Greatest Game Ever Pitched Juan Marichal, Warren Spahn, and the Pitching Duel of the Century

Name: Greatest Game Ever Pitched Juan Marichal, Warren Spahn, and the Pitching Duel of the Century
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ISBN: 9781600783418

ISBN-10: 1600783414

ISBN-13: 9781600783418

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jim Kaplan, Greg Spahn

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Even before their epic pitching duel, Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn already had a lot in common. Future Hall of Famers with high-kicking deliveries, they were shaped into winners by character-building experiences in the military. Spahn had been baseball's winningest pitcher in the 1950s, and Marichal would be equally dominant in the 1960s. Juan's and Spahn's incredible performances on July 2, 1963, would forever link their names together in baseball history. The Braves' Spahn and the Giants' Marichal began their duel at 8:21 PM in San Francisco's cold and windy Candlestick Park. Four hours later, at 12:30 AM the two pitching legends were deadlocked in a scoreless tie when Willie Mays, with…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication date: 2/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English

Jim Kaplan graduated from Yale and for years covered major league baseball for Sports Illustrated. Now a freelance writer, he lives in New York City. He is also the author of Pine-Tarred and Feathered: A Year on the Baseball Beat.



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



High-Kicking to Glory



Searching for Juan in Cooperstown



Searching for Spahn in Buffalo



Big League in the Bush Leagues



From the Sticks to the Series



Something in Reserve?



Denouement


Extra Innings



Winding Down with Juan



Winding Up with Warren


Appendix


Notes


Bibliography


Index