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E-book: Baseball Heaven: Up Close and Personal, What It Was Really Like in the Major Leagues

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  • Pub. Date: 05-Mar-2024
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781538181836
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  • Format: EPUB+DRM
  • Pub. Date: 05-Mar-2024
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781538181836

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"In Baseball Heaven, bestselling baseball author Peter Golenbock returns with the sequel to his highly praised Whispers of the Gods, bringing to life more baseball legends through timeless interviews"--

“With its personal feel and near-mystical quality, this highly recommended work will mesmerize baseball lovers and casual fans.” Library Journal, Starred Review

A behind-the-scenes look at baseball history, as told through timeless interviews with major leaguers

For fifty years, bestselling author Peter Golenbock has been interviewing some of the most fascinating figures in baseball. Their conversations are a journey back in time to the days of Ruth and Gehrig, Gehringer and Greenberg, Robinson and Reese, and Howard and Mantle, as they reflect on the sport’s greatest moments and biggest issues.

In Baseball Heaven, Golenbock brings together for the first time the most historic and captivating of these conversations. The stories range from Elden Auker remembering the day Lou Gehrig told him he was sick to Albert Happy Chandler reflecting on his decision to allow Jackie Robinson into the big leagues, from Ralph Branca discussing the home run he gave up that cost the Dodgers the pennant to Del Webb talking about why he hired Casey Stengel and why he fired him.

Baseball Heaven is baseball history at its very best. It pulls back the curtain on the major leagues to reveal inside stories, intimate reminiscences, and the friendships and rivalries that make baseball America’s Game.



In Baseball Heaven, bestselling baseball author Peter Golenbock returns with the sequel to his highly-praised Whispers of the Gods. “With its personal feel and near-mystical quality, this highly recommended work will mesmerize baseball lovers and casual fans.” - Library Journal, Starred Review

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: Elden Auker: Id like to see you throw directly underhand.

Chapter 2: Elden Auker: Ole Diz, Mickey Cochrane, and Hammering Hank

Chapter 3: Elden Auker: Joe Cronin Drives Him Crazy

Chapter 4: Johnny Pesky: Pesky Holds the Ball

Chapter 5: Albert Happy Chandler: I will allow Jackie Robinson to play for
Brooklyn

Chapter 6: Del Webb: Would you be interested in buying the Yankees?

Chapter 7: Del Webb: Stengel and Weiss and Victory

Chapter 8: Ralph Branca: The Ace of the Staff

Chapter 9: Ralph Branca: The Shot Heard Round the World

Chapter 10: Bobby Thomson: The Shot Heard Round the World

Chapter 11: Donald Hall: My Love of the Brooklyn Dodgers

Chapter 12: Elston Howard: For the Yankees, the First

Chapter 13: Hot Rod Kanehl: Caseys Pet

Chapter 14: Rod Kanehl: I Was an Original Met

Chapter 15: Dock Ellis: A Life on the Edge

Chapter 16: Dock Ellis: Cocaine and Yankee Turbulence

Chapter 17: Gary Carter: The Missing Ingredient

Chapter 18: Gary Carter: The Ball Goes Through Buckners Legs
Peter Golenbock has written more than sixty books, including ten New York Times best sellers. His books on baseball include Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964; The Bronx Zoo (with Sparky Lyle); Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers; Balls (with Graig Nettles); Amazin: The Miraculous History of New Yorks Most Beloved Baseball Team; and Whispers of the Gods: Tales from Baseballs Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It. He resides in St. Petersburg, FL.