Farewell to the Last Golden Era: The Yankees, the Pirates and the 1960 Baseball Season
Bill Morales, "Farewell to the Last Golden Era: The Yankees, the Pirates and the 1960 Baseball Season"
English | ISBN: 0786463279 | 2011 | 230 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0786463279 | 2011 | 230 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In 1960, Major League Baseball reached a crossroads. Facing a challenge from the Continental Baseball League, the owners of the original 16 major league teams elected to admit new clubs. This in-depth look at that pivotal season follows the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates on their march to the 1960 World Series. The trials and triumphs of these two teams reflect the changes that came to define the sport in the following decades.