All the Stars Came Out That Night
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The date was October 20, 1934, just days after Diz's Cardinals won the World Series. The place was Boston's Fenway Park, under portable lights. The money behind it was Henry Ford's, who yearned to see an all-white (and non-Jewish) team defeat the black all-stars. And the force behind it all was Clarence Darrow, the legal genius who pulled the political levers to make it happen.For Diz's team there was Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Shoeless Joe Jackson (overweight and still banned from the game), and a lanky minor-leaguer named Joe DiMaggio. Paige's all-stars featured Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, Turkey Stearnes, and Buck Leonard. With a gimlet eye for historical detail and a passionate love for the game, Kevin King imagines this epic game between Diz's and Satch's all-stars - and the epic struggle to put it together.No trophies or championships were on the line, only the two most important things in life to any ballplayer - respect and redemption.
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Product details
- Hardback | 413 pages
- 157.5 x 236.2 x 40.6mm | 612.36g
- 07 Oct 2005
- Dutton Books
- United States
- English
- 0525949054
- 9780525949053