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• ISBN: 9780593472675
• ISBN: 0593472675
• Physical Description: xxii, 377 pages ; 24 cm
• Publisher: [New York] : Dutton, [2023]
• Copyright: ©2023
• Bibliography, etc.: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Formatted Contents: Five unlikely homers -- The real Duane Kuiper -- Kerry and the bleacher bums -- A knuckleball story -- The double -- Pedro: "as unhittable as your can be" -- Five trick plays -- The grand illusion -- Here comes Bream! -- Two Clemente throws -- The embrace -- Ponderous Joe goes deep -- Five meltdowns -- The pine tar homer -- Striking out Sadaharu Oh -- "No way I was coming out" -- The Bo throw -- Nolan and the table leg -- Five loud home runs -- The bat flip -- Shohei -- Jackie and Yogi -- Perfection -- Harvey Haddix loses -- Five barehanded plays -- Ozzie becomes the wizard -- Touch 'em all, Joe -- Jackie Mitchell whiffs the Babe -- Five pitching oddities -- Ron Necciai strikes out 27 -- Alexander strikes out Lazzeri -- Five funny things -- Ball conks off Canseco's head -- Mr. October -- Mr. November -- David Freese lives his best life -- Dottie drops the ball -- Five heartstrings -- John McDonald homers on Father's Day -- Joe goes shoeless -- Pete Rose catches Cobb -- "Waving at the ball like a madman" -- The shot heard round the world -- The Babe hits 60 -- Ted Williams hits .400 -- Five blunders -- Buckner -- Dimaggio's streak almost ends -- Don Larsen's perfect game -- Five duels -- Satch vs. Josh -- Mazeroski -- Cal Ripken passes Gehrig -- Roberts steals second (and others) -- Babe's called shot(s) -- Five catches -- The catch -- "I don't believe what I just saw!" -- The rain delay speech -- Jackie and Larry and... -- A moment for every team -- A new home run champion of all time.

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