Thar's Joy in Braveland: The 1957 Milwaukee Braves

by Gregory H. Wolf, Rory Costello, Chip Greene, et al.

Book Overview

"You talk about destiny, well, you can't rule that out. We were hard-nosed and that showed up in 1957." -- Braves catcher Del Crandall to editor Gregory H. Wolf

Few teams in baseball history have captured the hearts of their fans like the Milwaukee Braves of the 1950. During the Braves' 13-year tenure in Milwaukee (1953-1965), they had a winning record every season, won two consecutive NL pennants (1957 and 1958), lost two more in the final...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933599715
• ISBN13: 9781933599717
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Society for American Baseball Research
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"