September swoon : Richie Allen, the '64 Phillies, and racial integration /

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Everything seemed to be going the Phillies' way. Up by 6 1/2 games with just 12 left to play in the 1964 season, they appeared to have clinched their first pennant in more than a decade. Outfielder Johnny Callison narrowly missed being the National League MVP. Third baseman Richie Allen was Roo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kashatus, William C., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Allen, Dick.
Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team)
1900-1999
Baseball > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in sports > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Discrimination dans les sports > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > Essays & Writings.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > Statistics.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
Baseball.
Discrimination in sports.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction ch. 1 A Shameful past
  • ch. 2 Integrating the Phillies
  • ch. 3 The Spring of '64
  • ch. 4 On top of the National League
  • ch. 5 September Swoon
  • ch. 6 Seasons of frustration
  • ch. 7 Breakup
  • Appendix A What happened to the 1964 Phillies
  • Appendix B Individual statistics for the 1964 Phillies
  • Appendix C The 1964 National League race.

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