Streak: Joe Dimaggio and the Summer of '41

Streak vividly and poignantly tells the story of Joltin' Joe DiMaggio's legendary fifty-six-game hitting streak and the last golden summer of baseball before America was engulfed by the maelstrom of the Second World War. That long-lost summer also witnessed other unforgettable events: Ted Williams's quest to bat 400 and Lefty Grove's pursuit of his three-hundredth victory; a sizzling, epic race between the Dodgers and the Cardinals for the National League pennant; and Mickey Owen's infamous passed ball in the fourth game of the World Series.

Featuring complete box scores for each game, Streak showcases DiMaggio's crowning achievement, commemorates a baseball season like no other, and invites us to an America in the last moments of its innocence.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 03/01/2002
ISBN: 9780803292932
Pages: 279
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.36w x 0.65d