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Classic Baseball

Timeless Tales, Immortal Moments
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A collection of iconic, unbelievable, and intimate stories from baseball history that celebrate the enduring impact of the national pastime. Baseball--rooted as it is in tradition and nostalgia--lends itself to the retelling of its timeless tales. So it is with the stories in Classic Baseball, a collection of articles written by award-winning journalist John Rosengren and originally published by Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, Sports on Earth, VICE Sports, and other magazines. These are stories about the game's legends--Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Josh Gibson, Bob Feller, Frank Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Kirby Puckett--and its lesser-knowns with extraordinary stories of their own. They cover some of the game's most famous moments, like Hank Aaron hitting No. 715, and some you've never heard of, like the time the Ku Klux Klan played a game against an all-Black team. Whether it be the story of John Roseboro forgiving Juan Marichal for clubbing him in the head with a bat, Elston Howard breaking down the Yankees' systemic racism to integrate America's team, or the national pastime played on snowshoes during July in a remote Wisconsin town, these are stories meant to be read and read again for their poignancy, their humor, and their celebration of baseball.
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.
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
John Rosengren finds both the quiet heroism and the quirky theatrics - and always the humanity - in his cast of baseball greats, near-greats, and guys who just love the game. Rosengren loves the game as well, and that passion brings to life every page in this collection of superb articles. -- James S. Hirsch, author of Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend
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