Summer of '49Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Halberstam re-creates one of baseball's greatest rivalries--the 1949 Yankees vs. Red Sox. Follow along as the star hitters and the star pitchers meet the rookies, and relive the good old days of American baseball! |
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