Description
Book Synopsis Card by card--all 572 of the ''59 Topps set--this book contemplates the lives and times of mid-20th century baseball. That season was in the heart of a period of turmoil: milestones in integration, franchise shifts to the West Coast, a potential rival league, the major leagues'' expansion, and labor issues that included paying young prospects not to play.
The cards help tell the players'' stories, too. The slugger who had a date with Marilyn Monroe (no, not Joe DiMaggio), and the minor leaguer better known than Marilyn. The nephew of a Black Sox player, and the target of a bribery attempt. The lefty catcher. The pitcher from Mayberry. The only player to pinch-hit for Ted Williams. Strikeout kings and wildmen. Religious stalwarts and hell raisers. The stripper''s husband. The coolest socks in baseball. Ballplayers who were also basketball players--including the NBA''s No. 1 pick one year. Satchel''s Six Rules and Twig''s Six Rules. Coot, Rip, Turk, Puddin'' Head, Whammy,
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Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments deleteix
- Introduction
- Glossary
- The 1959 Cards and Their Stories
- Extra Innings
- Bibliography
- Index
