"Inside stories of the greatest players of the national game, told by an outstanding sports personality." ~ from the book's front cover blurb "Russell Pleasant Hodges (June 18, 1910 – April 19, 1971) was an American broadcaster who did play-by-play for several baseball teams, most notably the New York and San Francisco Giants...On October 3, 1951, Hodges was on the microphone for Bobby Tompson's famous Shot Heard 'Round the World. It was Hodges who cried, "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"