{"product_id":"2940169990102","title":"The Shortstop","description":"\u003cp\u003eZane Grey (Pearl Zane Gray) born in 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio was best known for his western stories, most notably \u003ci\u003eRiders Of The Purple Sage\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eIn 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)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DISCOS PALMAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116977471728,"sku":"2940169990102","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169990102_p0.jpg?v=1772801624","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169990102","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}