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The Only Game in Town: Baseball Stars of the 1930s and 1940s Talk about the Game They Loved: Baseball Oral History Project, cartea 1

Autor Fay Vincent
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 apr 2007
The 1930s was the era of such baseball legends as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Joe DiMaggio. In "The Only Game in Town," pitcher Elden Auker recalls what it was like to face these sluggers, while Red Sox outfielder Dom DiMaggio remembers how he nearly ended his brother Joe's record hitting streak. Then, in the 1940s, baseball underwent tremendous change. First came World War II, and stars such as Bob Feller and future star Warren Spahn -- both among the ten ballplayers who discuss their playing days in this book -- left the game to serve their country. When the war ended, integration came to baseball. Jackie Robinson was soon followed by other outstanding African-American ballplayers, including Larry Doby and Monte Irvin, both of whom recall their pioneering experiences in Major League Baseball. Buck O'Neil describes scouting and coaching the next generation of African-American ballplayers and helping them make it into the major leagues. Johnny Pesky and Tommy Henrich recall great Red Sox-Yankees rivalries, but from opposite sides, while Ralph Kiner remembers his remarkable ten-year stretch as the most feared home-run hitter of his day.
The ten ballplayers who spoke with Fay Vincent for this fascinating book bring back to life baseball from a bygone time. Their stories make "The Only Game in Town" a must-have for all baseball fans.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780743273183
ISBN-10: 0743273184
Pagini: 243
Dimensiuni: 146 x 214 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Seria Baseball Oral History Project


Descriere

In this tie-in to an HBO sports documentary, some of baseball's greatest legends reminisce in their own words about the game they played and loved. of photos.

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Fay Vincent