Calico Joe
| Title | Calico Joe |
|---|---|
| Author | John Grisham |
| Publication | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Size | XXXIV, 246p |
| Language |  ENG |
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| Topics |
American fiction--Sports Ball games--Baseball |
| Notes | Author Grisham once dreamed of a career as a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals. This, his first baseball novel, is about a beanball that ends the career of a promising player. The novel is inspired by the real life story of Ray Chapman, the only professional baseball player killed by a pitch. Grisham's novel involves a nearly fatal pitch thrown in August 24, 1973 and its implications 30 years later on both the batter, "Calico Joe" Castle, and the pitcher as narrated by Paul Tracey, the 11-year-old son of New York Mets pitcher Warren Tracey [wikipedia] |
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