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The 1967 American League Pennant Race
Author | : Cameron Bright |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2018-05-11 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781476632971 |
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In 1967, in the midst of a nail-biting six-week pennant race, the Red Sox, Tigers, Twins and White Sox stood deadlocked atop the American League. Never before or since have four teams tied for the lead in baseball’s final month. The stakes were high—there were no playoffs, the pennant winner went directly to the World Series. Here, for the first time, all four teams are treated as equals. The author describes their contrasting skill sets, leadership and temperament. The stress of such stiff and sustained competition was constant, and there were overt psychological and physical intimidations playing a major role throughout the season. The standings were volatile and so were emotions. The players and managers varied: some wilted or broke, others responded heroically.
Pennant Races
Author | : Dave Anderson |
Publsiher | : Galahad Books |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1997-03-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0883659816 |
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The renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist delivers dramatic descriptions of fifteen suspense-filled pennant races from 1908 to 1993, in this insightful look at the drama of America's pastime.
Epic Season
Author | : David E. Kaiser |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : UOM:39015047076180 |
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"In a year in which no team ever led the league by as many as four games, these three teams, [the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees], eventually found themselves in a tie with just nine days to go, and the season had to be extended to decide the race."--Cover.
Under Pallor Under Shadow
Author | : Bill Felber |
Publsiher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780803235250 |
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A real-time account of the tumultuous 1920 baseball season, focusing on the dramatic last half.
The American League in Transition 1965 1975
Author | : Paul Hensler |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2012-12-24 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780786446261 |
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In the years following the decline of the New York Yankees dynasty that ended in 1964, three American League teams endeavored to stake their claim to the Junior Circuit's crown. From 1965 to 1975, the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Oakland Athletics emerged as the most significant AL clubs, but this trio achieved varying degrees of success. Through the prism of these three teams, this book examines facets of their dynastic aspirations: the way in which key personnel were assembled into a cohesive roster, the glory that was won by the clubs, and the factors leading to their decline. Drawing on a rich variety of primary and secondary sources, the story is told of vital players from Latin America who made their way to Minnesota, the select few who ventured from the Orioles' training facility in Thomasville, Georgia, to Baltimore, and the collegiate stars selected in the early years of the newly-created amateur draft who went on to help forge a winning combination in Oakland.
Red Sox Century
Author | : Richard A. Johnson,Glenn Stout |
Publsiher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Baseball players |
ISBN | : 9780618622269 |
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"Red Sox Century chronicles the complete history of this enduring team with authority, insight, and high style. From the team's inception in 1901 and its early peak in 1918, when it won its fifth World Series, to the glory years, which saw the rise of such greats as Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Teddy Ballgame, and Yaz and the "impossible dream," to the near misses in 1975, 1986, and 2003, and finally to the glorious World Series victory in 2004 - it's all here, drawn from countless interviews and extensive research and illustrated with more than 225 photographs, many never seen before."--Jacket.
Year of the Pitcher
Author | : Sridhar Pappu |
Publsiher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2017-10-03 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781328768131 |
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The story of the remarkable 1968 baseball season. “Seldom does an era, and do sports personalities, come alive so vividly, and so unforgettably.” —The Boston Globe In 1968, two remarkable pitchers would dominate the game as well as the broadsheets. One was black, the other white. Bob Gibson, together with the St. Louis Cardinals, embodied an entire generation’s hope for integration at a heated moment in American history. Denny McLain, his adversary, was a crass self-promoter who eschewed the team charter and his Detroit Tigers teammates to zip cross-country in his own plane. For one season, the nation watched as these two men and their teams swept their respective league championships to meet at the World Series. Gibson set a major league record that year with a 1.12 ERA. McLain won more than 30 games in 1968, a feat not achieved since 1934 and untouched since. Together, the two have come to stand as iconic symbols, giving the fans “The Year of the Pitcher” and changing the game. Evoking a nostalgic season and its incredible characters, this is the story of one of the great rivalries in sports and an indelible portrait of the national pastime during a turbulent year—and the two men who electrified fans from all walks of life. “Explores so much more than the battle between two pitchers and their teams . . . A fine history of a vital period in the history of not only baseball, but America.” —Kirkus Reviews “A compelling tale of all that America was in the turbulent year of 1968, told through a (mostly) baseball prism.” —New York Post
1967 Red Sox The Impossible Dream Season
Author | : Raymond Sinibaldi |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781467120937 |
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The Impossible Dream became a fitting moniker for the Boston Red Sox season of 1967, a summer that still evokes memories of a time that united a city and transformed a franchise. Led by 1967 MVP Carl Yastrzemski and Boston's first Cy Young Award winner, Jim Lonborg, the youngest Red Sox team since the days of Babe Ruth went from ninth to first place in what remains the closest pennant race in baseball history. Tony Conigliaro, Rico Petrocelli, George Scott, Reggie Smith, Billy Rohr, Jerry Adair, and their teammates became household names to the Fenway Faithful as they carried the Red Sox to their first World Series in 21 years under manager Dick Williams.