Mickey Cochrane: The Life of a Baseball Hall of Fame Catcher

Though many of his contemporaries considered him second only to Babe Ruth in the 1920s and 1930s, Mickey Cochrane is often overlooked by fans and historians. The hard-hitting catcher played on three World Series winners. Cochrane was a highly regarded member of the A's championship teams. But in Depression Detroit, he was an inspiration. The pressure of that adulation and his duties as player, manager and Tigers vice president led to a breakdown. Later, he was hit in the head by a pitch that ended his career. This story of Cochrane's career and his life was researched from primary documents and interviews with his family.