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Black and Blue: Sandy Koufax, the Robinson Boys, and the World Series That Stunned America
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Tom Adelman
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Publication date
September 13, 2007
Pages
270
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316067157
ISBN-10
0316067156
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Original list price
$15.99
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The Last Innocents | Finding the Left Arm of God | Pitch by Pitch | Koufax | Juan Marichal | Mickey and Willie | Sandy Koufax | Sixty Feet, Six Inches | Once a Bum, Always a Dodger/My Life in Baseball from Brooklyn to Los Angeles
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An account of the 1966 World Series upset between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles provides coverage of such factors as the Dodgers' place as the nation's foremost team, the record-setting achievements of Baltimore's young pitchers, and the Dodgers' scoreless performance in the series' final innings. By the author of The Long Ball. Reprint. 18,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: "Richly layered....An entertaining and informative portrait of two underappreciated teams in an unforgettable time."--Boston Sunday Globe
The most surprising World Series ever? Many baseball fans would agree that it was the epic 1966 clash between the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the perennial underdog Baltimore Orioles.
The godlike Sandy Koufax had led the Dodgers to victory in two previous World Series, and had finished the season with twenty-seven wins, a personal best. Few outsideBaltimore Los Angeles
"Guaranteed to score a home run." -Essence
"Astonishing. . . . Adelman goes way past the box scores to get information that makes the players more human and the games more dramatic." -San Diego Union-Tribune
"Black and Blue delivers good baseball action, ownerly perfidy, and social context." -Boston
The most surprising World Series ever? Many baseball fans would agree that it was the epic 1966 clash between the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the perennial underdog Baltimore Orioles.
The godlike Sandy Koufax had led the Dodgers to victory in two previous World Series, and had finished the season with twenty-seven wins, a personal best. Few outside
"Guaranteed to score a home run." -Essence
"Astonishing. . . . Adelman goes way past the box scores to get information that makes the players more human and the games more dramatic." -San Diego Union-Tribune
"Black and Blue delivers good baseball action, ownerly perfidy, and social context." -
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Paperback
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Reprint edition from Back Bay Books (September 13, 2007)
9780316067157 | details & prices | 270 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.99
About: An account of the 1966 World Series upset between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles provides coverage of such factors as the Dodgers' place as the nation's foremost team, the record-setting achievements of Baltimore's young pitchers, and the Dodgers' scoreless performance in the series' final innings.
About: An account of the 1966 World Series upset between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles provides coverage of such factors as the Dodgers' place as the nation's foremost team, the record-setting achievements of Baltimore's young pitchers, and the Dodgers' scoreless performance in the series' final innings.
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