Baseball's Comeback Players

<p> This book profiles forty major league ballplayers who engineered remarkable comebacks to salvage fading careers. Details of each comeback is provided along with a summary of the player's career. The comeback players range from Hall of Famers like Ted Williams and Stan Musial; to near-greats like Tommy John and Luis Tiant; to journeyman performers like George McQuinn and Tony Cuccinello.</p><p> In the absence of statistical standards to evaluate or even define comebacks the selection of the top comeback players was based on the following criteria: historical significance uniqueness dramatic content degree of difficulty and the player's overall reputation and standing.</p>