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

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.

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)

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

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