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Authors: William C. Kashatus
ISBN-13: 9780271027425, ISBN-10: 0271027428
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Date Published: July 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: William C. Kashatus

Book Synopsis

Drawing on interviews with 1964 Phillies team members and sportswriters, a historian who has written extensively on athletics in the northeastern US traces the team's rare National League Race win that year within a history of racial tensions that included blaming its first black superstar for earlier losses. The preface by a former Philadelphian adds further insights on the era's social milieu. Kashatus supplies player updates, statistics, photos, and references. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
1	A Shameful Past	9
2	Integrating the Phillies	39
3	The Spring of '64	67
4	On Top of the National League	91
5	September Swoon	121
6	Seasons of Frustration	147
7	Breakup	179
	Conclusion	201
App. A	What Happened to the 1964 Phillies	207
App. B	Individual Statistics for the 1964 Phillies	217
App. C	The 1964 National League Race	221
	Notes	223
	Selected Bibliography	249
	Index	251