Chicago White Sox: 1959 and Beyond (IL) (Images of Baseball) [Paperback]

Dan Helpingstine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 26, 2004

The Chicago White Sox are a charter member of the American League. Through a little over a century of baseball, they have accumulated a history of triumphs, scandals, and heartbreaking setbacks. The photographs in this book come from the collections of Leo Labau, Mark Fletcher, and Gerry Bilek, three lifelong White Sox fans. The images show dramatic, emotional, and light moments that could only happen in a baseball game played on the south side of Chicago. In these pages you will find showmen Bill Veeck and Harry Carey, the 1959 World Series, sluggers like Allen, Melton, Zisk, Gamble, and Kittle, and great pitchers like Peters, Horlen, and Wood. There are no world championships in this story, just the great moments of a team that hasgiven its fans great memories.

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About the Author

Dan Helpingstine is a freelance writer living in Highland, Indiana with his wife Delia and daughter Leah. He has seen many of the events depicted in the book first hand. He is currently writing a novel about a small town sportswriter covering a high school baseball season.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (July 26, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738532967
• ISBN-13: 978-0738532967
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,869,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for diehard fans, August 23, 2005

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C. K. Brown (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicago White Sox: 1959 and Beyond (IL) (Images of Baseball) (Paperback)

If you are a fan of the Sox and lived and died with them during the past 45 years you will enjoy this book. The pictures alone make this book worth the price. It has rekindled several memories of my visits to Comiskey park. The writing does look un-edited and has some rough spots. Overall this book is a great keepsake for Sox fans.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascintating history from th efan's viewpoint, August 13, 2004

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Chris K "Chris K" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chicago White Sox: 1959 and Beyond (IL) (Images of Baseball) (Paperback)

The author included some unique observations about the "obvious" significant games in White Sox history as well as some not so obvious. Book includes a fantastic number of original photos. An "easy read" great reading for any Chisox or baseball fan.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Book Only a White Sox Junkie Could Love, July 19, 2005

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Joshua M. Levin "White Sox Junkie" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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It's got typographical errors. It's good poor sentence structure. It's got mediocre anecdotes about mediocre players. In short, it's a perfect book about the Chicago White Sox. (As a passionate White Sox fan, I get to say things like that!) Long before their current 2005 "season to remember," the Chicago White Sox were unforgettable losers -- the kind of team only a die-hard fan could care about, year after year after year. I am one such fan, and so is the author. He's no John Steinbeck; his prose is pedestrian. But he loves this team and his book is a lovable one for anyone else who feels the same.