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In 1939, baseball''s past ran headlong into its future. As the game celebrated its 100th anniversary with the opening of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, it learned that the legend of the sport''s origins was purely a myth. On the field, the veteran players who had saved the game after the Black Sox scandal were slowly giving way to a new wave of players, men who would usher in the Golden Age of the game.

Through extensive research, augmented by interviews with such Hall of Famers as Bob Feller, Ernie Harwell, Charlie Gehringer and Monte Irvin, the game''s pivotal season is retold here. The appendix provides a statistical summary of the year.



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extensive research--Sports Collectors Digest; ""covers a variety of topics...interesting information""--Choice; ""a look back at baseball's centennial season when Ted Williams broke in and the Hall of Fame opened its doors""--USA Today Baseball Weekly

Baseball in 1939 The Watershed Season of the

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: 11/16/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786471638, 978-0786471638
      ISBN10: 0786471638

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In 1939, baseball''s past ran headlong into its future. As the game celebrated its 100th anniversary with the opening of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, it learned that the legend of the sport''s origins was purely a myth. On the field, the veteran players who had saved the game after the Black Sox scandal were slowly giving way to a new wave of players, men who would usher in the Golden Age of the game.

      Through extensive research, augmented by interviews with such Hall of Famers as Bob Feller, Ernie Harwell, Charlie Gehringer and Monte Irvin, the game''s pivotal season is retold here. The appendix provides a statistical summary of the year.



      Trade Review
      extensive research--Sports Collectors Digest; ""covers a variety of topics...interesting information""--Choice; ""a look back at baseball's centennial season when Ted Williams broke in and the Hall of Fame opened its doors""--USA Today Baseball Weekly

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