Brian M. Endsley

Finding the Left Arm of God

Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1960-1963

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Produktbeschreibung

Tell the story of the LA Dodgers' volatile fortunes during the transformation of Sandy Koufax from a wild young left-hander with a career losing record on the verge of quitting the game to an artist with exquisite control of the baseball - a veritable Mozart on the mound. It is a broad view narrative history of the Dodgers in the first four years of the 1960s.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9780786474158
• ISBN-10: 0786474157
• Artikelnr.: 41238056

Autorenporträt

Attorney Brian M. Endsley lives in Pleasant Hill, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Prologue Part I. 1960: Return to the Wilderness One.
Bright Beginnings Two.
Changes, Losses, and a Glimpse at Greatness Three.
Out of the Woodshed and into Contention Four.
Facing Reality in the Year of the Pirates Part II. 1961: The Great Awakening of Sandy Koufax Five.
Leo Six.
Turning Point in Florida Seven.
April-A Full Moon and a New Koufax Eight.
Koufax Takes Off! Nine.
Showdown in August Ten.
The Coliseum Era Comes to an End Part III. 1962: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times Eleven.
The Dodger Stadium Era Begins Twelve.
A Season Goes Numb Thirteen.
Life Without Koufax Fourteen.
Black September Fifteen.
Left Behind in October Part IV. 1963: Return to the Summit Sixteen.
A Season Riding on a Finger Seventeen.
Life Is Good on Planet Koufax Eighteen.
An August Lull Becomes a September Fight Nineteen.
Four Days in October Twenty.
The Apotheosis of Sandy Koufax Epilogue Appendix: Sandy Koufax Statistics (Career; 1961; 1962; 1963) Chapter Notes Bibliography Index