The Billy Goat Curse: Losing and Superstition in Cubs Baseball Since World War II

by Gil Bogen

In 1945 the most famous curse in sports was placed on the Chicago Cubs when Bill Sianis and his goat were ejected from Wrigley Field. Though Sianis purchased two tickets for the fourth game of the World Series against Detroit, the goat's stench led to the pair's ouster. The indignant Sianis allegedly cursed the Cubs, promising that they'd never again play in the World Series at Wrigley Field.

More than six decades later, the team has yet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078643354X
• ISBN13: 9780786433544
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher