The Called Shot : Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932 /

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"The story of the 1932 baseball season and Babe Ruth's called shot"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wolf, Thomas, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ruth, Babe, > 1895-1948.
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team) > History > 20th century.
New York Yankees (Baseball team) > History > 20th century.
Baseball.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
Baseball > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Prologue : a broken umbrella in a rainstorm
  • Rogers Hornsby
  • William Wrigley
  • Spring training
  • Opening day
  • The math wizard
  • The rivals
  • Rookie pItchers
  • Brawls
  • Hornsby and Cuyler
  • Brooklyn
  • Road trips
  • Chicago conventions
  • Independence Day
  • Double X
  • Wicked Chicago
  • Harry Hortman and Charlie Ireland
  • Sbarbaro's courtroom
  • Legs of glass
  • The end of the Hornsby era
  • The boys of summer
  • Judge Landis intervenes
  • Stretch run
  • Yankees coast
  • The World Series begins
  • The crowd gathers
  • The called shot
  • The World Series ends
  • Post bame
  • Fans return home
  • Ruth's legacy with the Cubs
  • Epilogue : the Babe calls his last shot
  • Extra innings.

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