Swinging '73: Baseball's Wildest Season

by Matthew Silverman

Book Overview

Interest and attendance were dropping, and football was ascending. Stuck in a rut, baseball was dying. Then Steinbrenner bought the Yankees, a second-division club with wife-swapping pitchers, leaving the House That Ruth Built not with a slam but a simper. He vowed not to interfere--before soon changing his mind. Across town, Tom Seaver led the Mets' stellar pitching line-up, and iconic outfielder Willie Mays was preparing to say goodbye. For months,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762780606
• ISBN13: 9780762780600
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"