Babe Ruth's Called Shot: The Myth and Mystery of Baseball's Greatest Home Run - Softcover

Sherman Author Of The Powerboater's Guide To Electrical Systems, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762787872 ISBN 13: 9780762787876

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2015

Synopsis

Now in Paperback! Game Three of the 1932 World Series between the Cubs and Yankees stood locked at 4-4. Some 50,000 fans had gathered at Wrigley Field that bright October day, but above their roar Ruth heard insults pouring from the Cubs' dugout. He watched a fastball from Cubs pitcher Charlie Root set the count at 2-2. Agitated, the Bambino made a gesture, holding out two fingers―but what did it mean? Did Ruth really call his shot?

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About the Author

Ed Sherman is co-author of The Great Book of Chicago Sports Lists (Running Press, 2008) and for 27 years was a sports writer for the Chicago Tribune, after which he joined Crain's Chicago Business, where he now writes a daily sports business blog. He won the Excellence in Sports Journalism Award from the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University, and his work has appeared in Chicago magazine, ESPN.com, and The Sporting News. He lives in Highland Park, Ill., with his wife and two sons.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762787872
• ISBN 13: 9780762787876
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272