Seventh Game : The 35 World Series That Have Gone the Distance

by Levinson, Barry

• ISBN13: 9780071412711
• ISBN10: 0071412719
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-17
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL The amazing stories behind the 35 seventh games of baseball's World Series The World Series has gone to a thrilling "game seven" only 35 times, and each one comes alive in The Seventh Game, a rich collection of compelling stories and statistics, offering a unique perspective of baseball at its greatest, when there is truly no tomorrow for either side. From the 1909 marquee match-up of Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner, to the thrilling confrontation of Pete Alexander and Tony Lazzeri with the bases loaded in 1926, to Bill Mazeroski's improbable walk-off home run to beat the Yankees in 1960, all the way to 2002's "Giant disappointment" between the inspired Angels and the hard-luck Giants, each game is brought to light as Levenson provides: In-depth analyses of the teams--their hitting, pitching, and defensive strategies A quiz to challenge readers' seventh-game knowledge Box scores of every game, filled with baseball facts A controversial ranking of the games from best to worst Full-color photos of rare ticket stubs from all 35 games And much more

Author Biography

Barry Levenson is a Massachusetts native who grew up living and dying for the Red Sox. A former assistant attorney general for the state of Wisconsin, he is the founder and curator of the Mount Horeb Mustard Museum. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Before We Get Started: Warming Up--a Test of Your Seventh-Game Knowledge	p. xix
Introduction: The Magic of Seven--the Story Behind the Seven-Game World Series	p. xxv
The Seventh Games
1909: The Original Babe	p. 3
1912: Giant Blunders	p. 9
1924: An Unlikely Bounce	p. 15
1925: The Miracle in Pittsburgh	p. 23
1926: Alexander the Great	p. 33
1931: Spit and Polish	p. 39
1934: Garbage Time	p. 45
1940: Heartache for Bobo	p. 51
1945: The Sorrow at Wrigley	p. 57
1946: He Who Hesitates Is ... Pesky?	p. 61
1947: Turning to the Right Page	p. 67
1952: Wait 'til Next Year--Again	p. 75
1955: Believe It!	p. 83
1956: Back to Reality	p. 95
1957: Sweet Lew	p. 103
1958: Turnabout Is Fair Play	p. 109
1960: Maz the Magnificent	p. 117
1962: Terry to McCovey to Richardson	p. 127
1964: Singin' the St. Louis Blues	p. 137
1965: A Pitcher Named Sandy	p. 143
1967: Too Much Gibson, Not Enough Rain	p. 149
1968: The Unexpected Duel	p. 155
1971: The Blass Slipper	p. 161
1972: Tenace, Anyone?	p. 167
1973: Too Much Knowles and Too Many Fingers	p. 175
1975: A Hard Act to Follow	p. 181
1979: Pops	p. 189
1982: The Cardinals--Again!	p. 195
1985: Blowout from Bret and Brett	p. 203
1986: They Never Had a Chance	p. 209
1987: Sonata in A for Viola and Twins	p. 215
1991: A Jack of All Trades	p. 219
1997: The Florida Who?	p. 227
2001: The Bottom of the Ninth	p. 235
2002: Another Giant Disappointment	p. 247
Deconstructing the Seventh Games
Analysis: The Teams	p. 259
Analysis: The Offense (Hitting and Running)	p. 265
Analysis: Pitching	p. 271
Analysis: Defense and the Lack Thereof	p. 275
The Greatest Seventh Game Ever Played	p. 279
Seventh Game Redux: Reliving the Past	p. 287
The Seventh Games at a Glance	p. 311
Index	p. 329
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