Gibson''s Last Stand - The Rise, Fall, and Near Misses of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1969-1975

Informationen zum Autor Doug Feldmann is Associate Professor in the College of Education at Northern Kentucky University and a part time scout for the Cincinnati Reds. He is the author of nine books, including El Birdos: The 1967 and 1968 St. Louis Cardinals . He lives near Cincinnati. Klappentext During star-pitcher Bob Gibson's most brilliant season! the turbulent summer of 1968! he started thirty-four games and pitched every inning in twenty-eight of them. After their record-breaking season! Gibson and his teammates were stunned to lose the 1968 World Series to the Detroit Tigers. For the next six years! as Bob Gibson struggled to maintain his pitching excellence! changes in American culture ultimately changed the St. Louis Cardinals and the business and pastime of baseball itself.

Product details

• Authors: Doug Feldmann
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2013
• EAN: 9780826220127
• ISBN: 978-0-8262-2012-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Sports & American Culture; Sports and American Culture; Sports & American Culture
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Sports & Recreation, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History