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The 1964 Phillies : the story of baseball's most memorable collapse / John P. Rossi.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005.Description: vii, 188 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0786421177 (softcover : 50# alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22
LOC classification:
  • GV875.P45 R66 2005
Summary: "This account traces the rise and fall of that year's Phillies team and attempts to disentangle the complex issues that ultimately cost them the pennant. The book sheds light on the influential events of the fifties and sixties that rendered the team first futile and then undefeated, beginning with an exploration of Philadelphia itself and its team"--Provided by publisher.
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Books Books St. Thomas Becket Library General 796.357 ROS Available 1062

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This account traces the rise and fall of that year's Phillies team and attempts to disentangle the complex issues that ultimately cost them the pennant. The book sheds light on the influential events of the fifties and sixties that rendered the team first futile and then undefeated, beginning with an exploration of Philadelphia itself and its team"--Provided by publisher.