Babe Ruth's Called Shot: The Myth and Mystery of Baseball's Greatest Home Run [Paperback]

Highly entertaining and fascinating ... If you know a baseball fan, it's a perfect gift. ... You'll have to read about it yourself. Chicago Tribune A fun and accessible history of the Called Shot story. Library Journal Nothing makes for better reading than terrific reporting, and few singular moments in sports history have been debated, discussed, and researched with the fervor of Babe Ruth's Called Shot. It took place more than 80 years ago, but it is argued about as if it happened last week. Ed Sherman brings it into sharp focus in a uniquely entertaining and greatly detailed way. John Feinstein, author of the bestselling A Good Walk Spoiled and OpenSherman cuts through the hype and hyperbole to deliver the true history of the event, revealing not just what happened but how and why a single at bat became the stuff of legend.Glenn Stout, bestselling author of Yankees Century and The Cubs and series editor of Best American Sports Writing Babe Ruth remains the singular colossus of American sport, and his home run in the fifth inning of Game Three of the 1932 World Series remains the most indelible moment of his career. Ed Sherman takes us back to that afternoon on the North Side, which for so long has remained shrouded in mystery, with this detail-rich biography of the most mythologized at-bat in the annals of the national pastime. Finally we have the definitive account of the so-called Called Shot.Jeremy Schaap, six-time Emmy Award winner and author of the New York Times bestselling Cinderella ManNow in Paperback!Game Three of the 1932 World Series between the Cubs and Yankees stood locked at 4-4. Some 50,000 fans had gathered at Wrigley Field that bright October day, but above their roar Ruth heard insults pouring from the Cubs' dugout. He watched a fastball from Cubs pitcher Charlie Root set the count at 2-2. Agitated, the Bambino made a gesture, holding out two fingersbut what did it mean? Did Ruth really call his shot?Game 3 of the 1932 World Series betwls›