Win or go home : sudden death baseball / Gary R. Parker ; forewords by Carl Erskine and Clem Labine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parker, Gary R., 1950 July 12-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--United States--History--20th century.

Baseball.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Sudden death baseball

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2002]

Summary:

It has happened only eight times in the last 120 years -- two teams tied for first place on the final day of the regular season square off in a winner-take-all playoff to determine a division or pennant winner. This history of sudden death playoffs is supplemented by interviews with over 30 major leaguers who had the opportunity to play in some of baseball's most critical and exciting games. A box score is provided for every game.

Contents:

1. 1946: Brooklyn Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals 9

2. 1948: Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox 39

3. 1951: New York Giants vs. Brooklyn Dodgers 76

4. 1959: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Braves 103

5. 1962: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants 134

6. 1978: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 167

7. 1980: Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 206

8. 1995: California Angels vs. Seattle Mariners 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 259) and index.

ISBN:

0786410965

OCLC:

48045499