The Wizard of Waxahachie

"Best known for inventing the giant mitt for knuckleball catchers, Paul Richards was also the first manager to track on-base percentage and the first to monitor pitch counts. He constantly experimented with tactics and strategies, and he preached the need for constant practice of the game's fundamentals." "Drawing on Richards's writings and personal papers, plus previously undiscovered audio recordings, Warren Corbett chronicles the life and times of the baseball wizard who left an indelible mark on America's national pastime." --Book Jacket.