The Final Game at Ebbets Field (New York Baseball's Golden Era - 1903 through 1957)

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About The Final Game At Ebbets Field

2019 SABR Nominee: BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR on The Brooklyn Dodgers.MUST READING FOR L.A. and Brooklyn Dodger fans! The most extensive account ever of the final game played by the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Plus much more! Mr. Hynd is clearly a baseball addict, a true aficionado of the game...." - NY TimesThe Dodgers played their final game in Brooklyn on September 24th, 1957. From the author of "The Giants of The Polo Grounds," here's a thoughtful entertaining NEW account of that last game played by the Brooklyn Dodgers at baseball's most fabled and best loved ballpark. 'The Final Game At Ebbets Field’ starts this unique collection of true baseball stories. Rare Dodger photographs and a treasure trove of new insights and details accompany this newly researched account. The book continues its title account with a lively assemblage of true major league stories from the golden age of baseball. The stories, anecdotes and memories focus on Brooklyn but there are also classic tales included from New York, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia, most of which touch upon the Dodgers one way or another. We meet the fascinating men and women of the first half of the 20th Century. We get to know the people and places of a colorful bygone time when there were sixteen teams and hundreds of legendary players. Meet, for example, the family that lived at a ballpark in New York, the female Olympic swimmer who became the pitcher and captain of the New York Female Giants. Spend time with championship Boston Red Sox team that featured the greatest everyday outfield ever. Go back to the day when John Dillinger played professional baseball and Al Capone asked a Chicago player for an autograph, an offer that was not to be refused. Fly a single engine plane with Ruth Law, the skilled aviatrix who dropped a grapefruit from an airplane on the Brooklyn manager. Relive the torments of the A's owner w