03039cam a2200517 i 4500 23893538 BJBSDDR 20251030153705.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 241016s2025 nyua rb 001 0beng 2024033511 9781668030929 (hardcover) 1668030926 (hardcover) 9781668030943 (ebook) 23893538 DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc n-us-md n-us--- GV 865 W363M 2025 796.357/092/4 Miller, John W., 1977- 43650 The last manager : how Earl Weaver tricked, tormented, and reinvented baseball / John W. Miller. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. New York : Avid Reader Press, 2025. ix, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index. Short note on statistics Part 1: Dreams. Part wizard, part general, part clown Brat vs. brat Part 2: St. Louis. Mound City Gangs of St. Louis Coach Weaver Part 3: Bushes. Lettuce days The buff goat The Earl of Knoxville Bird's nest Climb the flagpole Bull Durham Prince Hal Part 4: Baltimore. Big leaguer Frank The miracle way Bus-league Napoleons Pitching Strike one Clap for the clown ... and defense Supernatural manager Spring of the gun Free Reggie Favorite son Son of Sam Three-run homers You're here for one reason The chosen Thanks, Earl De-Weaverization Things fall apart - Part 5: Fame. Videogame Cooperstown The Earl of Baltimore The manager's cards Epilogue: The players Acknowledgments Notes on sources Notes Bibliography Index Photo credits "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"-- Provided by publisher. Weaver, Earl, 1930-2013. Weaver, Earl Sidney, 1930-2013 45590 Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team) History. Orioles de Baltimore (Equipo de béisbol) Historia 45591 Baseball managers United States Biography. Gerentes de béisbol Estados Unidos Biografías 45592 Entrenadores de béisbol Estados Unidos Biografías 32908 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LLH 124422 124422 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2025-07-24 0 GV 865 W363M 2025 00000194859 2025-07-24 23:21:00 1 2025-07-24 BK