* Review: Fifty-nine in '84

February 8, 2010

Old Hoss Radbourn, the Brutal World of Early Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had, by Edward Achorn (Harper Collins)

This review comes from the Basil & Spice blog. The book tells of a time in the game when men were men, for better or worse (usually worse).

Upshot:

“The author’s love for both baseball and for Providence (Edward Achorn is an editor at the Providence Journal) is obvious from the passion of his writing. As a member of Red Sox Nation even I found myself rooting for the Grays over the Beaneaters in the titanic struggles between these early professional baseball players.”

For more information, visit Achorn’s website.

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