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In 1944, Corporal Lou Brissie and the rest of his squad were left for dead in the mountains of northern Italy, following a bombardment of German mortar fire. Rescuers found him hours later, barely breathing, and rushed him to the hospital, where he was told his left leg would have to be amputated. When he told the doctors they could not have his leg because he needed it to play baseball, they sadly shook their heads. Less than three years later, Brissie took the mound for the Philadelphia Athletics, wearing a large, cumbersome leg brace. In 1949, he made the American League all-star team, alongside greats like Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. Ira Berkow recounts Brissie's military heroism and his storybook baseball career, including how he once managed to leg out a triple while wearing his unruly brace.
| Size | | Length: | 256 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 19.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[F]ascinating....[F]or once, the story of an athlete's life before and after his playing days is the real reason to read the book."
(04/02/2009)
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