Classic Baseball

Timeless Tales, Immortal Moments

John Rosengren (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

170 Seiten

2022
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-5696-4 (ISBN)

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This collection of timeless baseball stories can be read again and again for its poignancy, humor, and celebration of the national pastime, whether it be John Roseboro forgiving Juan Marichal for clubbing him in the head with a bat, Elston Howard integrating the Yankees, or baseball played on snowshoes in a remote Wisconsin town.

John Rosengren is the author of nine books, including Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes, the definitive biography of the Hall of Fame Jewish baseball player; Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever; and The Fight of their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball's Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption. A freelance journalist since 1981, Rosengren has written articles for more than 100 publications. His work has won numerous awards, including the 2017 Donald Robinson Award for Investigative Journalism. He has also been nominated for a National Magazine Award and a Pulitzer Prize.

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE: Immortal Moments

The Reconciliation of Juan Marichal and John Roseboro

On the Way to 714

Harvey Haddix’s Heartbreak

CHAPTER TWO: Baseball during Wartime

Terror in the Trenches

Equal Opportunity

The Greatest Comeback of All-Time

Opening Day: 1946

CHAPTER THREE: Personalities

The Legend of La Tortuga

Hank Greenberg: Superstar and Scapegoat

The Great Josh Gibson

Tony O

The Shining of Mark Hamburger

They Call him Killer

CHAPTER FOUR: Baltimore Chops

Chasing A-Rod’s Three-Thousandth Hit

The Irreverent Relics of the Baseball Reliquary

A Game of Their Own

Take Me Out to the Old Ball Game

CHAPTER FIVE: For Love of the Game

Cooperstown or Bust

My Father's Glove

Field of Dreams

Walter Mitty Meets Bert Blyleven

CHAPTER SIX: In Jackie's Memory

The Day the Klan Played Ball

Enter Elston Howard, the Yankees' Jackie Robinson Eight Years Late

Crossing the Line

Pioneers of the Negro Leagues

CHAPTER SEVEN: The World Series

Kirby Puckett Carries the Twins

A Fall Classic Comedy

Sandy Koufax's Yom Kippur Decision

About the author

Erscheinungsdatum	05.07.2021
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 238 mm
Gewicht	404 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-5381-5696-2 / 1538156962
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-5696-4 / 9781538156964
Zustand	Neuware