The Ultimate Fan Guide to 1960s Baseball - Paperback

by Carroll Conklin (Author)

One miracle opened the 1960s. Another miracle closed it. Between Bill Mazeroski's epic home run in the 1960 World Series and the New York Mets' stunning upset in October 1969, it was a baseball decade of unparalleled excitement and drama, of record-shattering performances and unforgettable stars. It was baseball at its best. Power hitting versus power pitching. When complete games were routine for baseball's best pitchers, and games rarely lasted three hours. The 1960s were when records were shattered without the help of advanced chemistry. When there were no free agents or designated hitters, and beards were banned. When World Series games were played in the slanting daylight of October afternoons. The Ultimate Fan Guide to 1960s Baseball takes you inside the game as it was played by Mays and Mantle and Koufax and Gibson ... and their contemporaries (they had no peers). It recreates the seasons, the teams and the players who made the 1960s baseball's true golden age. Enjoy the memories.

Author Biography

Carroll Conklin combines a life-long passion for baseball with a three-decade career as a professional writer. He has published more than 20 books about baseball in the 1960s. He has also written books on topics ranging from marketing management to fear elimination. A graduate of Ashland University and Bowling Green State University, Carroll has spent more than 20 years as an advertising copywriter and marketing strategist. He has taught copywriting and brand theory at The Ohio State University and the Columbus College of Art & Design. Carroll preaches the "gospel" of the 1960s as baseball's real golden age at 1960sBaseball.com/blog. Followers at twitter.com/Baseball1960s receive highlights of what happened each day in 1960s baseball.