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Early Wynn, the Go-Go White Sox and the 1959 World Series

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Early Wynn, the Go-Go White Sox and the 1959 World Series - Freedman, Lew
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This is the story of how the hapless Chicago White Sox, badly hurt by the banning of players after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, floundered until the 1950s when they were finally rebuilt and had their first success in 40 years. The culminating event was the capture of the 1959 American League pennant, made possible by aging pitcher Early Wynn. Wynn, nearly 40, was the best pitcher in the game that season, winning 22 games and the Cy Young Award. He was the last piece in the puzzle that put the Sox over the top and, in ...

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Early Wynn, the Go-Go White Sox and the 1959 World Series 2009, McFarland & Company, Jefferson

ISBN-13: 9780786444427

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