Books and articles about Snuffy Stirnweiss

Stirnweiss, a star college football halfback at North Carolina, was the outstanding AL second baseman during WWII when gastric ulcers and hay fever kept him out of the service. He led the league in hits, doubles, and runs in both 1944 and 1945. On the morning of the last day of the 1945 season, Chicago's Tony Cuccinello led the AL with a .308 BA; Stirnweiss was at .306. The White Sox were rained out. Stirnweiss had two hits and was given a third when the New York official scorer reversed an error ruling, to win the batting title at .3085 to Cuccinello's .3077. Stirnweiss's legs gave out when he was 30 and he retired at 33. (NLM)