Glory in the Fall: The Greatest Moments in World Series History
Peter Golenbock
Oct 2010 · Hachette UK
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Baseball has a rich history-and a treasure trove of books, magazines, and newspaper accounts celebrating (or lamenting) what went down on the diamond. And some of the most amazing games happened when fall arrived and the boys of summer played for the championship. During those two weeks in October (now November), time stood still. Nothing else mattered.
This anthology captures the best of times and the worst of times as teams battled for the glory-and will bring back memories to all who cherish Americas national sport.
On these pages, youll find:
o Casey Stengels inside-the-park home run 1923-Robert W. Creamer
o Babe Ruths Called Shot 1932-Leigh Montville
o The Catch: Willie Mays and Vic Wertz 1954-Arnold Hano
o Dustys Moment, 1954 World Series-Stephen Jay Gould
o Jackie Robinson Steals Home 1955-Carl Erskine
o Dodgers Win 1955 (Sandy Amoros catch)-Tom Oliphant
o Don Larsens Perfect Game 1956-Don Larsen
o Mazeroskis Home Run Yankees vs. Pirates 1960-Lester J. Biederman
o 1986 Mets vs. Red Sox-Roger Angell
o St. Louis Cardinals 1964-David Halberstam
o World Series cancelled 1994-Jack Curry
o Cleveland/Atlanta series 1995-Tom Verducci
This anthology captures the best of times and the worst of times as teams battled for the glory-and will bring back memories to all who cherish Americas national sport.
On these pages, youll find:
o Casey Stengels inside-the-park home run 1923-Robert W. Creamer
o Babe Ruths Called Shot 1932-Leigh Montville
o The Catch: Willie Mays and Vic Wertz 1954-Arnold Hano
o Dustys Moment, 1954 World Series-Stephen Jay Gould
o Jackie Robinson Steals Home 1955-Carl Erskine
o Dodgers Win 1955 (Sandy Amoros catch)-Tom Oliphant
o Don Larsens Perfect Game 1956-Don Larsen
o Mazeroskis Home Run Yankees vs. Pirates 1960-Lester J. Biederman
o 1986 Mets vs. Red Sox-Roger Angell
o St. Louis Cardinals 1964-David Halberstam
o World Series cancelled 1994-Jack Curry
o Cleveland/Atlanta series 1995-Tom Verducci
About the author
Peter Golenbock is a prolific sports journalist and author. He was born in New York City on July 19, 1946 and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1967 and the New York University School of Law in 1970. While at Dartmouth, he began writing about sports for The Daily Dartmouth, which led to stints with the New York Times and the Boston Globe. It was also at Dartmouth where he became friends with Robert Ariel "Red" Rolfe, the former New York Yankees third baseman and the school's athletic director. Rolfe entertained him for hours with stories of the famous Yankees teams of the 1930's, which had a profound impact on Golenbock's unintended career path. After graduating law school, he eventually landed a job in the legal department of Prentice-Hall Publishing. Surprisingly, he was able to convince the head of the trade book division to allow him to write about the Yankees. The resulting book, Dynasty: The New York Yankees 1949-64, became an instant bestseller, the first of many for Golenbock. Among his best-known works to follow include; The Bronx Zoo, Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Balls, with Graig Nettles, Bats, with Davey Johnson, Personal Fouls, a look at corruption in college basketball, and Teammates, a children's book about the relationship between Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese. His latest work is entitled Rage: The Legend of "Baseball Bill" Denehy.
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