Magic Summer: The '69 Mets - Softcover

Cohen, Stanley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156551179 ISBN 13: 9780156551175

Publisher: Harvest Books, 1989

Synopsis

In 1969, ending seven years of lovable futility, the New York Mets won the World Series. How they did it became the stuff of legend. Photographs.

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About the Author

Stanley Cohen is a contributor for the following Houghton Mifflin Company Title: Magic Summer

From Publishers Weekly

The New York Mets joined the National League in 1962 and for the next seven seasons established themselves as the team of lovable futility. It is no wonder, then, that as the 1969 season dawned, the odds against the Mets winning the pennant were 100 to 1. Yet win they did, and the World Series as well, and in this fine contribution to baseball history Cohen (The Game They Played) shows how they did it. With no real star except Tom Seaver, the team's combination of youth and age was unified by manager Gil Hodges, who had the respect of all and juggled his lineup almost daily. In addition to writing an account of the season, Cohen also interviewed 23 of the 25 players on the squad. They add interesting insights into the Miracle Mets, whose climactic victories drove New York into a frenzy and who proved that losers can be winners, as the author emphasizes in his affectingly written conclusion. Photos not seen by PW.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Harvest Books
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0156551179
• ISBN 13: 9780156551175
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 336