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The Dodgers Giants Rivalry 1900 - 1957 is a trip down baseballs memory lane. The Dodgers Giants rivalry was unique in that both teams were in the National League and, therefore, met twenty-two times during the regular season. This book recalls the action on a year-to-year basis and includes statistics for each season, as well as profiles of the personalities and the on-field antics that captured the imagination of baseball fans everywhere.
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Having grown up during the heyday of the Dodgers -- Giants rivalry, I was amazed to discover that no one had written specifically about it. The epic battles between these two teams for more than half a century, and the excitement that they generated should never be forgotten. For the years 1900 - 1957, The Dodgers Giants Rivalry describes each teams accomplishments and the personalities who produced them. Whether you grew up in New York City as I did, or simply love baseball, it is my hope that you will thoroughly enjoy recapturing the thrills and despair that these two teams so often engendered in their fans.
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The Dodgers Giants Rivalry 1900 - 1957 is a trip down baseballs memory lane. The Dodgers Giants rivalry was unique in that both teams were in the National League and, therefore, met twenty-two times during the regular season. This book recalls the action on a year-to-year basis and includes statistics for each season, as well as profiles of the personalities and the on-field antics that captured the imagination of baseball fans everywhere.
From the Author
Having grown up during the heyday of the Dodgers -- Giants rivalry, I was amazed to discover that no one had written specifically about it. The epic battles between these two teams for more than half a century, and the excitement that they generated should never be forgotten. For the years 1900 - 1957, The Dodgers Giants Rivalry describes each teams accomplishments and the personalities who produced them. Whether you grew up in New York City as I did, or simply love baseball, it is my hope that you will thoroughly enjoy recapturing the thrills and despair that these two teams so often engendered in their fans.
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The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
slugging average, team batting average, pitching staff, consecutive pennant, eighteen games, dead ball era, lively ball, batting crown, major league record, stolen bases, fifteen games, eleven games, league lead, national league, more batters, ten games, twelve games Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Series, New York, American League, Zack Wheat,
The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
slugging average, team batting average, pitching staff, consecutive pennant, eighteen games, dead ball era, lively ball, batting crown, major league record, stolen bases, fifteen games, eleven games, league lead, national league, more batters, ten games, twelve games Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Series, New York, American League, Zack Wheat,