Hugh Casey

Hugh Casey was one of the most colorful members of the iconic Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1940s. He played with the likes of Jackie Robinson, Dixie Walker, Joe Medwick, and Pete Reiser, and along the way he helped redefine the role of the relief pitcher. This book covers Casey’s life and career in great detail, the first to truly do so.

Lyle Spatz served as chairman of SABR's Baseball Records Committee from 1991 to 2016. He is the recipient of SABR's Bob Davids and Henry Chadwick, and Seymour Medal awards, and among the books he has written or edited are biographies of Bill Dahlen, Willie Keeler, Dixie Walker and Hugh Casey.

Photographs Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Blood of the Old South Chapter 2: A Sense That Good Times Were Coming to Brooklyn Chapter 3: Brooklyn's Best Pitcher Chapter 4: A Legitimate Pennant Contender Chapter 5: Beanballs, Spikings, and Rhubarbs Chapter 6: Casey Fuels a Feud with the Cubs Chapter 7: Building a Champion Chapter 8: Casey the Workhorse Chapter 9: National League Champions Chapter 10: A Dramatic World Series Ends a Memorable Season Chapter 11: The Pitch That Got Away Chapter 12: A Memorable Night with Ernest Hemingway Chapter 13: Becoming a Full-Time Relief Pitcher Chapter 14: You're in the Navy Now Chapter 15: Baseball Enters a New Era Chapter 16: The Return of Peace Brings the Return of Wars with St. Louis and Chicago Chapter 17: A Restaurant Launched and a Pennant Lost Chapter 18: A History-Making Addition Chapter 19: Burt Shotton Replaces Leo Durocher Chapter 20: The Hugh Casey Theory of Relief Pitching Chapter 21: Holding Off the Cardinals Chapter 22: The Mainstay of the 1947 World Series Chapter 23: A World Series Hero and a Successful Restaurateur Chapter 24: Falling, Literally and Figuratively Chapter 25: Casey and the Dodgers Part Ways Chapter 26: The Pirates and the Yankees Chapter 27: A Pennant and a Paternity Suit Chapter 28: A Wonderful Guy Who Never Hurt Anyone-but Himself Chapter 29: Remembering Hugh Casey Notes Bibliography Index About the Author