Motor City Champs

Motor City Champs
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9781476629506
ISBN-13 : 1476629501
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Book Synopsis Motor City Champs by : Scott Ferkovich

Download or read book Motor City Champs written by Scott Ferkovich and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1930s, the Motor City was sputtering from the Great Depression. Then came a talented Detroit Tigers team, steered by player-manager Mickey Cochrane, to inject new pride into the Detroit psyche. It was a cast of colorful characters, with such nicknames as Schoolboy, Goose, Hammerin' Hank and Little Tommy. Over two seasons in 1934 and 1935, the team powered its way to the top of the baseball world, becoming a symbol of a resurgent metropolis and winning the first-ever Tigers championship. This exhaustively researched account provides an in-depth look into a remarkable period in baseball history.


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