Peter Golenbock

Baseball Heaven

Up Close and Personal, What It Was Really Like in the Major Leagues

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Produktbeschreibung

In Baseball Heaven, bestselling baseball author Peter Golenbock returns with the sequel to his highly-praised Whispers of the Gods, bringing to life more baseball legends through timeless interviews.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 599g
• ISBN-13: 9781538181829
• ISBN-10: 1538181827
• Artikelnr.: 68473448

Autorenporträt

By Peter Golenbock

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Elden Auker: "I'd like to see you throw directly underhand."
Chapter 2: Elden Auker: Ole Diz, Mickey Cochrane, and Hammering Hank
Chapter 3: Elden Auker: Joe Cronin Drives Him Crazy
Chapter 4: Johnny Pesky: Pesky Holds the Ball
Chapter 5: Albert Happy Chandler: "I will allow Jackie Robinson to play for
Brooklyn"
Chapter 6: Del Webb: "Would you be interested in buying the Yankees?"
Chapter 7: Del Webb: Stengel and Weiss and Victory
Chapter 8: Ralph Branca: The Ace of the Staff
Chapter 9: Ralph Branca: The Shot Heard Round the World
Chapter 10: Bobby Thomson: The Shot Heard Round the World
Chapter 11: Donald Hall: My Love of the Brooklyn Dodgers
Chapter 12: Elston Howard: For the Yankees, the First
Chapter 13: Hot Rod Kanehl: Casey's Pet
Chapter 14: Rod Kanehl: I Was an Original Met
Chapter 15: Dock Ellis: A Life on the Edge
Chapter 16: Dock Ellis: Cocaine and Yankee Turbulence
Chapter 17: Gary Carter: The Missing Ingredient
Chapter 18: Gary Carter: The Ball Goes Through Buckner's Legs