From an e-mail via SABR:
Sock It to ‘Em Tigers: The Incredible Story of the 1968 Detroit Tigers, a joint effort of SABR and the Mayo Smith Society, is now available from Maple Street Press. Edited/project-managed by David Raglin and myself In the best tradition of Rounder Books’ tomes on the 1975 and 1967 Boston Red Sox teams, Sock It to ‘Em Tigers follows the SABR BioProject ethic of compiling a biographical profile of each player from the Tigers’ 1968 world championship team. The book also profiles general manager Jim Campbell, manager Mayo Smith and the coaches, and the broadcasters. There are also essays on Tiger Stadium, the city of Detroit in 1968, the gutsy move of outfielder Mickey Stanley to shortstop for the World Series, and several other pieces that celebrate the team and place it in the context of its time. Close to 50 people — most SABR members, many Mayo Smith Society members, some members of both — contributed or aided in some way to the project.
Sock It to ‘Em Tigers will get some prominent bookshelf play for the next month or so at major chain bookstores in the Detroit area and throughout Michigan. The 8.5″-x-11″ book’s cover resembles a 1968 Topps baseball card. If you still can’t find it, you can order it directly from the publisher by going
to its Web site, www.maplestreetpress.com.
And we’re already at work doing a similar book about the 1984 world champion Tigers in time for that club’s 25th anniversary next year.
is available on Amazon.com,
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