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Finding the Left Arm of God By Brian M. Endsley

Finding the Left Arm of God by Brian M. Endsley


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Tell the story of the LA Dodgers' volatile fortunes during the transformation of Sandy Koufax from a wild young left-hander with a career losing record on the verge of quitting the game to an artist with exquisite control of the baseball - a veritable Mozart on the mound. It is a broad view narrative history of the Dodgers in the first four years of the 1960s.

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Finding the Left Arm of God: Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1960-1963 by Brian M. Endsley

Finding the Left Arm of God: Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1960-1963 is the story of the Dodgers' volatile fortunes during the transformation of Sandy Koufax from a wild young left-hander with a career losing record on the verge of quitting the game to an artist with exquisite control of the baseball - a veritable Mozart on the mound. It continues the story begun in Bums No More: The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers, World Champions of Baseball which chronicled the Dodgers' first two years on the West Coast. It is a broad view narrative history of the Dodgers in the first four years of the 1960's set against the backdrop of the world changing events of John F. Kennedy's fleeting New Frontier presidency. Readers will travel with the team through these tumultuous years, from their sudden plunge into the baseball wilderness in 1960, to their return to pennant contention in Sandy Koufax' breakout year of 1961, through their catastrophic collapse of 1962 precipitated by Koufax' freak mid-season finger injury, to their redemption in 1963 culminating with their second World Championship in Los Angeles. Finding the Left Arm of God is the second book of a trilogy on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Sandy Koufax Era: 1958-1966.

Finding the Left Arm of God Reviews

“In this, the second volume of a trilogy on the Dodgers in the Koufax era (1958–1966), Endsley details Koufax’s crucial contributions to the transplanted Brooklynites’ struggle to return to pennant contention. The early ’60s were heady and hopeful times and Endsley paints them vividly and ably, contextualizing what was still a fundamentally conservative sport even as the times they were a changing”—The Daily Beast; “an effective examination of the transformation of one hurler’s career. Endsley’s work demonstrates the powerful impact of combining pure athletic talent, statistical analysis, and coaching in order to bring out the best in a player...highly informative and enjoyable work that baseball fans, both of the statistical and ‘regular’ variety will surely enjoy”—Sport in American History.

About Brian M. Endsley

Attorney Brian M. Endsley lives in Pleasant Hill, California, USA.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Prologue
Part I. 1960: Return to the Wilderness
One.?Bright Beginnings
Two.?Changes, Losses, and a Glimpse at Greatness
Three.?Out of the Woodshed and into Contention
Four.?Facing Reality in the Year of the Pirates
Part II. 1961: The Great Awakening of Sandy Koufax
Five.?Leo
Six.?Turning Point in Florida
Seven.?April—A Full Moon and a New Koufax
Eight.?Koufax Takes Off!
Nine.?Showdown in August
Ten.?The Coliseum Era Comes to an End
Part III. 1962: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
Eleven.?The Dodger Stadium Era Begins
Twelve.?A Season Goes Numb
Thirteen.?Life Without Koufax
Fourteen.?Black September
Fifteen.?Left Behind in October
Part IV. 1963: Return to the Summit
Sixteen.?A Season Riding on a Finger
Seventeen.?Life Is Good on Planet Koufax
Eighteen.?An August Lull Becomes a September Fight
Nineteen.?Four Days in October
Twenty.?The Apotheosis of Sandy Koufax
Epilogue
Appendix: Sandy Koufax Statistics (Career; 1961; 1962; 1963)
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

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CIN0786474157G
9780786474158
0786474157
Finding the Left Arm of God: Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1960-1963 by Brian M. Endsley
Used - Good
Paperback
McFarland & Co Inc
2015-08-30
296
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