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Fine with no dust jacket. 0916114120. This specific hardback book is in fine condition with very minimal wear and a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and a tight binding. There is no dust jacket. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "I was in Mr. Daniels' classroom. School had been dismissed for the afternoon, but a few buddies and I stayed back to watch the end of the seventh game of the 1960 World Series between the powerful New York Yankees and the persistent Pittsburgh Pirates. The Yanks were perennial World Series champs and the Pirates had not won it all since 1925, a 35 year drought. With one smooth swing, in the bottom of the ninth inning on that sunny Ocotber afternoon, Bill Mazeroski struck the most important homerun in World Series history. Maz's shot over the left field wall, as the great Yogi Berra watched helplessly with his back toward home plate, will be forever etched in the minds of every Pirate fan, no matter what age. Jim O'Brien has compiled a retrospective of that memorable World Series as well as a reflection of the key players and personalities associated with that 1960 team. At times, the reflective pieces are redundant, but in the main, they are full of emotion and powerful feelings about the team and the times. I have always believed that the 1960 World Series marked the beginning of the end of purity in American sports. Soon afterwards, big money and lack of team loyalty became the norm with the advent of free agency. I strongly urge anyone who enjoys baseball, or sports, to read this book. O'Brien has captured the times, the spirit and the excitement of that Powerful Moment in Time."; 9.10 X 6.10 X 1.50 inches; 512 pages.
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New in New dust jacket. 0916114120. Book and DJ New. NO notes or ANY markings. No names. New DJ not clipped ($24.95); 2nd printing. Book and DJ mint! ; 512 pages.
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Very Good. Signed Copy Collectible-Very Good. Acceptable dust jacket. Inscribed by author: 'Merry Christmas 1995! // To Terry, // Who grew up in Pittsburgh // rooting for the Bucs! // Hope my book brings // back some special // memories. Your mother // and Father felt you'd // like this. // Beat 'em, Bucs! // Jim O'Brien' on verso front endpage. (sports history baseball)
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Very good in good jacket. 512 pages. Contains plate-signed signatures of 36 members of the team on the front and rear boards of the book. Illustrations. DJ has small chips and scuffs to dust jacket edges. Pittsburgh sports author Jim O'Brien has written 29 books in his "Pittsburgh Proud" series. He is on the advisory board for the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, and has been inducted into the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. He was given the Bob Prince Award for his journalism efforts and the David L. Lawrence Award for "promoting Pittsburgh in a positive manner on a national level" from Vectors. He was cited as a "Legend" by the Pittsburgh chapter of the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame. O'Brien spent two years visiting with the surviving members of the '60 Bucs. He also interviewed some of the Yankees (who lost the 1960 World Series), including Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, and Ralph Terry. Bill Mazeroski hit the winning home run in the seventh game of the 1960 World Series. William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936) is an American former baseball second baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1956-1972. Nicknamed "Maz", he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. Mazeroski is regarded as one of the greatest defensive second basemen of all time. He was an All-Star for seven seasons and a Gold Glove Award winner for eight seasons. He was a key member of the Pirates' World Series-winning teams in 1960 and 1971, the former of which he clinched by hitting a walk-off home run in Game 7-at the time and for years afterwards, the only game 7 walk-off homer in World Series history.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!