The Shortstop

Zane Grey (1872 - 1939)

Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Gray) born in 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio was best known for his western stories, most notably Riders Of The Purple Sage which has been filmed four times, the last in 1996 starring Ed Harris and Amy Madigan. Among his other interests was baseball. He attended the University of Pennsylvania on a baseball scholarship where he earned a degree in dentistry. Grey later played minor league baseball with a team in Wheeling, West Virginia. According to the Internet Movie Data Base he is credited with 110 films made from his stories and books. Grey died from a heart attack in 1939 in Altadena, California.

In The Shortstop (1909) drawing on his baseball experience Grey follows the adventures of seventeen year-old Chase Alloway on his quest to make his fortune as a baseball player and lift his family out of poverty. Along the way young Chase encounters hardship and set-back. But with perseverance he discovers not only himself but friendship and love. (summary by Rowdy Delaney)

Genre(s): Sports Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Persuading Mother Rowdy Delaney
00:08:41
Play 02 Riding Away Rowdy Delaney
00:07:28
Play 03 Fame Rowdy Delaney
00:20:19
Play 04 Vicissitude Rowdy Delaney
00:11:31
Play 05 The Crack Team Of Ohio Rowdy Delaney
00:15:55
Play 06 First Innings Rowdy Delaney
00:26:39
Play 07 Mittie-Maru Rowdy Delaney
00:23:55
Play 08 Along The River Rowdy Delaney
00:15:47
Play 09 On The Road Rowdy Delaney
00:27:42
Play 10 Marjory And Pond-Lilies Rowdy Delaney
00:13:54
Play 11 Inside Ball Rowdy Delaney
00:18:57
Play 12 Popularity Rowdy Delaney
00:25:57
Play 13 Sunday Ball Rowdy Delaney
00:28:05
Play 14 Waiting It Out Rowdy Delaney
00:23:06
Play 15 The Great Game Rowdy Delaney
00:26:13
Play 16 Last Innings Rowdy Delaney
00:22:32