The Final Game at Ebbets Field & the Golden Age of Baseball - Softcover 2019

Description: “The Final Game at Ebbets Field: ....and Other True Accounts of Baseball's Golden Age from New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia” by Noel Hynd - Softcover - Published in 2019 by Red Cat Tales Publishing - 241 pages (with many black and white photos) - EXCELLENT condition. The Dodgers' final game in Brooklyn was played on September 24th, 1957. From the author of "The Giants of The Polo Grounds," here's a thoughtful entertaining new account of that last game played by the Brooklyn Dodgers at baseball's fabled Ebbets Field. 'The Final Game at Ebbets Field' starts this unique collection of true baseball stories. Photographs and a treasure trove of new insights and details accompany this newly researched account. The book continues with a lively assemblage of true major league stories from the golden age of baseball, focusing on New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Brooklyn, with a touch of San Francisco at the conclusion. We meet the fascinating men and women of the first half of the 20th Century. We get to know the people and places of a colorful bygone time: back when there were sixteen teams and hundreds of legendary players. Meet, for example, the family that lived at a ballpark in New York, the female Olympic swimmer who became the pitcher and captain of the New York Female Giants. Spend time with championship Boston Red Sox team that featured the greatest everyday outfield ever. Go back to the day when John Dillinger played professional baseball and Al Capone asked a Chicago player for an autograph, a request that was not to be refused. Fly a single engine plane with Ruth Law, the skilled aviatrix who dropped a grapefruit from an airplane on the Brooklyn manager. Relive the torments of the A's owner who erected a spiteful wall in Philadelphia to prevent neighborhood fans from seeing his team's games. All these true stories and more are contained here, told in the wry amusing style of Noel Hynd, a former contributor to Sports Illustrated. There is only some very minor edge wear (see the scan), but this book is still in EXCELLENT condition. No collection of books on baseball is complete without this one. Check out the scan for the cover and so you can judge the condition for yourself (unlike many other booksellers, who post generic scans, the book in my scan is the one you will get). You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving a quality item true to the condition indicated. You won't be disappointed. Don't get left out; this book is out of print! All previous buyers of my baseball books have been completely satisfied. I have many others available; please inquire. The book will be sent via Media mail in the USA to minimize shipping costs. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. If you purchase more than one item, please wait until I send you an invoice with the appropriate combined shipping discount. Please see my auctions and my eBay store for hundreds of books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 6/27/21 -- 12.6

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Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Type: Illustrated Book

Special Attributes: Illustrated

Subject: Sports - Baseball

Book Title: Final Game at Ebbets Field : ... . and Other True Accounts of Baseball's Golden Age from New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. by the Author of 'the Giants of the Polo Grounds. '

Item Length: 9in.

Item Height: 0.6in.

Item Width: 6in.

Author: Noel Hynd

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Baseball / Essays & Writings

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Year: 2019

Genre: Sports & Recreation

Item Weight: 15.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 241 Pages