This New York Times bestseller тАЬtakes you into the heart of baseball as it was in the 1960s, conveyed with humor and insightтАЭ (Tim McCarver, The Wall Street Journal).
Acclaimed New Yorker writer Roger AngellтАЩs first book on baseball, The Summer Game, originally published in 1972, is a stunning collection of his essays on the major leagues, covering a span of ten seasons. Angell brilliantly captures the nationтАЩs most beloved sport through the 1960s, spanning both the winning teams and the тАЬhorrendous losers,тАЭ and including famed players Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Willie Mays, and more. With the panache of a seasoned sportswriter and the energy of an avid baseball fan, AngellтАЩs sports journalism is an insightful and compelling look at the great American pastime.