The fight of their lives : how Juan Marichal and John Roseboro turned baseball's ugliest brawl into a story of forgiveness and redemption
Title:
The fight of their lives : how Juan Marichal and John Roseboro turned baseball's ugliest brawl into a story of forgiveness and redemption
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ISBN:
9780762787128
Physical Description:
x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro turned baseball's ugliest brawl into a story of forgiveness and redemption"--Jacket.
Contents:
A moment of madness -- El Rey de Ponche -- My own little bailiwick -- The pride of the Dominican -- Filling Campy's shoes -- Summer of fury -- Bloody Sunday -- This ain't over -- That's not how the story goes -- Johnny, I need your help -- The man behind the mask.
Summary:
Examines the pivotal fight between Juan Marichal and John Roseboro in August 1965, exploring the mindsets of each player before, during, and after the brawl, and how the incident caused the two to unite against racial prejudices and become friends.
