The 1976 Cincinnati Reds: Last Hurrah for the Big Red Machine

by Doug Feldmann

Overview

The era of free agency in Major League Baseball ensured that it would be difficult to keep star teams together year after year. The 1976 Cincinnati Reds were one of the last to be considered a "dynasty," and this book documents the season of one of the greatest teams in baseball history. During the pursuit of a second-straight world championship in 1976, the "Big Red Machine" was fueled by all-time hits leader Pete Rose, slugger George Foster, and all-stars Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan, as well as a balanced pitching staff that had seven players notching double-digit win totals. The 102-win regular season ended with a World Series sweep of the New York Yankees.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786438549
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	01/09/2009
Pages:	276
Sales rank:	231,814
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Doug Feldmann is a professor in the College of Education at Northern Kentucky University and a former scout for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, and San Diego Padres.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Prologue     

1. Recharging the Machine     
2. An Array of Stars     
3. Lockout     
4. Opening Day and a Star-Spangled Monday     
5. Battling the Boys in Blue     
6. The Bird Takes Flight, and the Machine Rolls On     
7. A Nation Celebrates, and a World Competes     
8. An Historic Finish     
9. “The Best There Is”     

Epilogue     
1976 Final Major League Baseball Standings     
1976 Final Cincinnati Reds Statistics     
Sources of Quotations     
Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

a winner...of interest to all Reds fans...excellent job”—Reds Report.

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