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World series '48 : the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves in six games
- Title
- World series '48 : the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves in six games / John G. Robertson and Carl T. Madden.
- Author
- Robertson, John G., 1964-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Madden, Carl T.
- Description
- viii, 250 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "The 1948 World Series gave fans an unusual showdown--neither of the contestants had seen the Fall Classic for a generation. The Cleveland Indians had last won the American League pennant in 1920. The Boston Braves had not been atop the National League since 1914. Both teams featured excellent pitching. Boston's aces were Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain. Cleveland had stalwarts of the mound Bob Feller and Bob Lemon, and surprise knuckleball phenom Gene Bearden. Despite being prohibitive favorites, Cleveland battled through six hard-fought games for the championship. This book recounts every at-bat of the 1948 Series, along with key moments of the regular season, including the antics of colorful Indians' owner Bill Veeck and a near fatality on the diamond"--
- Alternative Title
- World series 1948
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Returning to prominence: The resurrection of the Boston Braves -- The 1948 Cleveland Indians: baseball's biggest drawing card -- Down to the wire: The 1948 American League pennant race -- Game #155: a one-game playoff decides the American League pennant -- Esoterica: a collection of happenings from the 1948 baseball season -- Anticipation: Braves vs. Indians -- Game one scuttlebutt: question marks -- World Series game one: picked off? no, ticked off! -- Game two scuttlebutt: pressure now on Cleveland -- World Series game two: Cleveland gets some lemon-aid -- Game three scuttlebutt: Bearden's boast, puzzled Paige, and Bickford under pressure -- World Series game three: Bearden blanks the Braves -- Game four scuttlebutt: Boudreau cautious, -- Gromek disrespected, absent offense -- World Series game four: Doby's homer does it -- Game five scuttlebutt: Boudreau still cautious, Rickert gets no share -- World Series game five: Brave resistance -- Game six scuttlebutt: Feller's second failure, Veeck Eying Chisox, railroad woes -- World Series game six: Indian summer concludes -- Why Cleveland won -- Postscripts -- The decline and relocation of the Boston Braves -- Whatever became of... -- Has anyone seen the 1948 World Series pennant recently? -- 1948 World Series composite statistics.
- Call Number
- JFE 23-1496
- ISBN
- 9781476689906
- 1476689903
- LCCN
- 2022048647
- OCLC
- 1313903027
- Author
- Robertson, John G., 1964- author.
- Title
- World series '48 : the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves in six games / John G. Robertson and Carl T. Madden.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Madden, Carl T., author.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Robertson, John G., 1964- World series '48 Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022] 9781476689906 (DLC) 2022048648
- Research Call Number
- JFE 23-1496