The Fight of Their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball's Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption

by John Rosengren

Book Overview

A 2014 CASEY Award finalist for the best baseball book of the year, The Fight of Their Lives is the story of baseball's most violent incident--August 22, 1965--when Giants pitcher Juan Marichal clobbered Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with his bat: the stories of the players, the American cultural backdrop, and the baseball competition and culture that led to the explosive moment, plus the incident's lasting effects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076278847X
• ISBN13: 9780762788477
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 9.2"