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Team of Destiny
Walter Johnson, Clark Griffith, Bucky Harris, and the 1924 Washington Senators
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20.02.2024
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The heartwarming underdog story of the 1924 Washington Senators.
In 1924, Washington Senators team president Clark Griffith hired Bucky Harris, his twenty-seven-year-old second baseman, to manage the Senators, a decision called “Griffith’s folly.” Yet the Senators, inspired by their fiery new leader, found themselves in first place heading into the homestretch. The question remained: with an untested manager and an aging star pitcher, would they be able to hold on for the first world championship in team history?
In Team of Destiny: Walter Johnson, Clark Griffith, Bucky Harris, and the 1924 Washington Senators, Gary Sarnoff recounts the uplifting story of a team that surpassed all expectations and gave Washington fans a season to remember. Before the season began, legendary pitcher Walter Johnson announced the 1924 season would be his last. Sarnoff tells how, in the heat of a grueling pennant race, the surging Senators won the approval of the entire country who cheered on the underdogs and the thirty-six-year-old Johnson. A fight to the finish saw the Senators on top and into the World Series, where Johnson was called to the mound in the final game in the ninth inning. With all eyes upon him, would Walter Johnson come through?
Team of Destiny describes in wonderful detail this remarkable season and the players who made it unforgettable. One hundred years later, it’s still a story that is sure to inspire all generations of baseball fans.
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Publication year
2024
Publication date
20.02.2024
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-8234-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-8235-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
234
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
New Year’s Eve 1923 No access Pages 1 - 12
Spring Training (February–April) No access Pages 13 - 24
Opening Day (April) No access Pages 25 - 34
A Slow Start to the Season (April) No access Pages 35 - 40
The Voyage (May) No access Pages 41 - 46
The Flood of 1924 (May) No access Pages 47 - 54
Upgrading the Roster (May–June) No access Pages 55 - 66
First Place (June–July) No access Pages 67 - 78
Taking on the Contenders (July) No access Pages 79 - 90
The American League Pennant Race Heats Up (July) No access Pages 91 - 100
Dog Days of Summer (August) No access Pages 101 - 112
Damn Yankees (August–September) No access Pages 113 - 126
The Long Road to the Pennant (September) No access Pages 127 - 142
Clinching the Pennant (September–October) No access Pages 143 - 154
The 1924 World Series: Games 1 and 2 No access Pages 155 - 164
The 1924 World Series: Games 3, 4, and 5 No access Pages 165 - 174
The 1924 World Series: Games 6, and 7 No access Pages 175 - 184
Conclusion of the 1924 World Series No access Pages 185 - 190
Epilogue No access Pages 191 - 196
Notes No access Pages 197 - 222
Bibliography No access Pages 223 - 224
Index No access Pages 225 - 232
About the Author No access Pages 233 - 234
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