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We Played the Game: 65 Players Remember Baseball's Greatest Era, 1947-1964
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by Danny Peary
Sales Rank: 673447
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$1.61
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 672 pages
Published by: Hyperion Books Adult Trd Pap May 1995
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0786880910
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0786880911
Book Dimensions:
10 x 8 x 1.8 inches
Weighs: 3 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
Baseball fans would be wrong to dismiss this oral history because it does not include reminiscences by such legendary players as Williams, Musial, DiMaggio and Koufax; Ralph Kiner is the only superstar contributor. With near-greats like Brooks Robinson and George Kell, underpublicized long-term players like Gene Woodling and journeyman athletes, Peary ( Cult Baseball Players ) captures the spirit of a thrilling era in the national pastime. It was the period of racial integration; players were virtual serfs and they expected to serve long apprenticeships in the minor leagues and often bounced back and forth between the majors and the minors. Especially interesting are the players' differing attitudes toward such controversial figures as Casey Stengel and Rogers Hornsby. And there are rousing tales of boozing, camaraderie and, above all, hard work. photographs not seen by PW.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader Reviews
This book will invite the obvious comparisons to "The Glory of Their Times". That book was a collection of memories of men long since gone about a time in Baseball even longer gone. There was a reverence apparent in the recollections of those men that conveyed an image of a game uncorrupted by modern outside distractions. Of course, the iron rule of the owners and the "whites only" standard are just two contradictions to that image. However, there was a poetry to "The Glory of Their Times" that stays with you and clouds away those inconsistencies. "We Played the Game" concerns a more recent time with the recollections of retired players, many of whom are still with us. It has the first-person history that "Glory" has but they apply to events that many people still recall. Where "The Glory of Their Times" is poetic, "We Played the Game" is active and interactive. It follows each season in each league through the eyes of at least one player on that team. There were 65 retired players who contributed their recollections. Due to the different tenures, military service, and trades, there are some teams in some years without a first-hand perspective. However, there are very few such omissions. The greatness of this is how the reader comes to taste the whole season in each year and in each league. Not just from the point of view of who won but also from the point of view of who lost. There's a lot of history in this book and it reads very well. Take one season at a time and enjoy a more vivid picture of the past than any newsreel would ever show you.
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