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This collection of timeless baseball stories can be read again and again for its poignancy, humor, and celebration of the national pastime, whether it be John Roseboro forgiving Juan Marichal for clubbing him in the head with a bat, Elston Howard integrating the Yankees, or baseball played on snowshoes in a remote Wisconsin town.
List of contents
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE: Immortal Moments
The Reconciliation of Juan Marichal and John Roseboro
On the Way to 714
Harvey Haddix's Heartbreak
CHAPTER TWO: Baseball during Wartime
Terror in the Trenches
Equal Opportunity
The Greatest Comeback of All-Time
Opening Day: 1946
CHAPTER THREE: Personalities
The Legend of La Tortuga
Hank Greenberg: Superstar and Scapegoat
The Great Josh Gibson
Tony O
The Shining of Mark Hamburger
They Call him Killer
CHAPTER FOUR: Baltimore Chops
Chasing A-Rod's Three-Thousandth Hit
The Irreverent Relics of the Baseball Reliquary
A Game of Their Own
Take Me Out to the Old Ball Game
CHAPTER FIVE: For Love of the Game
Cooperstown or Bust
My Father's Glove
Field of Dreams
Walter Mitty Meets Bert Blyleven
CHAPTER SIX: In Jackie's Memory
The Day the Klan Played Ball
Enter Elston Howard, the Yankees' Jackie Robinson Eight Years Late
Crossing the Line
Pioneers of the Negro Leagues
CHAPTER SEVEN: The World Series
Kirby Puckett Carries the Twins
A Fall Classic Comedy
Sandy Koufax's Yom Kippur Decision
About the author
About the author
John Rosengren is the author of nine books, including Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes, the definitive biography of the Hall of Fame Jewish baseball player; Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever; and The Fight of their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball's Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption. A freelance journalist since 1981, Rosengren has written articles for more than 100 publications. His work has won numerous awards, including the 2017 Donald Robinson Award for Investigative Journalism. He has also been nominated for a National Magazine Award and a Pulitzer Prize.
