What If the Babe Had Kept His Red Sox?: And Other Fascinating Alternate Histories from the World of Sports

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Sure to generate controversy, fifteen fascinating alternative histories from the diamond, gridiron, court, rink, course, and prize ring.

What if Babe Ruth had not been sold to the Yankees in 1920 and instead played his entire career in Boston? What if Joe Namath had decided to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals instead of the New York Jets? What if Muhammad Ali had lost or quit in his first fight against Sonny Liston? What if Bobby Riggs had ...
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Overview

Sure to generate controversy, fifteen fascinating alternative histories from the diamond, gridiron, court, rink, course, and prize ring.

What if Babe Ruth had not been sold to the Yankees in 1920 and instead played his entire career in Boston? What if Joe Namath had decided to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals instead of the New York Jets? What if Muhammad Ali had lost or quit in his first fight against Sonny Liston? What if Bobby Riggs had easily beaten Billie Jean King in their epic tennis match? How would sports history, and our perception of it, be different today? These are the questions asked and answered in this entertaining book of alternate history, the first book of its kind in the field of sports. It is sure to appeal to every thoughtful sports fan.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781602396296
  • Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 6/1/2008
  • Pages: 304
  • Sales rank: 1,350,148
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Bill Gutman is a freelance author of more than 200 books for both children and adults including It's Outta Here! The History of the Home Run from Babe Ruth to Barry Bonds and Parcells: A Biography. He lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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Table of Contents


Introduction     ix
The Boston Babe     1
Clay Gets Crushed     23
New York or Bust     45
Lombardi Comes Home     67
Satch and Josh in '36     87
Thanks, But No Thanks     113
Arnie and Jack Who?     133
Trotting to Chicago     151
The Magic Number     171
The Knicks Reign     195
The Deal's Off     219
Shine On, Superstar     249
About the Author     279
Index     281
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