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    The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball's Golden Age
    The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball's Golden Age
    The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball's Golden Age
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    The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball's Golden Age

    Written by Sridhar Pappu

    Narrated by Leon Nixon

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    The Year of the Pitcher is the story of the remarkable 1968 baseball season, which culminated in one of the greatest World Series contests ever, with the Detroit Tigers coming back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Cardinals in Game Seven of the World Series.

    In 1968, two remarkable pitchers would dominate the game as well as the broadsheets. One was black, the other white. Bob Gibson, together with the St. Louis Cardinals, embodied an entire generation's hope for integration at a heated moment in American history. Denny McLain, his adversary, was a crass self-promoter who eschewed the team charter and his Detroit Tigers teammates to zip cross-country in his own plane. For one season, the nation watched as these two men and their teams swept their respective league championships to meet at the World Series. Gibson set a major league record that year with a 1.12 ERA. McLain won more than 30 games in 1968, a feat not achieved since 1934 and untouched since. Together, the two have come to stand as iconic symbols, giving the fans "The Year of the Pitcher" and changing the game.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 30, 2018
    ISBN9781977386069

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      A well-written account of two men, Bob Gibson and Denny McLain who led baseball into the most dominant pitching season on record. Mr. Pappu expertly intertwines both Gibson, McClain, and the 1968 season with the tumultuous social landscape of 68’. All this served as the backdrop for the pressure that would be put on baseball as it struggled to stay relevant in the mind of a new generation. A must read !!!!