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Billy Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight years in which his St. Louis Cardinal teams won more than 100 games. He won three National League pennants with the Cardinals and one with the Boston Braves, and his .597 winning percentage is the fifth highest in baseball history. But Southworth was dogged by demons off the field, including the deaths of three children. On the field, his achievements were minimized by many because they occurred during the war years when the baseball talent level was below par. When he finally got top recognition, being elected to the Hall of Fame in 2007, the honor occurred 38 years after his death.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. "The closest man friend I had"
2. "Each burning deed and thought"
3. "What would McGraw do?"
4. McGraw
5. The Cardinals Rule
6. A Strikeout for the Ages
7. Transitions
8. "Every species of discouragement"
9. Down and Out
10. The Redbird Renaissance
11. A Special Year
12. Two More Just Like It
13. William Brooks Southworth
14. Brave New World
15. Spahn and Sain and...
16. From Better to Bitter
17. The Transition Years
18. A Final Tribute
Appendices
A: Career Statistics
B: War Years Managers
C: The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals
D: The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals
E: The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals
F: The 1948 Boston Braves
G: Winning Managers
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
