In 1942, Pete Reiser was on the road to baseball superstardom. Then, he crashed into a wall - an unpadded, concrete outfield wall as tried to make a game-saving catch. And for Pete, nothing was ever the same. A year earlier, at age 22, he had won a batting title, a rookie of the year award and a pennant with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sportswriters could not stop marveling at his skill set, highlighted...