Few and Chosen Giants
Defining Giants Greatness Across the Eras
Published on 1. April 2007
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-57243-854-5 (ISBN)
Description
Baseball great Bobby Thomson selects his all-time Giants team--five players at each position plus the top five managers--covering the team's more than 100-year history in two cities, New York and San Francisco.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
1-color; photos throughout
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1052 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57243-854-5 (9781572438545)
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Persons
Bobby Thomson was an outfielder for the New York Giants. On October 3, 1951, his famous "shot heard 'round the world," a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth of the third playoff game, gave the Giants a 5-4 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the National League pennant. Phil Pepe is the author of more than 40 books on sports, including collaborations with Yankees legends Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and Whitey Ford. He is a former Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News and a former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Willie McCovey is a former first baseman for the San Francisco Giants and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.