This Side of Cooperstown: An Oral History of Major League Baseball in the 1950s
- ISBN-10
- 0486472736
- ISBN-13
- 9780486472737
- Category
- Sports & Recreation / Baseball / History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-03-18
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- Larry Moffi
Description
Enshrinement in the Hall of Fame is the ultimate honor for any major leaguer. This rousing oral history tells the story of 17 legendary players who came up just short of Cooperstown: Virgil Trucks, Gene Woodling, Carl Erskine, and others. Collectively, the humorous, engaging, behind-the-scenes stories also tell the tale of baseball in the 1950s. "Great fun." — The New York Times.
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