Full Description
This is the story of how the hapless Chicago White Sox, badly hurt by the banning of players after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, floundered until the 1950s when they were finally rebuilt and had their first success in 40 years. The culminating event was the capture of the 1959 American League pennant, made possible by aging pitcher Early Wynn. Wynn, nearly 40, was the best pitcher in the game that season, winning 22 games and the Cy Young Award. He was the last piece in the puzzle that put the Sox over the top and, in addition to the team's historic season, the book tracks his life before, during and after baseball.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Little Left-Hander
2. The Deal Maker
3. Early Early Wynn
4. The Barrier Breaker
5. Looking for Keepers
6. The Chief and His Indians
7. More Than Just Names
8. The Guy They Called Little Nell
9. Magician with a Glove
10. Wynn Joins the White Sox
11. Becoming a Contender
12. Filling in the Holes
13. The New Guy Is Different
14. Going for It All
15. Erasing 40 Years of Bad Luck
16. Veeck—As in What the Heck
17. Taking a Run at First Place
18. The Promised Land at Last
19. Welcome to the World Series
20. Too Late for Early and the Sox
Epilogue: Fifty Years Later
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
