This is the story of one of the all-time great teams of major league baseball, the 1957 Milwaukee Braves. The Braves boasted a lineup packed with power and a pitching staff anchored by three aces. Four future Hall of Famers led the team to the National League pennant, and a fidgety right-hander pitched the Braves past the mighty Yankees in the World Series. Covering the Braves? magical season in remarkable detail, the author chronicles the winning streaks and the tough stretches, comments on the key transactions and costly injuries, and recalls the unforgettable players (such as Bob...
This is the story of one of the all-time great teams of major league baseball, the 1957 Milwaukee Braves. The Braves boasted a lineup packed with powe...
The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates were a special team - team being the operative word. There were no superstars - although Roberto Clemente would become one - and nobody had a record season. The Battling Bucs frequently came from behind to win late in the game, with Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince signing off, "We had 'em all the way". Pittsburgh was the Sad Sack of baseball through most of the 1950s, and as the Pirates grabbed the National League lead early in the 1960 season, fans wondered if the guys in vest-shirts and black sleeves could indeed hang on. And then there was the World Series, the...
The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates were a special team - team being the operative word. There were no superstars - although Roberto Clemente would become one...
