Baseball at the Abyss: The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished Game

Regular price
$50.99
Sale price
$50.99
Regular price
$36.00
Sold out
Unit price

Baseball at the Abyss is the story of one of baseball's darkest days and how innovative, behind-the-scenes work of the first-ever player agent pushed the game's greatest player to a history making season, one which rescued a tarnished game.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781538174005

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Inc.

Publication Date: 04-12-2023

Pages: 220

Product Dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dan Taylor is a sports historian, author, and a former award-winning television sportscaster who is currently the television broadcaster for the Fresno Grizzlies. He is the author of five books, most recently Lights, Camera, Fastball: How the Hollywood Stars Changed Baseball and Walking Alone: The Untold Story of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington. Taylor is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and contributes to their biography project. He is also a member of the Pacific Coast League Historical Society. He resides in Fresno, California.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Sour Grape Grower 2 Landing the Big One 3 Tarnished Stars 4 The Very Important Hero 5 Ty Swings Away 6 Baseball at the Abyss 7 Decision Day 8 The Red Faced Cardinal 9 Stealing the Show 10 Reinvigorating Babe Ruth 11 Digesting a Cobb Salary 12 That’s a Wrap 13 The Plan Goes Awry 14 A Different Babe 15 Dawn of a New Day 16 Move Over Babe 17 Reviews Are In 18 Rewrite the Record Book 19 The Greatest Season 20 From Disdain to Acclaim Bibliography About the Author

Go to full site