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Run, Rabbit, Run
Rabbit Maranville was the Joe Garagiola of Grandpa's day, the baseball comedian of the times. In a twenty-four-year career from 1912 through 1936, Rabbit found a lot of funny situations to laugh at, and no wonder: he caused most of them himself.
Few fans alive today have had the privilege of sitting down for a few beers with the Rabbit and listening to him spin his tales. But fortunately for us, a year before his death in 1954, Rabbit reached back forty years into his memory and put his stories down on paper after the urging of his daughter and Max Kase, former sports editor of the New York Journal-American, who had employed Maranville in a public relations position. Unfortunately, Maranville did not finish his autobiography before he died. For decades the tales rested, virtually unread, until the Graber brothers, Dallas and Ralph, discovered the manuscript inconspicuously offered for sale by a memorabilia dealer and bought it, rescuing it for all future fans to enjoy.
The book also includes an introduction by the late baseball scholar Harold Seymour and historian Bob Carroll wraps up the book with a historical account of Maranville's life and Hall-of-Fame career. Fifteen rare photos from the Hall of Fame library and some from private collectors are also included.
SABR originally published the book in paperback in March 1991. Now, 20 years later, the Society is bringing it back with both paperback and Kindle editions.
Few fans alive today have had the privilege of sitting down for a few beers with the Rabbit and listening to him spin his tales. But fortunately for us, a year before his death in 1954, Rabbit reached back forty years into his memory and put his stories down on paper after the urging of his daughter and Max Kase, former sports editor of the New York Journal-American, who had employed Maranville in a public relations position. Unfortunately, Maranville did not finish his autobiography before he died. For decades the tales rested, virtually unread, until the Graber brothers, Dallas and Ralph, discovered the manuscript inconspicuously offered for sale by a memorabilia dealer and bought it, rescuing it for all future fans to enjoy.
The book also includes an introduction by the late baseball scholar Harold Seymour and historian Bob Carroll wraps up the book with a historical account of Maranville's life and Hall-of-Fame career. Fifteen rare photos from the Hall of Fame library and some from private collectors are also included.
SABR originally published the book in paperback in March 1991. Now, 20 years later, the Society is bringing it back with both paperback and Kindle editions.
- GenresBaseball
100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 1991
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May 12, 2012
Run, Rabbit, Run is a supremely entertaining glimpse into the life of one of baseball's greatest characters. Rabbit is a wonderful storyteller, and the editor does a very good job of letting the man's personality shine through while at the same time keeping factual details accurate.
Note: this is not a biography of Rabbit Maranville, nor a history of baseball, although there are elements of each in the book. It is primarily a collection of stories from one of the funniest men to ever wear a baseball glove.
Note: this is not a biography of Rabbit Maranville, nor a history of baseball, although there are elements of each in the book. It is primarily a collection of stories from one of the funniest men to ever wear a baseball glove.
August 26, 2010
It is a great book. It is about an written by Boston Brave Hall of Famer Rabbit Maranville who tells about alot of funny and interesting stories that happened in his life. I say any baseball fan would like this book!
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