Ultimate St. Louis Cardinals Time Machine Book
Published on 1. May 2023
208 pages
978-1-4930-7550-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Ultimate St. Louis Cardinals Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Cardinals' greatest moments, such as their eleven World Series titles, but also such notable Cardinal achievements as Rogers Hornsby's two batting triple crowns, Dizzy Dean's 30-win season in 1934, Stan Musial's 17 MLB and 29 NL records, Bob Gibson's 1.12 earned run average (ERA) in 1968, Whitey Herzog's Whiteyball, Mark McGwire's single season home run record, and the 2011 championship team's unprecedented comebacks. The Cardinals have won 105 or more games in four seasons and won 100 or more nine times. Cardinals players have won 20 league MVPs, four batting Triple Crowns, and three Cy Young Awards. All these highlights and more comprise this essential book for all fans of the national pastime.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Globe Pequot Press
Illustrations
44 BW Photos
File size
5,24 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-7550-8 (9781493075508)
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Martin Gitlin
The Ultimate St. Louis Cardinals Time Machine Book
Book
06/2023
The Lyons Press
€17.40
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
MARTIN GITLIN is a veteran author and sportswriter. He has had about 150 books published since 2006, including A Celebration of Animation: The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters in Television History (Lyons Press, 2018) with Joe Wos. His Great American Cereal Book (Harry Abrams, 2012) soared to No. 1 in both the Americana and Breakfast Book categories on Amazon.com immediately upon release and remained there for several months while his Powerful Moments in Sports: The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History earned critical acclaim. Gitlin won more than 45 awards as a sports journalist from 1991 to 2002, including first place for general excellence from The Associated Press for his coverage of the Indians-Braves World Series in 1995. AP also selected him as one of the top four feature writers in Ohio. Gitlin lives in North Olmsted,
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Go West, Young Men
- Chapter Two. From Dominant to Doormat
- Chapter Three. Still a Mess
- Chapter Four. Rogers and Rickey
- Chapter Five. The History of Hornsby
- Chapter Six. The First Cardinal Crown
- Chapter Seven. The Gas House Gang
- Chapter Eight. The Prewar Years
- Chapter Nine. Winning Battles on the Diamond
- Chapter Ten. Stan the Man
- Chapter Eleven. From Contender to Pretender
- Chapter Twelve. Steal of a Swap and a Harrowing Race
- Chapter Thirteen. Bullet Bob
- Chapter Fourteen. Disappointment and Dominance
- Chapter Fifteen. Flying High, but Not Soaring
- Chapter Sixteen. The Powerless Wonders
- Chapter Seventeen. The Yo-Yo Years
- Chapter Eighteen. New Blood and the Return of Championship Baseball
- Chapter Nineteen. The Finest Fans in the Land
- Chapter Twenty. The Early Pujols Years
- Chapter Twenty-One. One Hiccup, One Crown, One Great Franchise
- Chapter Twenty-Two. Often Close, Never a Cigar
- Notes
