High-flying birds : the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals / Jerome M. Mileur.

By:

Mileur, Jerome M

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780826271785
0826271782

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: High-flying birds.DDC classification:

796.357/640977866 22

LOC classification:

GV875.S3 M55 2009eb

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Contents:

Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. War Comes to Baseball; Chapter 2. Winter of Uncertainty, Spring of Hope; Chapter 3. Baby Birds Leave the Nest; Chapter 4. The Not So Merry May; Chapter 5. The Swoon in June; Chapter 6. Fireworks in July; Chapter 7. Darkness before the Dawn; Chapter 8. The Cardinals Take Wing; Chapter 9. Flying High into the Stretch; Chapter 10. Down to the Wire; Chapter 11. On the Big Stage; Chapter 12. World's Champion; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: "Mileur provides a game-by-game account of the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals, world champions and the winningest team in franchise history. He recounts the team's close pennant race against the Brooklyn Dodgers and World Series victory over the New York Yankees, while conveying the physical and mental demands on the players within the context of wartime America"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Mileur provides a game-by-game account of the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals, world champions and the winningest team in franchise history. He recounts the team's close pennant race against the Brooklyn Dodgers and World Series victory over the New York Yankees, while conveying the physical and mental demands on the players within the context of wartime America"--Provided by publisher.