Preface xi
Introduction: My First Game Was Better Than Yours 1(14)
1 Fathers and Sons
15(16)
2 Bred to Play Ball
31(18)
3 No Other Enjoyment
49(18)
4 Pass-the-Hat
67(16)
5 A Dream Come True
83(22)
6 "This Is Your Chance"
105(20)
7 "You're Going to Eat Steak"
125(24)
8 "Is That Mickey and Willie?"
149(26)
9 "Greetings"
175(16)
10 "Right Up There with the Babe"
191(20)
11 "In Here, It's 1954"
211(20)
12 "A Whole Different Ball Game"
231(24)
13 "Exactly the Same Ballplayer"
255(24)
14 "Neither One of Us Was Joe DiMaggio"
279(30)
15 "Flash, Dash, and ... a Nervous Rash"
309(24)
16 The Boys of Summer in Their Ruin
333(32)
17 Say Good-bye to America
365(28)
18 Burden of Dreams
393(34)
Acknowledgments 427(6)
Appendix A Mickey vs. Willie---Who Was the Best? 433(14)
Appendix B Total Player Rating and Win Shares 447(4)
Notes 451(10)
Bibliography 461(8)
Index 469