Most sports fans know that Ted Williams ended his major league career with style, swatting a home run in his final at bat. But what about Babe Ruth? Ty Cobb? Joe DiMaggio? Willie Mays? How did some of baseball's greatest players bow out of The Game? Last Time Out answers that question as it examines how the greatest players in baseball history left the game they once ruled. The stories of these men and how they finished their careers, never collected anywhere before now, show another side of the men whose achievements on the field made them legends. After hours and hours of research, through biographies, microfilm, magazines, and memories, award-winning sportswriter John Nogowski culled the stories of the final games of 25 of The Game's greatest athletes-Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson, Dizzy Dean, Satchel Paige, Carlton Fisk, Bob Feller, Joe Morgan, and Carl Yastrzemski are among those featured. This impressive work recounts the circumstances surrounding these final games and puts you in a box seat to witness and sense the moment as these glorious careers ceased, most often with little fanfare. Whether it be Shoeless Joe Jackson, Lou Gehrig, Pete Rose, or Cal Ripken, Jr., Last Time Out beautifully captures in words and photographs the essence of these players' last time in uniform and celebrates the magic of the game these famed players mastered and loved.
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Excellent Baseball Book --- Great Read --- Great Memories!!!
Oct 16th 2022As with many of you, I grew up with baseball. We all had our favorite teams and players with lots of great memories. This book will bring you back in time to when you were a kid and to relive those memories. The book allows you to read it cover to cover, or as I did, to choose your favorite players first. Each chapter is its own story, and each story is so well written. The last chapter must have been a great adventure for the author and family. A classic way to end the book! I would highly recommend this book!
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Perfect gift for the baseball fan
Oct 14th 2022What a wonderful idea for a baseball book. John Nogowski, an accomplished sports writer and educator, does deep dives into the final games played by 43 all-time greats. Nogowski blends careful research with graceful writing. As a bonus, he also shares the story of his son -- The Great Nogowski -- making it to the big leagues against all odds. This is the perfect gift for the baseball lover in your life.
Most sports fans know that Ted Williams ended his major league career with style, swatting a home run in his final at bat. But what about Babe Ruth? Ty Cobb? Joe DiMaggio? Willie Mays? How did some of baseball's greatest players bow out of The Game? Last Time Out answers that question as it examines how the greatest players in baseball history left the game they once ruled. The stories of these men and how they finished their careers, never collected anywhere before now, show another side of the men whose achievements on the field made them legends. After hours and hours of research, through biographies, microfilm, magazines, and memories, award-winning sportswriter John Nogowski culled the stories of the final games of 25 of The Game's greatest athletes-Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson, Dizzy Dean, Satchel Paige, Carlton Fisk, Bob Feller, Joe Morgan, and Carl Yastrzemski are among those featured. This impressive work recounts the circumstances surrounding these final games and puts you in a box seat to witness and sense the moment as these glorious careers ceased, most often with little fanfare. Whether it be Shoeless Joe Jackson, Lou Gehrig, Pete Rose, or Cal Ripken, Jr., Last Time Out beautifully captures in words and photographs the essence of these players' last time in uniform and celebrates the magic of the game these famed players mastered and loved.
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Excellent Baseball Book --- Great Read --- Great Memories!!!
Oct 16th 2022As with many of you, I grew up with baseball. We all had our favorite teams and players with lots of great memories. This book will bring you back in time to when you were a kid and to relive those memories. The book allows you to read it cover to cover, or as I did, to choose your favorite players first. Each chapter is its own story, and each story is so well written. The last chapter must have been a great adventure for the author and family. A classic way to end the book! I would highly recommend this book!
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Perfect gift for the baseball fan
Oct 14th 2022What a wonderful idea for a baseball book. John Nogowski, an accomplished sports writer and educator, does deep dives into the final games played by 43 all-time greats. Nogowski blends careful research with graceful writing. As a bonus, he also shares the story of his son -- The Great Nogowski -- making it to the big leagues against all odds. This is the perfect gift for the baseball lover in your life.
