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The called shot : Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the unforgettable major league baseball season of 1932 / Thomas Wolf.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolf, Thomas, 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)--History--20th century.
- Chicago Cubs (Baseball team).
- Baseball--United States--History--20th century.
- Baseball.
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)--History--20th century.
- New York Yankees (Baseball team).
- Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948.
- Ruth, Babe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "The story of the 1932 baseball season and Babe Ruth's called shot"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Prologue : a broken umbrella in a rainstorm
- Rogers Hornsby
- William Wrigley
- Spring training
- Opening day
- The math wizard
- The rivals
- Rookie pItchers
- Brawls
- Hornsby and Cuyler
- Brooklyn
- Road trips
- Chicago conventions
- Independence Day
- Double X
- Wicked Chicago
- Harry Hortman and Charlie Ireland
- Sbarbaro's courtroom
- Legs of glass
- The end of the Hornsby era
- The boys of summer
- Judge Landis intervenes
- Stretch run
- Yankees coast
- The World Series begins
- The crowd gathers
- The called shot
- The World Series ends
- Post bame
- Fans return home
- Ruth's legacy with the Cubs
- Epilogue : the Babe calls his last shot
- Extra innings.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4962-2168-0
- 1-4962-2170-2
- OCLC:
- 1145123157
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