For the Love of the Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages - Hardcover

Klein, Frederick C.

9781600782121: For the Love of the Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600782124 ISBN 13: 9781600782121

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2009

Expressing the passion felt for the Tigers using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, this tribute to the Detroit team explores the sports obsession in a fresh and humorous way. Readers will enjoy fun facts and amusing illustrations of some of the most famous—and infamous—characters in the baseball team's history, including George Anderson, Ty Cobb, Bill Freehan, "Hammerin' Hank" Greenberg, Ernie Harwell, Harry Heilmann, Al Kaline, Mickey Lolich, Magglio Ordonez, and George Quellich.

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About the Author:

Frederick C. Klein is a longtime writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal, where he originated the "On Sports" column. He is a freelance writer and the author of many books, including several other entries in the For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mark Anderson is an illustrator whose work has appeared on the back cover of National Geographic, the New Yorker, and Time and inside the Atlantic Monthly, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, Outside, and many other periodicals. He is the illustrator and designer of Triumph Books' popular For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Chicago. Sparky Anderson is the former manager of the Detroit Tigers who led the team to win the 1984 World Series championship. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues, is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and was named American League Manager of the Year twice.