This book is an in-depth biographical and historical study of one of 1950s baseball's most intriguing and enigmatic figures: righthander "Sal the Barber" Maglie, a pitcher whose terrifying high-inside fastball shaved batters' chins and gave him his nickname. Maglie projected such an intimidating image that both ballplayers and sportswriters of his time found something downright demonic about him. The book covers both his professional career and his personal life.