Thomas Wolf

The Called Shot

Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932

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Produktbeschreibung

The story of the thrilling 1932 baseball season and Babe Ruth’s called shot.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9781496234766
• ISBN-10: 1496234766
• Artikelnr.: 64141098

Autorenporträt

Thomas Wolf has written numerous articles on baseball history and is the coauthor of Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland and The Plea: The True Story of Young Wesley Elkins and His Struggle for Redemption .

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Cast of Characters
Prologue: A Broken Umbrella in a Rainstorm
1. Rogers Hornsby
2. William Wrigley
3. Spring Training
4. Opening Day
5. The Math Wizard
6. The Rivals
7. Rookie Pitchers
8. Brawls
9. Hornsby and Cuyler
10. Brooklyn
11. Road Trips
12. Chicago Conventions
13. Independence Day
14. Double X
15. Wicked Chicago
16. Harry Hortman and Charlie Ireland
17. Sbarbaro’s Courtroom
18. Legs of Glass
19. The End of the Hornsby Era
20. The Boys of Summer
21. Judge Landis Intervenes
22. Stretch Run
23. Yankees Coast
24. The World Series Begins
25. The Crowd Gathers
26. The Called Shot
27. The World Series Ends
28. Postgame
29. Fans Return Home
30. Ruth’s Legacy with the Cubs
Epilogue: The Babe Calls His Last Shot
Extra Innings
Author’s Note on Sources
Notes
Bibliography
Index