Handy Andy: The Andy Pafko Story, by Joe Niese
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Andy Pafko was a quiet, faith-filled man, who was extremely proud of his Slovak heritage. He also happened to play the game of baseball exceptionally well. Called up to the Chicago Cubs in September 1943, Pafko helped give hope to a club in turmoil. He was a part of the franchise's last World Series in 1945 and blossomed into a five-time All-Star as both an outfielder and a third baseman. In June 1951 he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers. That October, Pafko watched the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" sail over his head into the leftfield bleachers at the Polo Grounds. The next year he helped lead the Dodgers to the World Series, where they lost to the New York Yankees. After being traded to the Braves, Pafko was instrumental in back-to-back World Series appearances in 1957 and '58 against the Yankees, helping Milwaukee win the crown in '57. He retired after the 1959 season and spent the next decade as a coach and scout. In his twilight years, Pafko frequented Old-Timers games, autograph sessions and made public appearances for the teams he played on professionally.
Handy Andy: The Andy Pafko Story, by Joe Niese- Amazon Sales Rank: #717841 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-07
- Released on: 2015-06-07
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding Biography of a Fine Baseball Player By W. C HALL Baseball players sometimes fear the “sophomore slump,” a second season that doesn’t live up to the expectations established by the first. Writer Joe Niese has convincingly avoided the sophomore slump with his second baseball biography, “Handy Andy: The Andy Pafko Story.” Niese calls the Badger State home, and like his first subject, pitcher Burleigh Grimes, Pafko was a Wisconsin native. Unlike Grimes, Pafko was no quite of Hall of Fame caliber. Still, he did enjoy a long (seventeen season) career in the major leagues, and was part of many milestones, including the last Chicago Cubs team to go to the World Series (1945); watching Bobby Thomson’s famous home run ball sail over his head as a member of the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers; and helping to mentor a young outfielder with the Milwaukee Braves, Henry Aaron.Niese is a professional librarian, and his ability to tap into research materials shows throughout this work. But the reader need not fear a dusty accumulation of facts; Niese has an easy, fluid writing style that weaves the threads together in a way that holds the reader’s interest. The biggest knock on “Handy Andy” might be that Pafko wasn’t a very colorful character: Cubs manager Charlie Grimm once asked: “Pafko, when are you going to give me something to worry about?” Still, the man who emerges from these pages is a good and decent one, who played America’s game at its highest level. His is a story that deserves to be told, and thanks to Niese, it’s been told well.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Handy Andy Is a Joy To Read By Ted Reed I should probably wait until I finish reading this book before i write a review, but I am so enjoying reading about the details of the 1945 World Series and of Andy Pafko's role in it that I decided to write immediately.Joe Niese has done an extraordinary job of gathering information about Andy Pafko, not just baseball stats but also details of his family life and of the type of country we had 75 years ago, when baseball was our consuming national interest, we had minor leagues scattered all over the country, and many of us including Andy Pafko lived in small towns. Also, Joe has a relaxed writing style that adds to the enjoyment of reading this book and easily transports the reader back to Pafko's times. I had a ball writing a book about Carl Furillo, whose life in baseball paralleled Pafko's in many ways, and I can see that Joe similarly enjoyed gathering information and talking to many people who remembered his subject. I cannot wait to get to the point where i read about Pafko's stint on the Dodgers, playing in an outfield of Furillo, Pafko, and Snider, considered the best outfield of the time. , OK, I confess, I peeked. I have already read some of this section. I should say that i cannot wait to read it again, because this book is so enjoyable.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. GREAT BOOK! By Ronald L. Sayles My mother was a huge Chicago Cubs fan and her favorite Cub was Andy Pafko. Just a note of interest, my mother was born just two weeks before the Cubs won their last World Series. She passed her love of the Cubs onto me. But being from Wisconsin, when the Boston franchise moved to Milwaukee in 1953, I immediately became a Braves fan. What a nice coincidence that Pafko was traded to the Braves by the Dodgers during the off season of 1952-1953. When I read the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel review of the Pafko book I knew I had to have it. I wasn’t disappointed. It is a good read. I knew I liked Andy Pafko for a reason. That reason, so thoroughly documented in the book, he was a nice person. The book covers Andy’s entire life. Even if you have no interest in baseball, you will enjoy this book. The book is not only about Andy Pafko the baseball player, but Andy Pafko the person.
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