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by Harvey Frommer (Author) "On the fifth day of August, 1955, with the Brooklyn Dodgers in first place, fourteen games in the lead and driving to their third pennant..." (more)
Key Phrases: Ebbets Field, New York City, World Series (more...)
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From Publishers Weekly
In this nostalgic but often tedious book, Frommer chronicles 11 remarkable years when the Yankees, the Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers won 17 pennants and nine World Series among them. Photos.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A most delightful, a most delectable book. -- WOR-Radio, NY

"A terrific book, reads like a Fellini movie." -- WNBC-Radio, NY

"A well-written, tight and amusing chronicle. A fine special study of an era and a phenomenon." -- Library Journal

"A wonderfully written, evocative book." -- Roger Kahn

"An excellent book that brings back the humanness of the Dodgers, the Giants and the Yankees. We shall not have such an era again except in such loving books as this one." -- Red Barber

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Harvey Frommer's account of it." -- Robert Creamer, Sports Illustrated

"It''ll make you eat your heart out and drown in nostalgia." -- Staten Island Avance

"Memory after memory page after page. I enjoyed it very much." -- Peter Golenbock

"No red-blooded baseball fan will want to be without it. A genuine social history of New York sports in l947 to l957. A compulsively fascinating book." -- Newsday

"Thorough, complete, well-written history." -- Daily Press, Newport News, VA --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Paperback: 230 pages
  • Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1st edition (April 15, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0299196941
  • ISBN-13: 978-0299196943
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,071,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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On the fifth day of August, 1955, with the Brooklyn Dodgers in first place, fourteen games in the lead and driving to their third pennant in five years, their first world championship, a New York Times front-page story noted that the National League had granted permission for the scheduling of eight Dodger games for 1956 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Read the first page
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Ebbets Field, New York City, World Series, National League, Jackie Robinson, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium, Los Angeles, Brooklyn Dodgers, American League, Stan Lomax, Sal Maglie, Willie Mays, Casey Stengel, Monte Irvin, Branch Rickey, Eddie Lopat, Pee Wee Reese, Red Barber, Bobby Thomson, Leo Durocher, Red Sox, United States, Jack Lang, San Francisco
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5.0 out of 5 stars Home town heros, December 15, 2001
By Joseph McCauley (Northville, Mi 48168) - See all my reviews
New York City Baseball tells about how the Dodgers, Giants and Yankees dominated the late 40's and early 50's baseball.
I really enjoyed the opening chapters discussing the reasons for the departure of the Giants and Dodgers to the west coast.
It made me feel really in on the move.
The rest of the books talks about the feuds, history and outcomes of the seasons metioned.
Frommer is a gifted writer and it was a pity that the book had to end.
There are some neat photos and I would reccommend this book right up there with Dynasty (about the Yankees).
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ever baseball books read by me!, September 14, 2000
Don't hesitate to buy this marvelous book. It told with an exact and actually atmosphere everything about NYC baseball... when the Giants were called 'Polo Grounders' and the Dodgers 'Da Bums'. The dramatic move also is well explained.
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5.0 out of 5 stars AUTHOR SCORES! usa today, July 25, 1999
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A look back at the heyday of Big Apple baseball when at least one New York team appeared in the World Series in 10 of the 11 years.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Vivid and evocative.----- PRAIRIE SUN
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5.0 out of 5 stars MUST READ BASEBALL BOOK ----DAILY PRESS/NEWPORT NEWS, VA
Thorough, complete, well-written history."
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A well-written, tight and amusing chronicle. A fine special study of an era and a phenomenon."
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