Tearin' Up the Pea Patch: The Brooklyn Dodgers, 1953

by Andrew Paul Mele

Arguably the greatest ball club in National League history, the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers recorded some staggering statistics. They led the league in virtually every offensive category while fielding some of the finest defensive players of the era. But the team's extraordinary success on the field is only part of their story.

Jackie Robinson was in his seventh year since breaking the color barrier, but ugly racist incidents were yet to abate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786496207
• ISBN13: 9780786496204
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher