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Out of My League An Amateur's Ordeal in Professional Baseball

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It began as a fun filled stunt and came to a deeply hellish, nearly humiliating end. George Plimpton had the chance to answer every baseball fan's question: could I strike out a major league star? Out of My League chronicles what happened next as his inspired idea - to get on the mound and pitch a few innings to the All-Stars of the American and National Leagues - got seriously out of hand.

The original foray into participatory journalism that started it all, Out of my League announced George Plimpton as a giant of sports journalism, able to penetrate deep into the very spirit of sport, with his characteristic wit, charm and grace.

About the Publisher

Yellow Jersey Press

Yellow Jersey Press, launched in 1998, is a sports publisher with a literary edge. It is home to titles from some of sport's greatest heroes, like Frank Bruno, Diego Maradona and Seve Ballesteros, and some of sport's greatest writers including William Fotheringham, Gary Imlach, Paul Kimmage and H.G. Bissinger. It is the publisher of four winners of the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year award, including the 2011 winner, A Life Too Short, by Ronald Reng.

Book information

ISBN: 9780224100410
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Yellow Jersey Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.357092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 117g
Height: 132mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 14mm