.721

A History of the 1954 Cleveland Indians

Gary Webster (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

204 Seiten

2013
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7655-8 (ISBN)

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This book is the day by day story of the 1954 Indians, whose .721 winning percentage is still the highest in American League history. It tells how down the city of Cleveland was on the team following three straight second-place finishes, how little was expected of it by its fans, and even some of its players, and how it exceeded all expectations by winning a league-record 111 games and a pennant, before flopping in the World Series.

Gary Webster has spent many years in commercial radio in northeastern Ohio and is the author of five books for McFarland.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Hank and Al

2. A Slow Start

3. Picking Up the Pace

4. Avoiding the Swoon

5. Seeing Stars

6. Can’t Shake the Yanks

7. Magic Numbers

8. The Catch, the Homer and Other Calamities

Epilogue

Appendix A. The Players’ Statistics

Appendix B. The 1954 Schedule

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.10.2013
Zusatzinfo	9 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	295 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-7655-9 / 0786476559
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7655-8 / 9780786476558
Zustand	Neuware