The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant
Author | : Robin Roberts |
Publisher | : Temple University Press |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781566394666 |
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Every generation or so, a team comes along whose march toward victory is so improbable that you can't help but root them along. The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies was that kind of team; young and spirited, the Whiz Kids played a raw, emotional brand of baseball, nipping the Brooklyn Dodgers on the final day of the season to bring the National League's perennial doormat its first title in 35 years. Hall-of-Fame member Robin Roberts, the team's ace starter, peppers his recollections with snippets of oral history from his teammates to produce a book as lively as the team itself.--