The greatest game ever pitched : Juan Marichal, Warren Spahn, and the pitching duel of the century / Jim Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Jim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pitchers (Baseball)--United States--Biography.

Pitchers (Baseball).

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

Marichal, Juan.

Spahn, Warren, 1921-2003.

Spahn, Warren.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Triumph Books, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Even before their epic pitching duel, Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn already had a lot in common. Future Hall of Famers with high-kicking deliveries, they were shaped into winners by character-building experiences in the military. Spahn had been baseball's winningest pitcher in the 1950s, and Marichal would be equally dominant in the 1960s. Marichal's and Spahn's incredible performances on July 2, 1963, would forever link their names together in baseball history. The Braves' Spahn and the Giants' Marichal began their duel at 8:21 PM in San Francisco's cold and windy Candlestick Park. Four

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Quotation; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: High-Kicking To Glory; Chapter 2: Seaching For Juan In Cooperstown; Chapter 3: Searching For Spahn In Buffalo; Chapter 4: Big League In The Bush Leagues; Chapter 5: From The Sticks To The Series; Chapter 6: Something In Reserve?; Chapter 7: Denouement; Chapter 8: Widing Down With Juan; Chapter 9: Winding Up With Warren; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Photo Inserts

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61749-488-7

OCLC:

773565555