Todd Masters

The 1972 Detroit Tigers

Billy Martin and the Half-Game Champs

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Produktbeschreibung

After winning the 1968 World Series, the Detroit Tigers looked to be sliding their way into obscurity. Though they still had some marquee players, including Kaline, Cash, Lolich and Freehan, the dynastic Baltimore Orioles seemed to have passed them by. But then in a move that seemed to stoke the competitive fires of the team, Detroit hired manager Billy Martin, the star second baseman on Yankees teams that won five World Series and whose managerial debut in 1969 ended in the league championship series. Told against the backdrop of a momentous summer in American history, this is the story of a great team's last hurrah.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9780786448203
• ISBN-10: 0786448202
• Artikelnr.: 28179811

Autorenporträt

SABR member Todd Masters has followed the Detroit Tigers for more than 40 years. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction: A Summer to Remember     
1. Ascending to the Mountaintop ... and Tumbling Back Down     
2. Dark Clouds Gather Over Sunny Skies     
3. Strike One!     
4. The Race Begins     
5. Measuring Up to the Competition     
6. Hitting Their Stride     
7. Out of a Hat and into the Lineup     
8. Down to the Wire     
9. Showdown in Motown     
10. California, Here We Come!     
11. "I'm Proud of Every One of You Guys"     
12. Extra Innings     
13. End of an Era     
Appendix (Final Standings and Individual Statistics)     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index