One More for the White Rat

Auteur

Doug Feldmann is a professor in the College of Education at Northern Kentucky University and a former scout for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, and San Diego Padres. He is the author of fifteen books on the St. Louis Cardinals and other teams and personalities from sports history, including Whitey Herzog Builds a Winner: The St. Louis Cardinals, 1979–1982 and Miracle Collapse: The 1969 Chicago Cubs (Nebraska, 2009). He lives in the Cincinnati area with his wife, Angie, their son, John, and their dog, Sparky. Ricky Horton is a broadcaster for the St. Louis Cardinals, director of the St. Louis Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and a former professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Texte du rabat

Doug Feldmann chronicles the Cardinals’ 1987 season under manager Whitey Herzog in their pursuit of redemption—and the 1987 World Series championship—after a disastrous 1986 season.

Contenu

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Ricky Horton

1. Met with Disaster—after a Meltdown in KC
2. Seeking Answers in Saint Petersburg
3. The First Showdown
4. Powering Through
5. All Hands on Deck
6. Down Goes Jack, and Out Goes Terry
7. A Giant Fight

8. Battle on the Mississippi
   Epilogue

   Notes
   Bibliography
   Index