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Electric October: Seven World Series Games, Six Lives, Five Minutes of Fame That Lasted Forever
The 1947 World Series was "the most exciting ever" in the words of Joe DiMaggio, with a...
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The 1947 World Series was "the most exciting ever" in the words of Joe DiMaggio, with a decade's worth of drama packed into seven games between the mighty New York Yankees and the underdog Brooklyn Dodgers. It was Jackie Robinson's first Series, a postwar spectacle featuring Frank Sinatra, Ernest Hemingway, and President Harry Truman in supporting roles. It was also the first televised World Series--sportswriters called it "Electric October."
But for all the star power on display, the outcome hinged on role players: Bill Bevens, a journeyman who knocked on the door of pitching immortality; Al Gionfriddo and Cookie Lavagetto, bench players at the center of the Series' iconic moments; Snuffy Stirnweiss, a wartime batting champion who never got any respect; and managers Bucky Harris and Burt Shotton, each an unlikely choice to run his team. Six men found themselves plucked from obscurity to shine on the sport's greatest stage. But their fame was fleeting; three would never play another big-league game, and all six would be forgotten. Kevin Cook brings the '47 Series back to life, introducing us to men whose past offered no hint they were destined for extraordinary things. For some the Series was a memory to hold onto. For others it would haunt them to the end of their days. And for us Cook offers new insights--some heartbreaking, some uplifting--into what fame and glory truly mean.Author: Kevin Cook
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 318
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781496217721
About the Author
Kevin Cook is the author of Ten Innings at Wrigley: The Wildest Ballgame Ever, with Baseball on the Brink, the award-winning Tommy's Honor (the basis for the feature film), and Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime That Changed America. He is a former senior editor at Sports Illustrated.
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