The pride of Minnesota : the Twins in the turbulent 1960s / Thom Henninger.
Title:
The pride of Minnesota : the Twins in the turbulent 1960s / Thom Henninger.
ISBN:
9781496225603
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Publication Information:
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2021.
© 2021
Physical Description:
xxviii, 296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction: A contender emerges in troubling times -- A new day -- The fast start -- Taking flight on a bumpy ride -- An all-star summer -- A pennant race in a rocking new world -- The stretch run -- Beating the best -- Too much Koufax, not enough contact -- Plymouth Avenue on fire -- Change in the air -- The summer of love heats up -- Getting better -- Down to the wire -- A difficult year to forget -- Billy Ball brings the Twins back to life -- Killer, Carew, two 20-game winners, and the men on the moon -- Peace, love and a division title -- In a game of inches, Twins swept away -- Four dead in Ohio -- Dutch treat pays dividends -- Baseballs and bombs -- Twins claim second AL West crown -- FM 5 -- Epilogue: What happened to the Twins?
Summary:
"The Pride of Minnesota provides a nostalgic look at the era's elite Minnesota Twins teams and the turbulent times in which they competed in four dramatic American League pennant races between 1965 and 1970"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1196822828
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