02469cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500320014726400510017930000470023033600260027733700260030333800360032949000530036550000310041850801010044952013520055053400600190265300330196265300210199583000530201685600430206999900190211276584UtSlPG20260610134755.0mcr n260607r20251914utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aStandish, Burt L.,d1866-194510aLefty o' the Blue Stockings 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aStandish, Burt L., 1866-1945. Big league series.  aRelease date is 2025-07-29  aProduced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  aLefty o’ the Blue Stockings by Burt L. Standish is a sports novel written in the early 20th century. It follows Lefty Locke, a rising southpaw in a tight pennant race, as he navigates pressure on the mound, a jealous veteran pitcher, a meddling new manager, and a tangle of affections that complicates his focus. The tone blends on-field strategy with clubhouse politics and hints of romance.  The opening of the book plunges into a high-stakes game where starter Pete Grist unravels, owner Collier orders manager Carson to summon Lefty, and the cool young pitcher stops a Specters rally, duels sluggers, and then drives in the winning run. In the glow of victory Lefty meets Collier’s savvy daughter, Virginia, just as his true sweetheart, Janet Harting, arrives in town—leading to a painful misunderstanding when Janet spots Lefty escorting Virginia at the theater. Shut out from explaining, Lefty stews while Carson repeatedly uses him as a late-inning savior, fueling clubhouse friction and Grist’s resentment; Virginia notices the misuse and nudges her father. After a tense train-row with Carson, Lefty starts against the Specters, pitching in jittery bursts of brilliance and carelessness, leaving his teammates—and the reader—uneasy about his state of mind as the road trip begins. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1914  aBaseball -- Juvenile fiction  aBaseball stories 0aStandish, Burt L., 1866-1945. Big league series.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76584  c117309d117309