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The heartwarming underdog story of the 1924 Washington Senators. In 1924, Washington Senators team president Clark Griffith hired Bucky Harris, his twenty-seven-year-old second baseman, to manage the Senators, a decision called "Griffith's folly." Yet the Senators, inspired by their fiery new leader, found themselves in first place heading into the homestretch. The question remained: with an untested manager and an aging star pitcher, would they be able to hold on for the first world championship in team history? In Team of Destiny: Walter Johnson, Clark Griffith, Bucky Harris, and the 1924 Washington Senators, Gary Sarnoff recounts the uplifting story of a team that surpassed all expectations and gave Washington fans a season to remember. Before the season began, legendary pitcher Walter Johnson announced the 1924 season would be his last. Sarnoff tells how, in the heat of a grueling pennant race, the surging Senators won the approval of the entire country who cheered on the underdogs and the thirty-six-year-old Johnson. A fight to the finish saw the Senators on top and into the World Series, where Johnson was called to the mound in the final game in the ninth inning. With all eyes upon him, would Walter Johnson come through? Team of Destiny describes in wonderful detail this remarkable season and the players who made it unforgettable. One hundred years later, it's still a story that is sure to inspire all generations of baseball fans.
About the Author: Gary Sarnoff is a writer and historian. He is the author of two baseball history books, The Wrecking Crew of '33: The Washington Senators' Last American League Pennant and The First Yankees Dynasty: Babe Ruth, Miller Huggins and the Bronx Bombers of the 1920s. In addition, he has contributed chapters to two football history books and is an active member of the Society for American Baseball Research. Sarnoff speaks on baseball history throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781538182345
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Walter Johnson, Clark Griffith, Bucky Harris, and the 1924 Washington Senators
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1538182343
  • Publisher Date: 14 Feb 2024
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 264
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 585 gr


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