Under Pallor, Under Shadow: The 1920 American League Pennant Race That Rattled and Rebuilt Baseball

by Bill Felber

Book Overview

Babe Ruth, in his first season with the Yankees in 1920, was on pace to break the single-season home run record. In August Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was beaned by a pitch thrown by the Yankees' Carl Mays during a game in New York and died the next day. In September a grand jury convened in Chicago, and four White Sox players were called to testify about fixing the 1919 World Series. Focusing on the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago White Sox, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803234716
• ISBN13: 9780803234710
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.7"