Table of Contents
Prelude ix
Foreword xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 Little League Tryouts 1
Chapter 2 New York Mets Rubber Game, September 28, 1975 16
Chapter 3 The Disabled List, July 1952 28
Chapter 4 Welcome to Shea Stadium, 1975 34
Chapter 5 Longball: Polo Grounds, 1962 68
Chapter 6 Moneyball, 1964 77
Chapter 7 An Unwelcoming Welcome to the Show 91
Chapter 8 The Boonies: Burlington, Iowa, 1964 106
Chapter 9 Running on Empty: Bradenton, Florida, 1965 117
Chapter 10 Kansas City Here I Come, 1965 126
Chapter 11 1966 Changeups 140
Chapter 12 Pitching In 149
Chapter 13 Strike One … Players' Strike, 1972 164
Chapter 14 Moving On 176
Chapter 15 New York, New York, 1975 193
Chapter 16 The Last Hurrah 212
Epilogue: Fenway Park's Centennial Celebration and Player Reunion, 2012 217
Index 227