Sports Illustrated Strange & Amazing Baseball Stories

New York: Pocket Books (An Archway Paperback), 1984. Third Printing. Mass market paperback. Good. Craig Molenhouse (Cover Photo). vi, [2], 118, [2] pages. Illustrations. Bill Gutman has been writing for more than four decades. His writing life has seen him publish more than 200 books, fiction and non-fiction alike. He has written biographies, sports histories, books on animals, as well as a series on health and safety for kids. His biographies include such diverse personalities as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Bill Parcells, Venus and Serena Williams, Duke Ellington and president Andrew Jackson. He has worked with sports figures Kevin Kennedy, Pepper Johnson and Bobby Thomson on as-told-to books. And he has interviewed countless athletes, musicians and others. In his fictions, his character Mike Fargo navigates the City not only chasing murderers and crime bosses, but interacting with real characters such as Babe Ruth, Mae West, Mayor Jimmy Walker and others. There are three books in the Mike Fargo series so far - MURDER ON MURDERER'S ROW, DEATH OF A FLAPPER and MURDER ON BROADWAY. Recounts the unpredictable side of baseball, from unusual debuts and innovate ideas to baseball mysteries and outstanding achievements.