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The 1967 American League Pennant Race: Four Teams, Six Weeks, One Winner

By Cameron Bright

Book information

Publisher
Publishers, Inc., McFarland & Company
Year
2018
ISBN
9781476632971
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6595358 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-12-27 01:43:07
Sports & Recreations; Nonfiction; SPO003030

Description

In 1967, in the midst of a nail-biting six-week pennant race, the Red Sox, Tigers, Twins and White Sox stood deadlocked atop the American League. Never before or since have four teams tied for the lead in baseball's final month. The stakes were high—there were no playoffs, the pennant winner went directly to the World Series. Here, for the first time, all four teams are treated as equals. The author describes their contrasting skill sets, leadership and temperament. The stress of such stiff and sustained competition was constant, and there were overt psychological and physical intimidations playing a major role throughout the season. The standings were volatile and so were emotions. The players and managers varied: some wilted or broke, others responded heroically.

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