"Tearin' Up the Pea Patch"

The Brooklyn Dodgers, 1953

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Arguably the greatest ball club in National League history, the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers recorded some staggering statistics. They led the league in virtually every offensive category while fielding some of the finest defensive players of the era. But the team's extraordinary success on the field is only part of their story.Jackie Robinson was in his seventh year since breaking the color barrier, but ugly racist incidents were yet to abate and several marred the '53 season. The most intense rivalry in sports climaxed with a September brawl as Dodger Carl Furillo floored Giants manager Leo Durocher. First baseman Gil Hodges weathered a horrendous slump with the support of the team's devoted fans. This book tells the exciting story of the '53 Brooklyn Dodgers, highlighting a season and a team.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-04-01
Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt318 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786496204

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vPreface: The Gold in the Golden Age 1One. There Used to Be a Ball Club 5Two. Brooklyn: The Time and the Place 20Three. A Dubious Spring 36Four. April 51Five. May 68Six. June 83Seven. July 98Eight. August 113Nine. September 128Ten. October 146Eleven. Success and the Road to Perdition 164Twelve. Redux: Brooklyn Without the Dodgers 178Appendix: Player Records: Brooklyn Dodgers 1953 199Chapter Notes 201Bibliography 209Index 211

“Another fine insightful and entertaining book by Brooklyn Dodgers historian Andrew Paul Mele. This book will carry you back to the years when the Brooklyn Dodgers were on top of the world.”—Donald Honig, novelist and baseball historian; “We who played on the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers feel it was the best of the Brooklyn teams. Even though we didn’t win the World Series, the individual numbers throughout the lineup are among the all-time best. Andy Mele’s research and writing proves my point.”—Carl Erskine, Brooklyn Dodgers 1948–1957.