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Thomson, Bobby; Pepe, Phil

 
9781572438545: Few and Chosen: Defining Giants Greatness Across the Eras

Synopsis

Baseball great Bobby Thomson selects his all-time Giants team--five players at each position plus the top five managers--covering the team's more than 100-year history in two cities, New York and San Francisco.

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À propos de l'auteur

Bobby Thomson was an outfielder for the New York Giants. On October 3, 1951, his famous "shot heard 'round the world," a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth of the third playoff game, gave the Giants a 5-4 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the National League pennant. Phil Pepe is the author of more than 40 books on sports, including collaborations with Yankees legends Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and Whitey Ford. He is a former Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News and a former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Willie McCovey is a former first baseman for the San Francisco Giants and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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