{"product_id":"9781933599519","title":"The Year of Blue Snow: The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies","description":"356 pages, over 70 photographs\u003cp\u003eCatcher Gus Triandos dubbed the Philadelphia Phillies' 1964 season \"the year of the blue snow\"-a rare thing that happens once in a great while.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Phillies were having a spectacular season in which everything was going right. They held a 6 1\/2 game lead on September 20, with just 12 games to play. But the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals never gave up, and when the Phillies lost 10 consecutive games, it became a horrific collapse for Phillies fanatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut wait a minute. When it was seemingly too late, the Phillies finally won a game-and the first-place Cardinals lost two to the lowly Mets, so on the last day of the season there might be a three-way tie for first place. On the final day, the Phillies beat the Reds, 10-0. Could the Mets knock off the first-place Cardinals for a third straight game? The Mets carried a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the fifth, but succumbed, 11-5.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what a season for Phillies fans. Jim Bunning threw the first NL perfect game in 84 years. The hero of the 1964 All-Star Game was Johnny Callison, who hit the third walk-off home run in the history of the All-Star Game. The team also boasted the electrifying NL Rookie of the Year, slugging third baseman Richie Allen (later called Dick Allen).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Philadelphia, the '64 campaign left an ache that lasted for years. This book sheds light on the facts for the reader to determine answers to lingering questions they may still have about the Phillies team in the 1964 season-but any book about a team is really about the players. A collaborative effort by 37 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), this work offers life stories of all the players and others (managers, coaches, owners, and broadcasters) associated with this star-crossed team, as well as essays of analysis and historical recaps. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes:\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Mel Marmer\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Mel Marmer\u003cbr\u003eOpening Day 1964\u003cbr\u003eDick Allen by Rich D'Ambrosio\u003cbr\u003eRubén Amaro by Rory Costello \u003cbr\u003eThe Amaro Chronicles by Rory Costello \u003cbr\u003eTwo Gold Glove Shortstops by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eJack Baldschun by Chip Greene\u003cbr\u003eDave Bennett by Mark Armour \u003cbr\u003eDennis Bennett by Mark Armour \u003cbr\u003eJohn Boozer by Andy Sturgill\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Briggs by John Saccoman\u003cbr\u003eJim Bunning by Ralph Berger\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Callison by John Rossi \u003cbr\u003eDanny Cater by Brian Englehardt \u003cbr\u003ePat Corrales by James Ray\u003cbr\u003eWes Covington by Andy Sturgill\u003cbr\u003eRay Culp by Mark Armour\u003cbr\u003eClay Dalrymple by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003eRyne Duren by Gregory H Wolf\u003cbr\u003eTony González by José Ramírez and Rory Costello \u003cbr\u003eDallas Green by Gregory H Wolf \u003cbr\u003eJohn Herrnstein by Brian Englehardt \u003cbr\u003eDon Hoak by Jack V Morris \u003cbr\u003eAlex Johnson by Mark Armour \u003cbr\u003eJohnny Klippstein by Gregory H Wolf \u003cbr\u003eGary Kroll by Neil Poloncarz \u003cbr\u003eBobby Locke by Paul Geisler \u003cbr\u003eArt Mahaffey by Ralph Berger and Mel Marmer\u003cbr\u003eCal McLish by Joe Wancho \u003cbr\u003eAdolfo Phillips by Rob Neyer \u003cbr\u003eVic Power by Joe Wancho \u003cbr\u003eEd Roebuck by Paul Hirsch \u003cbr\u003eCookie Rojas by Peter Gordon \u003cbr\u003eBobby Shantz by Mel Marmer \u003cbr\u003eCosten Shockley by Chip Greene \u003cbr\u003eChris Short by Andy Sturgill \u003cbr\u003eRoy Sievers by Gregory H Wolf \u003cbr\u003eMorrie Steevens by Len Levin \u003cbr\u003eTony Taylor by Rory Costello and José Ramírez \u003cbr\u003eFrank Thomas by Bob Hurte \u003cbr\u003eGus Triandos by Neal Poloncarz \u003cbr\u003eBobby Wine by Bob Bloss \u003cbr\u003eRick Wise by Bill Nowlin \u003cbr\u003eGene Mauch by John Vorperian \u003cbr\u003ePeanuts Lowrey by Dick Rosen \u003cbr\u003eGeorge Myatt by John Green \u003cbr\u003eBob Oldis by Dan Even \u003cbr\u003eAl Widmar by Gregory H Wolf \u003cbr\u003eBob Carpenter by James Ray \u003cbr\u003eJohn Quinn by Rory Costello \u003cbr\u003eThe Origins of the 1964 Phillies by Jim Sweetman\u003cbr\u003eHow the 1964 Phillies Were Built by Mel Marmer\u003cbr\u003eShibe Park\/Connie Mack Stadium by James Ray\u003cbr\u003eRichie Ashburn by Seamus Kearney \u003cbr\u003eBill Campbell by Curt Smith\u003cbr\u003eBy Saam by Neal Poloncarz \u003cbr\u003eJim Bunning's Perfect Game by James Ray \u003cbr\u003eJohnny Callison's All-Star Home Run by Mel Marmer\u003cbr\u003eIn Defense of Chico Ruiz's \"Mad Dash\" by Rory Costello\u003cbr\u003ePennant Was Stolen by Clem Comly\u003cbr\u003eBeyond Bunning and Short Rest: An Analysis of Managerial Decisions That Led to the Phillies' Epic Collapse of 1964 by Bryan Soderholm-Difatte\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue by Clem\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Society for American Baseball Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055809741040,"sku":"9781933599519","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933599519_p0.jpg?v=1763641149","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933599519","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}