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If you're a Pirate fan of a certain age, you know exactly where you were when Maz hit the homerun that won the 1960 World Series. If you weren't around then, you've heard your parents or grandparents reminisce about that magical season. Now you can know the inspiring story behind the man who led the Pirates out of the basement and into the spotlight. Through hustle, determination, and strength of character, Danny Murtaugh scraped his way out of poverty and became a two-time World Championship manager. He was universally admired and respected by all who knew him - as a baseball player and manager, as a soldier in World War II, as a neighbor in his hometown. How did this boy who was so small that no uniform fit him become the man who instilled a culture of winning in the Pirates? Find out in The Whistling Irishman: Danny Murtaugh Remembered. Packed with memories from family, friends, teammates, players, and fans, The Whistling Irishman will delight baseball fans of any age.
The Whistling Irishman: Danny Murtaugh Remembered, by Colleen Hroncich- Amazon Sales Rank: #1368630 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-26
- Released on: 2015-06-26
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review Impressive Biography. The Whistling Irishman is an excellent sports biography about the former Pittsburgh Pirates manager. A Pirate fan ... will find the book hard to put down, but any baseball fan would enjoy it. --The Post-Journal, Jamestown, NYBruce Markusen ...Danny Murtaugh remains one of the most underappreciated of all the great managers in baseball history. As terrifically as he performed in his leadership of Pirate players over the span of four different tenures, he gained even higher stature as a man of character. Colleen Hroncich does a wonderful job in portraying both sides of Danny Murtaugh--the baseball man and the dignified gentleman. In delivering the first in-depth biography of The Whistling Irishman, Hroncich provides more evidence of Murtaugh's deserving place in the Hall of Fame. If there's any justice in the baseball world, Murtaugh will eventually have a plaque in Cooperstown, located just a few hundred feet from this book's place in the Hall of Fame Library. --(Bruce Markusen, historian and author of eight baseball books) --interview
About the Author Colleen Walton Hroncich, Danny Murtaugh's granddaughter, is a full-time mother of four: Maggie, Sean, Erin, and Maura. Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, Colleen bleeds black and gold. With her son Sean's help, she has converted her husband Brian from a New York Yankee fan to a Pittsburgh Pirate fan. They currently reside in Cranberry Township, PA.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Perhaps a Biased Opinion, but ... By Timothy M. Murtaugh At the risk of sounding self-serving, I would like to strongly recommend this book to anyone who likes baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates, or any sort of "local boy makes good" story.Full disclosure: I am Danny Murtaugh's oldest grandchild and the first cousin of the author, Colleen Hroncich. I also co-wrote two of the chapters -- about the 1960 and 1971 World Series.That said, Colleen has done a painstaking job of detailing our grandfather's life -- as a poor young boy in Chester, Pennsylvania, as a world champion leader of a baseball team, and as a doting grandfather. Many of the stories recounted in the book are ones with which I have been familiar my entire life, but there were some good ones that I had never heard before. You need not be a baseball fan to appreciate almost all of them.Born of a letter Colleen wrote to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette expressing frustration that Grandpop was not elected to the Hall of Fame, I believe the book makes an irrefutable case that the "Whistling Irishman" deserves a spot in Cooperstown. Colleen makes a good point, however, that it would likely have been reward enough for him to know how many lives he touched -- his friends and family, and people he never even met.My thanks to Colleen for tackling this project. I hope you decide to buy a copy so we can continue to share our grandfather's legacy with as many people as possible.Even as close as I am to the subject, I can in good conscience truly recommend it as a good read and worth your time.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Worth the read for Pirates fans - highlighted by excellent research By clemente_in_right Colleen Hroncich did a fine job chronicling her grandfather's life. There's a tremendous amount of research in this book, with numerous quotes from newspaper sources and details about minor league seasons. In addition, there are interviews not only with family, but also baseball people who provide valuable insight. I agree with her that Danny Murtaugh has a strong case for enshrinement in Cooperstown.While the overall book is solid. There are a couple of issues. While some of Murtaugh's seasons as a manager in the minor leagues are treated with several pages of writing, a few seasons are practically skipped entirely. The 1953 season, for example, is summed up in one paragraph and concludes with a statement that fans in New Orleans (where Murtaugh was managing) were not happy with finishing in second place and, as a result, the fans harassed Danny and his family. That seems like a topic worth exploring more. But Hroncich chooses to move right into 1954.One inescapable part of Murtaugh's legacy is his relationship with Roberto Clemente. Clemente's (many) biographers have noted that relations between Murtaugh and Clemente were strained, but improved over time. Hroncich mentions this in passing, but doesn't give the subject its due in my opinion. I can understand not wanting possibly to paint your grandfather in a less than positive light. But this was a glaring hole in the book.The book has end notes, which is nice. Except there is a mistake. Chapter 12 has 23 notations throughout the text. Yet there are only two end notes given in the back for Chapter 12. The book also lacks an index, which would've been a nice addition.A couple of factual errors. I have a tendency to nitpick. But these are the kinds of things that a solid proofreading would catch.1. In discussing the 1960 World Series, the book states that the New York Yankees had seven former or future MVPs on the team. Not true. There were five players who had or who would win MVPs (Mantle, Maris, Berra, Howard and Shantz) and two pitchers who won a Cy Young award (Ford and Turley).2. Later in the same chapter, describing game action, the author declares the next hitters coming up for the Yankees were 'future Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris'. Maris is not in the HOF.3. In the winter after the 1962 season, the Pirates made several trades - including Dick Groat to St. Louis. Hroncich incorrectly identifies Groat as being with the Phillies during the 1963 season when noting that Bill Mazeroski took over as team captain.4. A brief rundown of the 1972 All-Star game is given with Danny at the helm of the National League team. Hroncich correctly credits Joe Morgan with the game winning hit. But she incorrectly states he was with Houston. Morgan had been traded to Cincinnati prior to the 1972 season.Definitely a worthwhile read for Pirates fans and a very enjoyable book.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Whistling Irishman: Danny Murtaugh Remember By Mark W. Rupert This book was obviously a labor of love for Colleen Hroncich, Danny Murtaugh's granddaughter. I'm a lifelong Pirate fan now in my early 60s so I remember well the years that Murtaugh managed the Pirates. Those were wonderful years to say the least. The book tells so much more about Danny. I had no idea how excellent of an athlete he was as a youngster and then young man. I knew that he had played 2nd base for the Pirates but, again, I did not know how well he played the position. The years he was off during WWII sank his playing career but it might also had shortened his life - just conjecture on my part. He always looked older than his age and the photos showing him in his final year tell you that he was not well.I so enjoyed the book. I am impressed how well it was written for someone who had not written a book previously. Thanks for the excellent memories of Danny Murtaugh, those Pirate teams and what life was like back during those years. Well done!!!
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