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Baseball . . . the Perfect Game brings together the greatest writings about baseball's most notable people and moments, from the game's origins to the drama of the 2004 season. It provides a literary history of baseball through memoirs, essays, contemporary news accounts, and fiction.
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Red Stockings and Black Sox. Bums and Bosox. The Professor and the Spaceman. Cobb and Ruth. Matty and Satchel. The Man and Rapid Robert. Williams and Bonds. Say Hey and Sandy. Hammerin’ Hank and Slammin’ Sammy. From the heroic hits to the heart-breaking slumps, baseball inspires writers from all walks of life to reflect on the game and its place in our lives. Lavishly illustrated with photos and memorabilia, "Baseball . . . The Perfect Game" presents the greatest writings about the diamond’s greatest players, teams, and seasons.
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