The Baseball Chronicles

by David Gallen

Book Overview

A chronicle of baseball's greatest players features writing by John Updike, Roger Kahn, Ring Lardner, Stephen Jay Gould, Red Smith, and George Vecsey that celebrates great games and unforgettable... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883658518
• ISBN13: 9780883658512
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Galahad Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A gem

This book is superb. It has about 15 chapters, and each chapter is a fascinating article on one of the true legends of baseball: Ruth, Mantle, Cobb, Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, etc. You'll learn that the reason for Gehrig's streak was that he, one of the best players of all-time, feared that if he sat out one game, he would be replaced. Or the conditions behind Jackie Robinson's being allowed into MLB. Di Maggio's streak; the shot heard round the world; how Dizzy Dean's career was cut short. A wonderful treasure of facts, stories, stats and more.