Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. The Uniqueness of Two-Way Players: A Closer Look at the Stats 2. John Montgomery Ward: Baseball's First Two-Way Star 3. 19th Century: An Evolving Game Forces Players to Adapt George Bradley 31; Charlie Buffinton 33; Jimmy "Nixey" Callahan 34; Bob Caruthers 35; Dave Foutz 38; Kid Gleason 39; Guy Hecker 40; Win Mercer 42; Tony Mullane 44; Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn 46; Jack Stivetts 48; Adonis Terry 49; Jim Whitney 52; Additional Players of Note 4. Deadball Era 1900-1919: Two-Way Play Slows Down Ray Caldwell 58; Doc Crandall 61; Harry Howell 63; Johnny Lush 65; Al Orth 65; Reb Russell 67; Jesse Tannehill 69; Doc White 70; Smoky Joe Wood 73; Additional Players of Note 5. Babe Ruth: Baseball's Larger-Than-Life Legend 6. Bullet Rogan: The Negro Leagues' Greatest Triple Threat 7. Martín Dihigo: Black Baseball's Versatile and Underrated Star 8.
The Negro Leagues: Teams Filled with Two-Way Players Bernardo Baró 122; James "Cool Papa" Bell 122; William Bell 125; Ramón Bragaña 126; George "Chippy" Britt 127; Barney "Brinquitos" Brown 128; Ray Brown 128; Harry Buckner 130; Bill Byrd 130; Tatica Campos 131; Walter "Rev" Cannady 132; Oscar Charleston 133; Phil Cockrell 134; Homer "Goose" Curry 134; Johnny Davis 135; Walter "Steel Arm" Davis 135; John Donaldson 136; Charles Earle 137; Isidro Fabré 138; Luther Farrell 138; Wilmer "Red" Fields 139; Andrew "Rube" Foster 140; Manuel "Cocaína" Garcia 141; Bill Gatewood 142; Willie "Three Finger" Gisentaner 142; Carl "Butch" Glass 143; Bob "Schoolboy" Griffith 143; Lewis Hampton 143; Dave Hoskins 144; Jesse "Mountain" Hubbard 144; Wade Johnston 145; Harry Kenyon 145; Holsey "Script" Lee 146; Bill Lindsay 146; Verdell "Lefty" Mathis 147; Dan McClellan 148; Terris McDuffie 149; Henry McHenry 149; Hurley McNair 150; José Méndez 150; Eddie Miller 152; George Mitchell 152; José Muñoz 153; Luis Padrón 153; Tom Parker 154; Roy "Red" Parnell 155; Roy Partlow 155; Eustaquio Pedroso 156; Alonzo Perry 157; Willie Powell 157; Connie Rector 157; Ed Rile 158; Lázaro Salazar 159; Hilton Smith 159; Theolic Smith 161; Joe Strong 161; Ben Taylor 162; Cristóbal Torriente 163; Smokey Joe Williams 164; Nip Winters 9. Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe: Baseball's Greatest Catcher-Pitcher Combo 10. Leon Day: More Than Just an Ace Pitcher 11. Live Ball Era 1920-Present: Two-Way Play That Bucked the System Clarence Mitchell 187; Jack Bentley 189; Rube Bressler 191; George Sisler 193; Lefty O'Doul 195; Johnny Cooney 196; Bob Smith 197; Red Lucas 198; Ben Chapman 199; Bobby Reis 200; Bucky Walters 201; Lovill "Chubby" Dean 203; René Monteagudo 203; Max Macon 204; Johnny Lindell 204; Erv Dusak 206; Clint Hartung 206; Hal Jeffcoat 207; Dick Hall 208; Willie Smith 209; Mel Queen 210; Ron Mahay 211; Brooks Kieschnick 211; Rick Ankiel 212; Michael Lorenzen 214; Matt Bush 12. Shohei Ohtani: On the Path to Baseball Immortality 13. Pitchers at the Plate: Profiling the Best-Hitting Pitchers Chapter Notes Bibliography Index.