Overview
"A fascinating look at an almost forgotten era . . . One of the best baseball books of recent seasons." āCleveland Plain Dealer
In Bottom of the Ninth, Michael Shapiro brings to life a watershed moment in baseball history, when baseball was under seige in the late 1950s. He reveals how the legendary executive Branch Rickey saw the game's salvation in two radical ideas: the creation of a third major leagueāthe Continental Leagueāand the pooling of television revenues for the benefit of all. And Shapiro captures the audacity of Casey Stengel, the manager of the Yankees, who believed that he could remake how baseball was played.
The story of their ingenious schemesāand of the powerful men who tried to thwart themāis interwoven with the on-field drama of pennant races and clutch performances, culminating in the stunning climax of the seventh game of the 1960 World Series, when one swing of the bat heralds baseball's eclipse as America's number-one sport.
This book title, Bottom of the Ninth (Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and the Daring Scheme to Save Baseball from Itself), ISBN: 9780805092363, by Michael Shapiro, published by St. Martin's Press (April 27, 2010) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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