Pennant Hopes Dashed by the Homer in the Gloamin' : the Story of How the 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Blew the National League Pennant
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- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
- Publish date: 01/05/2013
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments vi Preface 1 1. Murderers' Row and the Waner Brothers 5 2. Bill Benswanger and Arky Vaughan Arrive on the Scene 25 3. New Blood Offers Hope to Pirates Fans for 1938 Season 40 4. Bad Luck During Spring Training in San Bernardino 53 5. Bucs Bust Out of the Gate Due to Arky Vaughan's Heroics 69 6. Paul Waner's Slump and Talk of Rebuilding for Next Year 88 7. Pirates Regroup as Benswanger and Traynor Nix Deal with New York Giants 107 8. Johnny Rizzo Shines as Pirates Climb into First Place 126 9. Pittsburgh Feels the Pressure and Starts to Wilt in the Summer Heat 146 10. Traynor's Boys Attempt to Hang on While Chicago Surges 166 11. Pittsburgh's Final Collapse and the Homer in the Gloamin' 186 12. Disastrous Season and a Second-Division Finish in 1939 207 13. The End of an Era 222 Appendix A: 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster 232 Appendix B: 1938 Statistics 234 Chapter Notes 236 Bibliography 257 Index 259
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