Covey

<p><strong>Stanley Coveleski's life was a story of triumph and tragedy.</strong></p><p>He was born in the Coal Region town of Shamokin PA in 1889 the eighth child of Polish immigrants and went to work as a breaker boy when he was twelve. But he escaped the 12-hour work days in the mines by throwing stones at a can tied to a tree-his own crash course in how to pitch a baseball.</p><p>Years later he was one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball.</p><p>In a season marked by personal and team tragedy-the death of his wife and his teammate Ray Chapman who is the only player to die as a result of being hit by a pitch-Covey pitched three complete-game victories in the Cleveland Indians' 1920 World Series championship.</p><p>Covey one of 17 pitchers still allowed to throw a spitball after it being outlawed before the 1921 season was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.</p><p>Check out this interview about the book...</p>