Glory in the Fall: The Greatest Moments in World Series History

by Peter Golenbock

The most amazing baseball games happened when fall arrived and the boys of summer played for the championship. During those two weeks in October (now November), time stood still. Nothing else mattered. This anthology, now available in paperback, captures the best and worst of times as teams battled for the glory. It features timeless writing by such renowned authors as Stephen Jay Gould, Roger Angell, David Halberstam, Stephen King, and more! Ranging from Robert W. Creamer's look at Casey Stengel's 1923 inside-the-park home run (1923) to Jack Curry's thoughts on the 1994's cancelled series, Glory in the Fall will delight every fan of the game. An ABC Good Morning America Best Books for the Holidays 2010.

Genres: Baseball, Sports, Nonfiction

406 pages, Paperback

First published October 5, 2010

About the author

Golenbock grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, and in 1963 graduated St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut. His heroes were Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford. One day in the local library he discovered the book, The New York Yankees: An Informal History by Frank Graham ( G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1943) and it made a strong impression on him.''

Golenbock graduated from Dartmouth College in 1967 and the New York University School of Law in 1970.

He was a radio sports talk show host in 1980 on station WOR in New York City. He was the color broadcaster for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the Senior Professional Baseball League in 1989-90 and has been a frequent guest on many of the top television and radio talk shows including "Biography on A&E," the "Fifty Greatest Athletes and the Dynasties on ESPN," "Good Morning America," "Larry King Live," "ESPN Classic," and the YES network.

Golenbock lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with his two basset hounds, Doris and Fred.

Reviews

[Karl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Greatest history of moments in World Series. Personal Note: Start reading. During World Series 2016 Finish read book on 11/2/16 Cubs Vs. Indians Cubs Comeback 7 Game. Finally Broke One Hundred Eight Year Old Curse.

[John Gault · Rating 4 out of 5]

Covers some of the select moments in World Series history from varied journalists of the time. The selections are of the more sentimental or story-telling perspective rather than detailed historical narrative; but, it is clearly for those who know their baseball history and can just enjoy the book.

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only 3 lackluster pages about the 1960 series? Come on!

[Brent Soderstrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Golenbock takes you back to the first World Series in 1903 all the way through 2008 with stories by good writers on what made each of those World Series memorable. He doesn't cover them all but a good share of them. Reading it brought back a lot of memories for me of great World Series I have watched on TV over the years. I am a big baseball fan and fall baseball is special.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Glory in the Fall is a nice collection of articles and short stories chronicling the World Series from the turn of the 20th Century until as recent as 2008. My favorites were penned by the editor himself, Peter Golenbock. Any fan of baseball will enjoy this book.