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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.
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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