A Player for a Moment: Notes from Fenway Park

by John Hough Jr.

Following the Red Sox in their 1987 bid to recapture the American League pennant, the author offers an insider's view of major league baseball and the Red Sox in a pivotal period of transition

300 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1988

About the author

John Hough, Jr. grew up in Falmouth, Massachusetts and now lives on Martha’s Vineyard. He is a graduate of Haverford College, a former VISTA volunteer, speech writer for Senator Charles Mathias of Maryland, and assistant to James Reston at the Washington Bureau of the New York Times. His grandfather and his father edited the Falmouth Enterprise and his great-uncle was for many years the editor of the Vineyard Gazette. Hough is the author of five previous novels, including

Seen the Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Gettysburg, winner of the American Library Association's 2010 W. Y. Boyd Award, and three works of nonfiction.

Reviews

[Chris Dean]

Enjoyable book about an otherwise forgettable season of the 1987 Boston Red Sox....the year after. Author spends much time describing his unease in the locker room and dugout, almost repetitively. It took away somewhat from the story he was attempting to tell (to me) of an every man getting a dream opportunity. Best parts were the ongoing dialogue with Johnny Pesky and Joe Morgan and the chapter about Robin Roberts preparing for the 1967 season which never came. All in all a worthwhile read.