Heartbreakers: Baseball's Most Agonizing Defeats

by John Kuenster

Veteran baseball writer John Kuenster recalls fifteen of the game's most painful disasters of the last half-century and looks at them from the losers' point of view. With a reporter's skill and a fan's enthusiasm, he sets the scene for these memorable matchups, surveys the players who led each team to the big moment, and tells the story of the game and the emotions that can't be erased. Kuenster has hit a Grand Slam. —Sparky Anderson. John Kuenster lets those who suffered baseball's most epic defeats know that he feels their pain. —Bob Costas, NBC sports. Illustrated.

Genres: Baseball

288 pages, Hardcover

First published February 27, 2001

Reviews

[Crbianfool · Rating 1 out of 5]

Interesting baseball history, but the guy doesn't know how to write an exciting recap. Very dry and straightforward retelling of some famous baseball disasters...