Out of My League : The Classic Hilarious Account of an Amateur's Ordeal in Professional Baseball

Book Description: The Lyons Press, 2003. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 26968

Book Description: Book Condition: Brand New. Book Condition: Brand New. Bookseller Inventory # 97815922801481.0

Book Description: Lyons Press, 2003. Softcover. Book Condition: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 160 pages. 8.30 x 5.50 x 0.80 in. 8.0 oz. A classic of sport, and the first of George Plimpton's remarkable forays into participatory journalism, OUT OF MY LEAGUE chronicles with wit, charm, and grace what happens when a self-professed amateur wonders how he would fare on a baseball mound in a major league game. On an ordinary afternoon in the third-base-line seats of Yankee Stadium, Plimpton hits on what seems an inspired idea--to get on the mound and pitch a few innings to the All Stars of the American and National Leagues. What begins as a fun-filled stunt, for the average man to pitch in the Big Leagues, comes to a nearly humiliating end. This honest and hilarious tale features Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, Whitey Ford, Ralph Houk, Richie Ashburn, and other baseball greats. What happens when America's favorite sports dilettante tries his arm against the likes of hall-of-fame baseball players recalls every young boy's forgotten dream of heroics on a baseball diamond; and for that fact alone, OUT OF MY LEAGUE remains one of George Plimpton's most beloved works. Remainder. Bookseller Inventory # C1592280145