Ten innings at Wrigley the wildest ballgame ever, with baseball on the brink
May 17, 1979. Nobody expected an afternoon game to be much more than a lazy early-season contest matching two teams heading in opposite directions-- the first-place Phillies and those lovable losers, the Cubs. Cook provides a vivid account of a game that saw a combination of thirteen runs in the fir...
| Main Author: | Cook, Kevin, 1956- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Henry Holt and Company,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
May 17, 1979. Nobody expected an afternoon game to be much more than a lazy early-season contest matching two teams heading in opposite directions-- the first-place Phillies and those lovable losers, the Cubs. Cook provides a vivid account of a game that saw a combination of thirteen runs in the first inning-- and only got crazier from there. Among those involved: Hall of Famers, a surly slugger, a troubled relief pitcher, and two managers pulling out what was left of their hair. Cook reveals the human stories behind the game-- and how money, muscles and modern statistics were about to change baseball forever. -- adapted from jacket |
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| Physical Description: |
253 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-237) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781250182036 1250182034 |
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