CONTENTS A Special Tribute by James A. Michener Foreword by Pat Williams Introduction Chapter 1 The Whiz Kids Win a Pennant Chapter 2 A Dismal Team History Chapter 3 The Carpenters Take Over Chapter 4 1947: Jackie Robinson, Treading Water, and Building for the Future Chapter 5 Cy and Me Chapter 6Phenoms, the Hat, and the Babe Ruth of Cuba Chapter 7 Professor Sawyer Assumes Control Chapter 8 Near Tragedy Chapter 9 The First Division Chapter 10 Spring Training 1950: The Whiz Kids Give Notice Chapter 11 A Tense Pennant Race Chapter 12 August: The Whiz Kids Take Command Chapter 13 September Adversity Chapter 14 The Final Weekend Epilogue The World Series and Beyond Appendix A What Happened to the Whiz Kids Appendix B Box Score of Pennant-Winning Game, October 1, 1950 Appendix C Individual Statistics for the 1950s Phillies Appendix D The 1950 National League Race Month by Month Appendix E Game-by-Game Summary of the 1950 Phillies' Season Afterword Select Bibliography Index
The story of the astounding Whiz Kids told by Hall-of-Famer Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts is a former all-star pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies. He played on the 1950 team and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame with 286 career wins. C. Paul Rogers III is Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University.
"The Whiz Kids' accomplishment is one of those that endures, and this book tells their story well. It is, in fact, a three-base hit: one part Roberts' recollections, one part reminiscences by his teammates and others, and one part Rogers' narrative. Together they create a very pleasing whole." oSteve Gietschier, The Sporting News "Roberts and Rogers have turned what might have been just a dull diary into a fascinating account...It is Roberts who tells the Whiz Kids' story here, aided by Rogers' exhaustive research. The pitcher's detailed recall of people and games provides an insider's view, and Rogers' interviews of all the available personnel add immesurably to the story." oAllen Lewis, The Philadelphia Inquirer "Reading Roberts' and Rogers' book was a pure delight for me. It was like finding an album of long-forgotten letters and photographs in a dusty attic and being transported backward in time to a stage of my youth when all things seemed possible and men-children in red pinstripes were truly larger than life." oTom Kelly, Sun-Sentinel "When your read the [Whiz Kids'] book, you could be sitting in the dugout next to the great right-hander, just swapping stories...so if you're one of those who get sort of a glazed look when they hear names like Rich Ashburn, Ralph "Putsy" Caballero, Emory "Bubba" Church, Granville "Granny" Hamner, and Willie "Puddinhead" Jones, then pick up The Whiz Kids and follow them through the season to the 1950 pennant and a matchup against the Yankees." oSteve Otto, Tampa Tribune "Paul Rogers' exhaustive research and the storehouse of memories shared by Robin Roberts and his teammates preserve this Cinderella story to be savored by all Phillies fans." oDallas Morning News
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