October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978

Roger Kahn

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Mar 1, 2004 - Sports & Recreation - 382 pages

On the morning of October 2, 1978, the World Champion NewYork Yankees found themselves tied for first place with the Boston Red Sox. That day these rousing ball clubs would meet at Fenway Park. Both had won ninety-nine games. Only one would win one hundred. The Yankees should have been reaching for their golf clubs-they had feuded until they were fourteen games out of first place. Then their fortunes turned, and they capped one of the most thrilling comebacks in baseball history by defeating the Red Sox that October afternoon in a game that many still remember as the greatest ever played. Transporting us into the midst of this unforgettable team, Roger Kahn weaves the first in-depth account of the legendary season of '78 and reaffirms his standing as our nation's master storyteller of baseball.

What people are saying

Review: October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978

User Review  - Chris Schaffer - Goodreads

This book was lazily researched, as evidenced by the multitude of errors throughout. Kahn probably figured as he was such a veteran baseball writer and knew personally many of the important figures in this book, that he could just roll out of bed and write this book. He was wrong.

Review: October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978

User Review  - B - Goodreads

If you have read the other books on this era by NY sportswriters and the athletes themselves, this doesn't add much new or revealing. The author offers many left handed compliments/digs to his peers.

About the author

Widely acclaimed as the greatest baseball writer of his generation, ROGER KAHN is the author of sixteen books, including The Boys of Summer, named by Sports Illustrated as the best baseball book of all time. Born in Brooklyn, he now lives in Stone Ridge, New York.

Bibliographic information

• Title: October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978; A harvest book
• Author: Roger Kahn
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004
• ISBN: 0156029715, 9780156029711
• Length: 382 pages
• Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Baseball / General; Sports & Recreation / Baseball / History