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The Big 50 : The Men and Moments that Made the Boston Red Sox.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drellich, Evan.
- Series:
- The Big 50
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)--History.
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team).
- Baseball players--United States--Biography.
- Baseball players.
- Baseball players--Rating of--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Big 50
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Triumph Books, 2018.
- Summary:
- The Big 50: Boston Red Sox is an amazing, full-color look at the 50 men and moments that made the Sox the Sox. Experienced sportswriter Evan Drellich recounts the living history of the Red Sox, counting down from No. 50 to No. 1. Learn about and revisit the team's remarkable stories, from Ted Williams to David Ortiz, to the roller coaster that was the 2004 playoffs, to the team's subsequent World Series championships and current stars like Mookie Betts.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Kevin Youkilis
- 1. 2004
- 2. David Ortiz
- 3. Ted Williams
- 4. Pedro Martinez
- 5. 1967
- 6. This Is Our F'ing City
- 7. 2013
- 8. The Curse of The Bambino
- 9. Tony C
- 10. Yaz
- 11. Brookline's Own Theo Epstein
- 12. Pesky
- 13. Jim Rice
- 14. Pumpsie, Yawkey, and Race in Boston
- 15. 1975 and Carlton Fisk
- 16. 1978 and Bucky Bleeping Dent
- 17. Fenway Park
- 18. Manny Being Manny
- 19. 2003
- 20. The Peak of the Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry
- 21. John, Tom, and Larry
- 22. 1986
- 23. Roger Clemens
- 24. The Killer B's
- 25. Broadcasters
- 26. The Courtship of A-Rod
- 27. Jon Lester
- 28. Nomar
- 29. Tito
- 30. Dewey
- 31. Dave Roberts' Steal
- 32. 2007
- 33. Morgan Magic
- 34. El Tiante
- 35. Fred Lynn
- 36. Eccentric Characters: A Spaceman and an Oil Can
- 37. The 2011 Collapse
- 38. Bobby Doerr
- 39. Chris Sale and Dealer Dave Dombrowski
- 40. Harry Agganis
- 41. Dice-K
- 42. The Greek God of Walks
- 43. Early Hall of Famers
- 44. The Dan Duquette Era
- 45. 1946
- 46. Boggs
- 47. Ben Cherington
- 48. Pedroia
- 49. Schilling
- 50. A Legacy of Baseball Writers
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-63319-995-9
- OCLC:
- 1030035940
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