Interstate '85 : The Royals, the Cardinals, and the Show-Me World Series.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garvey, Marshall.

Series:

Sports and American Culture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kansas City Royals (Baseball team).

St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team).

World Series (Baseball) (1985).

World Series (Baseball).

Baseball--Missouri--History.

Baseball.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2025.

Summary:

"In this blend of baseball and cultural history, Marshall Garvey explores the 1985 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, an event that has gone largely overlooked aside from the enduring notoriety of umpire Don Denkinger's infamous missed call in Game 6. In Interstate '85, Garvey goes well beyond "the Call" to examine the on-field action and gripping stories of the players and others who took part in the Series. Perhaps best of all, this exciting new volume features 27 new interviews that Garvey conducted with key figures, including George Brett, Ozzie Smith, Don Denkinger, Bud Black, Andy Van Slyke, Ricky Horton, and Mark Gubicza. More than a piece of baseball lore, Interstate '85 paints a compelling portrait of the two teams' home cities, the spectacle that the "Show-Me Series" created throughout Missouri, and the individual and collective roads traveled by the players throughout their lives, during and long after 1985's Fall Classic. In short, Garvey's work is sports writing at its most profound and captivating"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction A View to a Call

Chapter 1. The Road to 1985

Chapter 2. A Fork in the Road

Chapter 3. Convergence

Chapter 4. Comeback October

Chapter 5. Game 1: A Show-Me Spectacle and a Cardinal Rundown

Chapter 6. Game 2: Bad Luck Charlie

Chapter 7. Game 3: Expecting

Chapter 8. Games 4 and 5: The Verge of a Dynasty

Chapter 9. Game 6: The Call, The Other Call, and a Royal Rally

Chapter 10. Game 7: Royal Jubilation and Cardinal Fury

Chapter 11. Aftermath: Two Franchises and a Life Forever Changed

Chapter 12. 2014 and 2015: The Road-Almost-Traveled Again

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780826275127

0826275125

OCLC:

1503841216