{"product_id":"pud-galvin-baseballs-first-300-game-winner-9780786499779","title":"Pud Galvin: Baseball's First 300-Game Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brian Martin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Baseball - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite his outstanding pitching record, James Francis \"Pud\" Galvin (1856-1902) was largely forgotten after his premature death. During his 18-year career with Pittsburgh, Buffalo and St. Louis, he was one of the best-paid players in the game--but died penniless. The diminutive hurler was the first to reach 300 wins (and only four pitchers have amassed more). A determined researcher documented Galvin's record decades after his death and he was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1965 with 365 wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is the first comprehensive biography of Galvin and his use of a testosterone-based concoction--with eye-popping results--which earned him newfound attention as a pioneer of performance enhancing drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46476349178007,"sku":"9780786499779","price":2835.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786499779.jpg?v=1766280904","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pud-galvin-baseballs-first-300-game-winner-9780786499779","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}