{"product_id":"baseball-and-other-matters-in-1941-paperback","title":"Baseball and Other Matters in 1941 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Creamer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more.\"-Sports Illustrated. \" Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II.\"-Library Journal. Robert W. Creamer, one of the best and most perceptive writers on baseball, remembers the baseball-and other matters-of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir. Creamer was a long-time writer and editor at Sports Illustrated. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the following Bison Books: Stengel: His Life and Times, Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat, Jocko, and The Quality of Courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert W. Creamer, one of the best and most perceptive writers on baseball, remembers the baseball--and other matters--of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir. Creamer was a long-time writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the following Bison Books: \u003ci\u003eStengel: His Life and Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRhubarb in the Catbird Seat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJocko\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Courage\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 339\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 7.99 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761347363104,"sku":"9780803264069","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d646049816f7a84988a93dd393fb4e6.webp?v=1780205170","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/baseball-and-other-matters-in-1941-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}