1960: The Last Pure Season (Hardcover)

by Kerry Keene (Author) "The upcoming season of 1960 would be one of milestones of the two major league circuits, with the American League celebrating its 60th campaign, the..." (more)
Key Phrases: major league debut, New York, Red Sox, Kansas City (more...)

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...grandfathers as well as dads will enjoy the nostalgic appeal of 1960: The Last Pure Season. -- USA Today Baseball Weekly

This is an affectionate, well-written trip on the baseball time machine. Hop aboard. -- Booklist

Product Description
1960: The Last Pure Season is the most complete work ever about one of baseball’s most glorious campaigns. There was Pittsburgh’s shocking World Series victory over the indomitable Yankees, Ted Williams’ legendary final season, a classic home run derby, the formation and ultimate disbanding of Branch Rickey’s proposed Continental League, and the birth of baseball’s Twins and Angels. It was a time when most of the game’s players earned a salary about 25 times that of the average American, compared to 1999, where that ratio is nearly 400 times greater. So jump into your 1960 Chevy Impala, tune in the ball game, and take a trip back to one of baseball’s most historic and pivotal years.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing (July 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582612803
• ISBN-13: 978-1582612805
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,327,060 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Good Subject, But A Disappointing Book, September 29, 2000

By	C. W. Emblom "Bill Emblom" (Ishpeming, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

There has been a trend in the past few years to write books that cover a particular season, and 1960 would be a good year to include in a book. However, I didn't find anything new here. I feel it would be a book more suitable for high school students who are totally unfamiliar with that year in baseball. I was immediately suspicious with repeated misspellings of "Ebbetts Field". This would be an easy thing to check. Also on Page 129 I shuddered when I came across the name of "Johnny DeMaestri". Joe Demaestri, of course, along with first baseman Kent Hadley (neither mentioned) were acquired by the Yankees along with Roger Maris following the 1959 season. The book is filled out with appendices A-E with statistics, team rosters, trades, etc. I'm sorry, but I was disappointed.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Many short stops in short book, September 9, 2000

By	David Dahl (Peoria, IL) - See all my reviews

A disappointment. I was distracted by the references to "Ebbetts Field" at least three times. Too much space is given to, for example, lists of all the Hall of Famers connected to 1960 baseball. The book tries to give mention to many, many topics, rather than tell the entire year in the context of, say, the Pirates-Yanks World Series or the trade of Roger Maris. (By the way, "World Series" should always be capitalized, as should "Series" when referring to the WS.)

Much of the material is apparently drawn from newspaper and Sporting News accounts of the day, with little apparent content from interviews of surviving players from the day.

Many 1960 Topps cards, a nice touch.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LIKED IT, June 26, 2005

By	COOL JEWEL (MACEDONIA, OHIO USA) - See all my reviews

THIS IS ABOUT 1960 WHICH IS THE LAST SEASON BEFORE EXPANSION TOOK PLACE IN BASEBALL. I LIKED THE COVERAGE GIVEN TO TED WILLIAMS, THE PENNANT RACES AND ABOVE ALL THE WORLD SERIES. THIS BOOK WAS BETTER THAN I THOUGHT AND IS EASY READING. MANY OTHER THINGS TO BE FOUND IN THIS BOOK IS TEAM ROSTERS, LEAGUE STATS, TOP SALARY INFO AND MANY OTHER THINGS MADE THIS A GOOD READ FOR ME. I RECOMMEND IT.