{"product_id":"baseball-and-other-matters-in-1941-9780803264069","title":"Baseball and Other Matters in 1941","description":"\"This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more.\"-Sports Illustrated. \" Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406 batting average, Hank Greenberg and the draft, the furious Dodgers-Cardinals pennant fight, and the ensuing World Series. All this is portrayed against the looming U.S. entry into World War II.\"-Library Journal. Robert W. Creamer, one of the best and most perceptive writers on baseball, remembers the baseball-and other matters-of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir. Creamer was a long-time writer and editor at Sports Illustrated. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the following Bison Books: Stengel: His Life and Times, Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat, Jocko, and The Quality of Courage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert W. Creamer, one of the best and most perceptive writers on baseball, remembers the baseball--and other matters--of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir. Creamer was a long-time writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the following Bison Books: \u003ci\u003eStengel: His Life and Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRhubarb in the Catbird Seat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJocko\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Courage\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461171187986,"sku":"9780803264069","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3fd80fc-b0bc-4e22-935e-8d900a39b7e9.jpg?v=1730058709","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/baseball-and-other-matters-in-1941-9780803264069","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}