Ebook: Streak: Joe DiMaggio and the Summer of '41

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Prologue; Streak Journal; Endgame; Epilogue; Afterword; Appendix-Box Scores.;Streak vividly and poignantly tells the story of ""Joltin' Joe"" DiMaggio's legendary fifty-six-game hitting streak and the last golden summer of baseball before America was engulfed by the maelstrom of the Second World War. That long-lost summer also witnessed other unforgettable events: Ted Williams's quest to bat 400 and Lefty Grove's pursuit of his three-hundredth victory; a sizzling, epic race between the Dodgers and the Cardinals for the National League pennant; and Mickey Owen's infamous passed ball in the fourth game of the World Series. Featuring complete box scores for each g.