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Informationen zum Autor Lyle Spatz's many books include Dixie Walker: A Life in Baseball and (with coauthor Steve Steinberg) 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York, winner of the Seymour Medal (Nebraska, 2010). Klappentext Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, the first racially integrated Major League team of the twentieth century. The addition of Jackie Robinson to its roster changed not only baseball but also the nation. Yet Robinson was just one member of that memorable club, which included Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Pete Reiser, Duke Snider, Eddie Stanky, Arky Vaughan, and Dixie Walker. Also present was a quartet of baseball's most unforgettable characters: co-owners Branch Rickey and Walter O'Malley, suspended manager Leo Durocher, and radio announcer Red Barber. This book is the first to offer biographies of everyone on that incomparable team as well as accounts of the moments and events that marked the Dodgers' 1947 season: Commissioner Happy Chandler suspending Durocher, Rickey luring his old friend Burt Shotton out of retirement to replace Durocher, and brilliant outfielder Reiser being sidelined after running into a fence. In spite of all this, the Dodgers went on to win the National League pennant over the heavily favored St. Louis Cardinals. And of course, there is the biggest story of the season, where history and biography coalesce: Jackie Robinson, who overcame widespread hostility to become Rookie of the Year-and to help the Dodgers set single-game attendance records in cities around the National League. Zusammenfassung Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, the first racially integrated Major League team of the twentieth century. This book is the first to offer biographies of everyone on that incomparable team as well as accounts of the moments and events that marked the Dodgers' 1947 season. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Mark LangillAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Lyle Spatz1. How the 1947 Team Was Built Lyle Spatz2. Spring Training in Havana Irv Goldfarb3. Jackie Robinson Rick Swaine4. Branch Rickey Andy McCue5. Leo Durocher Jeffrey Marlett6. Kirby Higbe Ralph Berger7. Bobby Bragan David L. Fleitz and Maurice Bouchard8. Dixie Walker Lyle Spatz9. Carl Furillo John T. Saccoman10. The Suspension of Leo Durocher Jeffrey Marlett11. Branch Rickey and the Mainstream Press Joe Marren12. Timeline, April 15April 30 Lyle Spatz13. Ebbets Field, 1947 Bob McGee14. Jackie Robinson's First Game Lyle Spatz15. Clyde Sukeforth James L. Ray16. Burt Shotton Rob Edelman17. Ray Blades Russell Wolinsky18. Spider Jorgensen William H. Johnson19. Hal Gregg James L. Ray20. Timeline, May 1May 20 Lyle Spatz21. Hank Behrman Rob Edelman22. Rube Melton Jack V. Morris23. Jackie Robinson and the Jews Rabbi Rebecca T. Alpert24. Timeline, May 21June 15 Lyle Spatz25. Gene Hermanski Leonard Levin and Robert H. Schaefer26. Hugh Casey Russell Wolinsky27. Rex Barney Don Harrison28. Tommy Brown C. Paul Rogers III29. Harry Taylor Adam J. Ulrey30. Timeline, June 16June 29 Lyle Spatz31. Ed Chandler James L. Ray32. Marv Rackley Rob Neyer33. Gil Hodges John T. Saccoman34. George Dockins Russell Wolinsky35. Eddie Stanky Alex Edelman36. Timeline, June 30July 14 Lyle Spatz37. Arky Vaughan Ralph C. Moses38. Duke Snider Warren Jacobs39. Ralph Branca Paul Hirsch40. Clyde King James L. Ray41. Jake Pitler Stanley H. Bard42. Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 All-Star Game Lyle Spatz43. Timeline, July 15July 31 Lyle Spatz44. Pee Wee Reese...
