Billy Ball Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A's |
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| Contribution by:
| Tafoya, Dale
Korach, Ken |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4930-7119-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2023 |
| Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press, The
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| Imprint: | Lyons Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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In the early 1970s, the Oakland Athletics became only the second team in major-league baseball history to win three consecutive World Series championships. But as the decade came to a close, the A's were in free fall, having lost 108 games in 1979 while drawing just 307,000 fans. Free agency had decimated the A's, and the team's colorful owner, ......
In the early 1970s, the Oakland Athletics became only the second team in major-league baseball history to win three consecutive World Series championships. But as the decade came to a close, the A's were in free fall, having lost 108 games in 1979 while drawing just 307,000 fans. Free agency had decimated the A's, and the team's colorful owner, ......