The 1964 Phillies: The Story of Baseball's Most Memorable Collapse
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The 1964 Phillies: The Story of Baseball's Most Memorable Collapse

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In 1964, thousands of Philadelphia baseball fans were caught up in the Phillies? unexpected run at the National League pennant. Nearly a decade of continuous defeat had earned them little more than the reputation for an unprecedented record of consecutive losses. But in that ?64 season the Phillies shocked the baseball world, taking over the National League in mid?July and...more
Paperback, 188 pages
Published May 5th 2005 by McFarland & Company (first published May 2005)
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Steve
Steve rated it 2 of 5 stars
I love the Phillies, and I was super excited to read this book about a time period I did not know much about. However, it just ended up being a pure amalgamation of stats with little to no flavor or narrative push.

Fun fact: I actually borrowed the book from a friend who actually had the author as a professor in college.
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