Game of My Life Boston Red Sox: Memorable Stories of Red Sox Baseball

by Chaz Scoggins, Johnny Pesky (Foreword by)

Overview

Recalling some of the greatest players in Red Sox history and some of their greatest games, author Chaz Scoggins traces back over 70 years, to the very start of the seminal Yawkey era, in Game of My Life Boston Red Sox. Beginning with Bobby Doerr, the Hall of Fame second baseman who joined the team in 1937, the book touches on players and their most memorable games from every decade, right up to those who finally experienced the exhilaration of winning that elusive World Series in 2004. Among the many players who recount the most memorable games in their Red Sox careers are Johnny Pesky, Dominic DiMaggio, Mel Parnell, Frank Malzone, Bill Monbouquette, Rico Petrocelli, Fred Lynn, Butch Hobson, and Bruce Hurst. Their recollections and stories linking eight decades of Boston Red Sox baseball and revealing many details unknown until now will undoubtedly awaken fond but probably long-forgotten memories of lifelong Boston fans themselves.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613216613
Publisher:	Sports Publishing LLC
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Series:	Game of My Life
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	20 MB
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Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Chaz Scoggins is an award-winning writer who covered the Red Sox for The Lowell Sun beginning in 1973, up until his retirement in April 2013. Scoggins has also served as the official scorekeeper for the Red Sox and president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He has also been a broadcaster for Lowell Spinners games. Scoggins is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts–Lowell.
Johnny Pesky was a Major League Baseball player and coach. He passed away in 2012.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xv

Chapter 1 Bobby Doerr 1

Chapter 2 Johnny Pesky 11

Chapter 3 Dominic DiMaggio 24

Chapter 4 Mel Parnell 38

Chapter 5 Bill Monbouquette 48

Chapter 6 Frank Malzone 57

Chapter 7 Rico Petrocelli 70

Chapter 8 Fred Lynn 82

Chapter 9 Luis Tiant 94

Chapter 10 Dwight Evans 106

Chapter 11 Bernie Carbo 118

Chapter 12 Butch Hobson 130

Chapter 13 Jim Rice 141

Chapter 14 Dennis Eckersley 153

Chapter 15 Jerry Remy 166

Chapter 16 Rich Gedman 179

Chapter 17 Roger Clemens 190

Chapter 18 Bruce Hurst 200

Chapter 19 David Henderson 210

Chapter 20 Mike Greenwell 222

Chapter 21 John Valentin 234

Chapter 22 Trot Nixon 247