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- Author: John Montgomery Ward
- Publisher: Blurb
- ISBN-10: 1006870415
- ISBN-13: 9781006870415
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 0.7 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 - March 4, 1925), known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop, second baseman, third baseman, manager, executive, union organizer, owner and author. Ward, of English descent, was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania. He led the formation of the first professional sports players union and a new baseball league, the Players' League. In his short time in Pennsylvania State University, he helped jumpstart a baseball program and is often credited for developing the first curveball. His 1888 book, Base-Ball: How to Become a Player, with the Origin, History and Explanation of the Game was the first published effort to explore baseball's development from its early roots.
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- Author: John Montgomery Ward
- Publisher: Blurb
- ISBN-10: 1006870415
- ISBN-13: 9781006870415
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 0.7 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 - March 4, 1925), known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop, second baseman, third baseman, manager, executive, union organizer, owner and author. Ward, of English descent, was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania. He led the formation of the first professional sports players union and a new baseball league, the Players' League. In his short time in Pennsylvania State University, he helped jumpstart a baseball program and is often credited for developing the first curveball. His 1888 book, Base-Ball: How to Become a Player, with the Origin, History and Explanation of the Game was the first published effort to explore baseball's development from its early roots.
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