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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Heidenry, John. Boys who were left behind. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2006 (OCoLC)605087964 Online version: Heidenry, John. Boys who were left behind. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2006 (OCoLC)607645497 |
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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Heidenry; Brett Topel |
| ISBN: | 0803224281 9780803224285 |
| OCLC Number: | 60931332 |
| Description: | 173 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Win one for the Georgia Peach -- Who are those guys? -- The half-apple curve -- The empire strikes back -- Young man Musial -- War games -- Lightning in a bottle -- Midnight strikes -- The long good-bye. |
| Responsibility: | John Heidenry & Brett Topel. |
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"A nostalgia lover's delight: The mighty wartime Cardinals vs. 'the other team.'"--Charles Einstein, editor of The Fireside Book of Baseball and author of Willie's Time "The 1944 St. Louis Browns were like a diamond shining brightly during a dark period in our country's history. This is the untold story of their one magical moment, battling the mighty Cardinals for baseball's most glorious prize."--Tim McCarver, analyst for Major League Baseball on Fox Television and a former MLB player. "Once upon a time there was a baseball team called the St. Louis Browns that had never, ever won anything. Then came 1944, when the war effort decimated the ranks of major-league players and provided a chance for the chronically last to finish magically first. The Boys Who Were Left Behind recreates that upside-down, one-of-a-kind season with delicious period detail."--John Thorn, editor of Total Baseball. Read more...
