Baseball's Last Great Scout - 9780803245013

Baseball's Last Great ScoutThe Life of Hugh Alexander\nAuthor(s): Dan Austin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9780803245013, 978-0803245013\nSynopsis\nLate in 1937 Hugh Alexander, a kid fresh out of small-town Oklahoma, had just finished his second year playing outfield for the Cleveland Indians when an oil rig accident ripped off his left hand. Within three months he was back with the Indians, but this time as a scoutthe youngest ever in Major League history. In the next six decades he signed more players who made it to the Majors than any other scout. \n\nHis story, Baseball's Last Great Scout, reads like a backroom, bleacher-seat history of twentieth-century baseballand a primer on what it takes to find a winner. It gives a gritty picture of learning the business on the road, from American Legion field to try-out camp to beer joint, and making the fine distinctions between \""performance\"" and.