.721: A History of the 1954 Cleveland Indians

by Gary Webster

Overview

This book is the day by day story of the 1954 Indians, whose .721 winning percentage is still the highest in American League history. It tells how down the city of Cleveland was on the team following three straight second-place finishes, how little was expected of it by its fans, and even some of its players, and how it exceeded all expectations by winning a league-record 111 games and a pennant, before flopping in the World Series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786476558
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	10/10/2013
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gary Webster has spent many years in commercial radio in northeastern Ohio and is the author of five books for McFarland.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Hank and Al
2. A Slow Start
3. Picking Up the Pace
4. Avoiding the Swoon
5. Seeing Stars
6. Can’t Shake the Yanks
7. Magic Numbers
8. The Catch, the Homer and Other Calamities
Epilogue
Appendix A. The Players’ Statistics
Appendix B. The 1954 Schedule
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

this well-researched book is eminently readable...the equivalent of sitting in a bar, nursing a beer, and listening intently to the insights of a baseball- loving pal who has detailed a season in the life of a big league ball club”—Nine.

From the Publisher

this well-researched book is eminently readable...the equivalent of sitting in a bar, nursing a beer, and listening intently to the insights of a baseball- loving pal who has detailed a season in the life of a big league ball club

Nine