    McFarland & Company
  4. Publication date
    August 15, 1998
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.53 x 9 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0786404973
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0786404971
  9. See all details
Next page
The Amazon Book Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Richard (Rube) Marquard, nicknamed for the pitching style of Rube Waddell, won 201 games from 1908 to 1925, playing for the Giants, Dodgers, Reds, and Braves. He won 19 straight games in 1912, had more than 20 wins between 1911 and 1913, and threw a no-hitter in 1915. He also played in five World Series. Marquard then went on to a career in vaudeville, teaming up with actress Blossom Seeley, his first wife. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971, nine years before his death. Mansch, an attorney and member of the Society for American Baseball Research, corrects the fanciful version of his life Marquard contributed to Lawerence Ritter's The Glory of Their Times (LJ 10/1/66; Morrow, 1992. reprint). A good choice for sports shelves.?Morey Berger, St. Joseph's Hosp. Medical Lib., Tucson
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

“a good choice for sports shelves”―Library Journal; “Mansch...has thoroughly studied and ably presented this biography...capably recounts the life and times of Marquard”―Nine; “the great pitcher…comes to life in this well-researched history”―Legends Sports Memorabilia; “gives full credit to Marquard’s very respectable career...brings to light Marquard’s off-field skill of self-promotion”―Sports Collectors Digest.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland & Company; First Edition (August 15, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786404973
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786404971
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.53 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Larry D. Mansch

Larry D. Mansch

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more

Customer reviews

3.7 out of 5 stars
3.7 out of 5
7 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Peter Geis
3.0 out of 5 stars It's interesting to see that this great pitcher started of with a bunch of disappointing seasons ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2014
Verified Purchase
I bought this book because of reading that Rube left a lot out in his interview in Ritter's "Glory of their Times" (best baseball book ever). Mansch started off talking to Ritter and then did a tremendous amount of research. He must have looked at every newspaper article mentioning Rube from the beginning of his career. The result is a mass of detail that becomes too much detail. Every game he pitched, or at least every stretch of games, in every season. It's interesting to see that this great pitcher started of with a bunch of disappointing seasons before finding success. But after the thirteenth time of reading how he got knocked out of a game, who needs to read about the fourteenth?

For all the detail, this book doesn't really capture the feel of the times the way Ritter does through the voices of the old players. One thing that is captured, is the style of sportswriting in early decades of 20th century, since Mansch quotes quite a few articles.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Minn Squirrel
4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to find book.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2012
Verified Purchase
I've been searched for several years to find This book at a resonable price. It's written by a guy from my hometown whom I slightly knew. A pleasnt surprise was that the book was autographed by the author..
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
D. Gillberg
1.0 out of 5 stars I like the book very much
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2014
Verified Purchase
I like the book very much, but am still waiting for an answer regarding if any more will be available shortly
as I'd like to order two more as gifts... The provider who sent it doesn't respond and neither does anyone else
I've contacted... would appreciate knowing. Thank you.
Helpful
 Report
bix lang
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Life, Overrated Pitcher
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2008
Rube Marquard led an interesting life and was a better than average pitcher; however, he should not be in the Hall of Fame. His career won-lost record was only 30 or so games above 500, and apart from his 19 game winning streak, he really was not a premier pitcher. If you look through the official Baseball Encyclopedia, you will literally find dozens of pitchers from every decade with far better records who are not in the Hall of Fame. The fact that Marquard pitched for a New York team undoubtedly helped him get elected. Additionally, any comparisons (other than their nicknames) between Rube Marquard and Rube Waddell are, to say the least, ludicrous. Waddell was an overpowering, dominating pitcher. Had he played for a New York team they'd have buildings, parks and bridges named in his honor.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
J. S. Share
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite a pitcher
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2021
An entertaining bio of one of the better pitchers in the early 1900s. Held the record for most consecutive wins but otherwise not a very distinguished career and was a borderline hall of famer.
Helpful
 Report