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Informationen zum Autor Paul E. Doutrich , a retired professor at York College of Pennsylvania, lives in Brewster, Massachusetts. Klappentext The two pennant winners in 1926, the National League's Cardinals and the American League's Yankees, were a study in contrasts. The Yankees were heavily composed of ?rst- and second-generation Americans and based in New York, the epicenter of baseball; the Cardinals, on the other hand, were mostly a collection of farm boys playing at the western fringe of the major leagues. But both teams arrived battle-tested, as St. Louis had fought a long, close race with Cincinnati and New York had survived a dramatic late-season run by Cleveland. Their classic World Series meeting went seven games and produced one of the legendary pitcher-batter confrontations of baseball history. Zusammenfassung "The two pennant winners in 1926! the National League's Cardinals and the American League's Yankees! were a study in contrasts. Their classic World Series meeting went seven games and produced one of the legendary pitcher-batter confrontations in baseball history"--Provided by publisher. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 11. A Radical Shift 2. Preparing for the Season 3. The Season Begins 4. Spring Sun, Spring Rain 5. The Summer's Big Deals 6. The Summer Gets Hot 7. Dog Day Races 8. Winning Pennants 9. The 1926 World Series Chapter Notes Selected Bibliography Index