Arguably the greatest ball club in National League history, the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers recorded some staggering statistics. They led the league in virtually every offensive category while fielding some of the finest defensive players of the era. But the team's extraordinary success on the field is only part of their story.
Jackie Robinson was in his seventh year since breaking the color barrier, but ugly racist incidents were yet to abate and several marred the '53 season. The most intense rivalry in sports climaxed with a September brawl as Dodger Carl Furillo floored Giants manager Leo Durocher. First baseman Gil Hodges weathered a horrendous slump with the support of the team's devoted fans. This book tells the exciting story of the '53 Brooklyn Dodgers, highlighting a season and a team.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Another fine insightful and entertaining book by Brooklyn Dodgers historian Andrew Paul Mele. This book will carry you back to the years when the Brooklyn Dodgers were on top of the world."-Donald Honig, novelist and baseball historian; "We who played on the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers feel it was the best of the Brooklyn teams. Even though we didn't win the World Series, the individual numbers throughout the lineup are among the all-time best. Andy Mele's research and writing proves my point."-Carl Erskine, Brooklyn Dodgers 1948-1957.
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
20 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 12 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-9620-4 (9780786496204)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The late Andrew Paul Mele had retired from the Brooklyn Public Library. The author of six books and several short stories, his articles appeared in the Staten Island Advance and the Italian Tribune. He lived in Staten Island.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ?v
Preface: The Gold in the Golden Age ?1
One.?There Used to Be a Ball Club ?5
Two.?Brooklyn: The Time and the Place ?20
Three.?A Dubious Spring ?36
Four.?April ?51
Five.?May ?68
Six.?June ?83
Seven.?July ?98
Eight.?August ?113
Nine.?September ?128
Ten.?October ?146
Eleven.?Success and the Road to Perdition ?164
Twelve.?Redux: Brooklyn Without the Dodgers ?178
Appendix: Player Records: Brooklyn Dodgers 1953 ?199
Chapter Notes ?201
Bibliography ?209
Index ?211
