Table of Contents
Introduction v
Chapter 1 The Sinking, Stinking Spiders 1
Chapter 2 The Loss of Joss 7
Chapter 3 Tragedy and Triumph 15
Chapter 4 Revealing Rapid Robert 23
Chapter 5 The Cleveland Crybabies 31
Chapter 6 The Jackie Robinsons of the American League 39
Chapter 7 The Greatest Triumph 47
Chapter 8 The Mistimed Slump 55
Chapter 9 The Rise and Fall of Herb Score 61
Chapter 10 Launching the "Colavito Curse" 71
Chapter 11 The Sad Saga of Sudden Sam 77
Chapter 12 The Tragic Tale of Tony Horton 85
Chapter 13 The Night That Will Live in Infamy 93
Chapter 14 Putting the Cherry on Top 101
Chapter 15 Drowning in Free Agent Waters 111
Chapter 16 Super Joe Charboneau 117
Chapter 17 The SI Jinx or Crummy Pitching? 125
Chapter 18 Heartbreak on Little Lake Nellie 135
Chapter 19 Batgate 143
Chapter 20 The Mad Dash 151
Chapter 21 That "Vacant Look" in Mesa's Eyes 157
Chapter 22 Return from the Dead 165
Chapter 23 Midges Are Our Friends 171
Chapter 24 Backs Against the Wall 181
Chapter 25 The Merit of Merritt 187
Chapter 26 The Streak 197
Chapter 27 The Life and Death of Chief Wahoo 205
Notes 209
