The 1967 American League Pennant Race

Author : Cameron Bright
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476632979
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 1967 American League Pennant Race written by Cameron Bright and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  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.

Author : Herbert F. Crehan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox written by Herbert F. Crehan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David E. Kaiser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Epic Season written by David E. Kaiser and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

Author : Glenn Stout
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618423194
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Red Sox Century written by Glenn Stout and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now updated through 2003, this enormously popular one-volume history of the Sox is filled with revelations, illustrated with 275 photos and includes personal essays by some of the team's most famous chroniclers.

Author : Sridhar Pappu
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 1328768139
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Year of the Pitcher written by Sridhar Pappu and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : Tim Wendel
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 0306820188
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summer of '68 written by Tim Wendel and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a year shaped by national tragedy, baseball was shaped by amazing pitching--culminating in a victory by a Detroit Tigers team that faced off against Bob Gibson's St. Louis Cardinals, the 1967 World Series defending champions.

Author : Carl Yastrzemski
Publisher : Rugged Land Books
ISBN 13 : 9781590710890
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yastrzemski written by Carl Yastrzemski and published by Rugged Land Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Yaz Yastrzemski tells the very personal story of one of the most prolific and eventful careers in baseball history. He talks about the focus, discipline, and hard work--the drive that defined him as one of the greatest hitters in the game.

Author : Bobby Thomson
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806523002
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Giants Win the Pennant! the Giants Win the Pennant! written by Bobby Thomson and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's been called "The Shot Heard Round the World," the miracle home run hit by Bobby Thomson that won the National League pennant for the Giants -- and is considered one of the most dramatic moments in baseball history. Now, in his own words, Bobby Thomson tells the complete story of that incredible event with fascinating details only he can provide.

Author : Raymond Sinibaldi
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467120936
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1967 Red Sox: The Impossible Dream Season written by Raymond Sinibaldi and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Kerry Keene
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781582614878
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1960 written by Kerry Keene and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: