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The Resource Babe Ruth's called shot : the myth and mystery of baseball's greatest home run, Ed Sherman

Babe Ruth's called shot : the myth and mystery of baseball's greatest home run, Ed Sherman

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  • "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? Lou Gehrig heard him call out: "I'm going to knock the next one down your goddamn throat." Then the game's greatest showman pounded Root's next pitch. The ball whizzed past the centerfield scoreboard and began its long journey into history. In an instant, the legend of the Called Shot was born, the debate about what Ruth actually did still dividing fans and sports historians alike more than 80 years later. Deftly placing the homer in the social and economic contexts of the time, Chicago sportswriter Ed Sherman gives us the first full-length, in-depth look at one of baseball's most celebrated and enduring moments--including the incredible stories of two hand-held videos taken by fans and rediscovered decades later--and answers the question: Did Ruth really call his shot? "--
  • "Game 3 of the 1932 World Series between the Cubs and Yankees. The legend of the Called Shot was born, but the debate over what Ruth had actually done on the afternoon of October 1, 1932, had just begun"--
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eng
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xxxii, 240 pages
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9780762785391
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Babe Ruth's called shot : the myth and mystery of baseball's greatest home run
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Babe Ruth's called shot
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the myth and mystery of baseball's greatest home run
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Ed Sherman
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Babe Ruths called shot
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the myth and mystery of baseballs greatest home run
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eng
Summary
  • "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? Lou Gehrig heard him call out: "I'm going to knock the next one down your goddamn throat." Then the game's greatest showman pounded Root's next pitch. The ball whizzed past the centerfield scoreboard and began its long journey into history. In an instant, the legend of the Called Shot was born, the debate about what Ruth actually did still dividing fans and sports historians alike more than 80 years later. Deftly placing the homer in the social and economic contexts of the time, Chicago sportswriter Ed Sherman gives us the first full-length, in-depth look at one of baseball's most celebrated and enduring moments--including the incredible stories of two hand-held videos taken by fans and rediscovered decades later--and answers the question: Did Ruth really call his shot? "--
  • "Game 3 of the 1932 World Series between the Cubs and Yankees. The legend of the Called Shot was born, but the debate over what Ruth had actually done on the afternoon of October 1, 1932, had just begun"--
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Sherman, Ed
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796.357/092
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GV865.R8
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S44 2014
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non fiction
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  • Ruth, Babe
  • World Series (Baseball)
  • Home runs (Baseball)
  • Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
  • New York Yankees (Baseball team)
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the myth and mystery of baseball's greatest home run
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Babe Ruth's called shot : the myth and mystery of baseball's greatest home run, Ed Sherman
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ocn863991057
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24 cm
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xxxii, 240 pages
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9780762785391
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(hardback)
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2013045433
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(OCoLC)863991057
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Babe Ruth's called shot : the myth and mystery of baseball's greatest home run, Ed Sherman
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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rdacontent
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ocn863991057
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xxxii, 240 pages
Isbn
9780762785391
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2013045433
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations
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(OCoLC)863991057

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