Electric October : Seven World Series Games, Six Lives, Five Minutes of Fame That Lasted Forever (Hardcover)

from sherman1951

Electric October, the story of the 1947 World Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers provides a very human backdrop to the unfolding drama. Kevin Cook selected six individuals - ranging from role players, bench sitters and a former wunderkind manager to tell the story before, during, and afte...

from bks1953

"Electric October" is a delightful account of the 1947 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers as seen by six of its participants. The former are represented by manager Bucky Harris, infielder George Sternweiss and pitcher Bill Bevins, the latter by manager Burt Shotton...

from RickLA

Electric October is a book about baseball, and specifically the 1947 World Series. But more than that, it goes beyond the game to examine what happened to the participants in this most exciting series. Yankees Bill Bevens and Snuffy Stirnweiss, Dodgers Al Gionfriddo and Cookie Lavagetto, and the ...

from 5hrdrive

Well told story of the 1947 World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees, seen through the eyes of six of the participants. Bucky Harris, Snuffy Stirnweiss and Bill Bevens' Yanks defeated Burt Shotton, Al Gionfriddo and Cookie Lavagetto's Dodgers four games to three in what at the time was widely...

from snash

An enjoyable baseball book focusing on 6 less famous participants in the 1947 World Series, their background, the seven series games, and their lives afterwards. Juggling 6 lives occasionally created a bit of confusion but it presented a good picture of the reality of baseball lives, the ups and ...