From the back cover
Game One in Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium was the setting for a true Hollywood-ending. Kirk Gibson's bottom-of-the-ninth, game-winning homer was not only the first time a home run gave a team a come-from-behind last-inning World Series victory, but it also propelled the Dodgers toward an improbable world championship. The powerful Oakland Athletics bashed their way to 104 regular season victories, the swept the Red Sox for the American League pennant. The Dodgers unexpectantly charged through the final months of the season led by Orel Hershiser, who posted a record-breaking 59 consecutive scoreless innings. Unfortunately for the Oakland Athletics, Hershieser's pitching dominance continued through the playoffs and the World Series. Gibson's unlikely heroics in Game One not only defeated the seemingly invincible A's but focused even brighter on Hershiser. With complete-game victories in Game Two and the deciding Game Five, Hershiser punctuated his remarkable 1998 season and capped an unforgettable World Series. And so, Orel Hershiser's name was added to the baseball record book, and Kirk Gibson's name became part of baseball lore and legend.