Before the Machine: The Story of the 1961 Pennant-Winning Reds
Language: English
Published by Clerisy Press, 2011
- First Edition
- Softcover
- New
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- Title
- Before the Machine: The Story of the 1961 Pennant-Winning Reds
- Author
- Schmetzer, Mark J.
- Publisher
- Clerisy Press
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 157860463X
- ISBN 13
- 9781578604630
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
The year was 1961.
The franchise had struggled since World War II, and long-time team owner Powel Crosley died just days before the season began. New general manager Bill DeWitt had made a few trades but the new players didn't offer much hope. Everything expected another dismal year.
Then, somehow, all of the pieces fell together in one remarkable season that kicked off a return to winning baseball in Cincinnati―a trend that lasted through the century. With young starting pitchers like Jim O'Toole and Joey Jay, a first-rate bullpen, a tough manager, and a lineup of sluggers led by Frank Robinson, the Reds defied the odds and experts to win the league championship.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this stunning season, author Mark J. Schmetzer has written the definitive book on the 1961 Reds. Interviewing a number of the players, as well as the sports writers who covered them, Schmetzer provides a fascinating account of this unlikely group of misfits who won the pennant. With Dozens of photos by revered photographer Jack Klumpe and a foreword by Reds historian Greg Rhodes, Before the Machine gives fans a dramatic look at the first steps of a franchise destined to dominate the league in years to come.
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