William F. McNeil

The Single-Season Home Run Kings

Ruth, Maris, McGwire, Sosa, and Bonds, 2d ed.

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Produktbeschreibung

After Babe Ruth erased Buck Freemans record in 1919, the new mark stood for 34 years before Maris bettered it, defying as he did an incredulous sporting public. And just as fans anger grew old and Maris was grudgingly credited--or discredited--with an unrepeatable hot streak, along came Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, two goliaths who in 1998 and the years just after proved fans wrong again. But when in 2001, only three years after McGwire seemed to put the record beyond reach, Barry Bonds topped him by two. This time fans were staunch in their disbelief, and while many celebrated Bonds achievement, others questioned its significance. This revised edition of Bill McNeils Ruth, Maris, McGwire, and Sosa reviews the careers of each home run titan, with special attention to the record-breaking seasons. The author considers the cultural and social changes that may have affected both the players season totals and fan reception.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780786414413
• ISBN-10: 0786414413
• Artikelnr.: 20972479

Autorenporträt

William F. McNeil is a longtime baseball historian and the author of numerous books on the game. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), he is the recipient of five Robert Peterson awards for increasing the public's awareness of the Negro Leagues. He lives in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.