Miller, John W.,  1977- <br/><br/>
The last manager :  how Earl Weaver tricked, tormented, and reinvented baseball / 
John W. Miller. 
 - First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. 
 - ix, 353 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index. 
<br/><br/>Short note on statistics<br/>Part 1: Dreams. Part wizard, part general, part clown<br/>Brat vs. brat<br/>Part 2: St. Louis. Mound City<br/>Gangs of St. Louis<br/>Coach Weaver<br/>Part 3: Bushes. Lettuce days<br/>The buff goat<br/>The Earl of Knoxville<br/>Bird's nest<br/>Climb the flagpole<br/>Bull Durham<br/>Prince Hal<br/>Part 4: Baltimore. Big leaguer<br/>Frank<br/>The miracle way<br/>Bus-league Napoleons<br/>Pitching<br/>Strike one<br/>Clap for the clown<br/>... and defense<br/>Supernatural manager<br/>Spring of the gun<br/>Free Reggie<br/>Favorite son<br/>Son of Sam<br/>Three-run homers<br/>You're here for one reason<br/>The chosen<br/>Thanks, Earl<br/>De-Weaverization<br/>Things fall apart<br/>- Part 5: Fame. Videogame<br/>Cooperstown<br/>The Earl of Baltimore<br/>The manager's cards<br/>Epilogue: The players<br/>Acknowledgments<br/>Notes on sources<br/>Notes<br/>Bibliography<br/>Index<br/>Photo credits 
<br/><br/> "The first major biography of legendary Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver, The Last Manager is a wild, thrilling, and hilarious ride with baseball's most underappreciated genius, and one of its greatest characters"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781668030929 (hardcover) 1668030926 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2024033511 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Weaver, Earl, 1930-2013. <br/>Weaver, Earl Sidney,  1930-2013  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team)--History.<br/>Orioles de Baltimore (Equipo de béisbol) --Historia 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Baseball managers--United States--Biography.<br/>Gerentes de béisbol --Estados Unidos --Biografías<br/>Entrenadores de béisbol --Estados Unidos --Biografías 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV 865  / W363M 2025 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796.357/092/4