162-0: Imagine a Red Sox Perfect Season: The Greatest Wins!
- ISBN-10
- 1600783457
- ISBN-13
- 9781600783456
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-03-01
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Author
- Mark Cofman
Description
In a series that imagines the impossible, each book plays out a flawless season for a particular team, identifying the most memorable real-life victory on every single day of the baseball calendar and including archival photos, original quotes and thorough research.
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