When the Babe Went Back to Boston (eBook)

Babe Ruth, Judge Fuchs and the Hapless Braves of 1935

LeMoine Bob LeMoine (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
293 Seiten
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4766-4830-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Babe Ruth was 40 and flabby in 1935. His days as a strapping, fearsome home run hitter were behind him. Baseball had flourished into big business through Ruth's swing and swag and didn't need him anymore. His dream was to become a manager but the New York Yankees--a dynasty he helped build--were not interested. But someone wanted him. Judge Emil Fuchs, luckless president of the Boston Braves, had lost a fortune on his perpetually losing team. Desperate to save the club from collapse, he needed Babe Ruth--not the fading slugger but the most famous brand on the planet. This book chronicles the Ruth and Fuchs partnership during a perplexing 1935 season with the 38-115 Braves--truly one of the worst baseball teams in history--along with Ruth's final games, back in the city where he debuted.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.3.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• ISBN-10: 1-4766-4830-1 / 1476648301
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-4830-9 / 9781476648309