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The Scout; Searching for the Best in Baseball
by Red Murff
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0849912997
- ISBN 13
- 9780849912993
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Dallas, TX: Word Publishing, 1996 Word Publishing, Dallas, TX. 1996. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; light rubbing to panels. Purple boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 334 pp 8vo. This book chronicles Red Murff's remarkable 33-year career as perhaps the most successful talent scout in baseball history; signing over 200 players to professional contracts. Working for the Houstone Colt 45's, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves, he drove over a million miles to pluck Nolan Ryan, Jerry Koosman, Jerry Grote, and Kenny Boswell and many others from obscurity to fame. An entertaining behind the scenes look at baseball's most secret society-the scouts. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007578
- Title
- The Scout; Searching for the Best in Baseball
- Author
- Red Murff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0849912997
- ISBN 13
- 9780849912993
- Publisher
- Word Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Dallas, TX
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- major league baseball, baseball scouts, Nolan Ryan, Jerry Koosman, Jerry Grote, Kenny Boswell, talent scout, baseball talent scout, major league talent scout, professional baseball talent.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Baseball; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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