A Summer to Remember
Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Bob Feller, and the 1948 Cleveland Indians
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April 15, 2014
The 1948 Cleveland Indians' improbable march to a World Series title, with its feel-good story and splashy cast of characters, is so irresistible that even author Freedman's sometimes-distracting narrative can't get in the way. Success started with maverick owner Bill Veeck, who acquired the team in 1946 and whose flair for showmanship and fearless acquisition of controversial playershe almost immediately signed future Hall-of-Famer Larry Doby, the first African American to play in the ALbegan filling Cleveland's 78,811-seat stadium. Add the team's dynamic player-manager Lou Boudreau, who won the MVP that year; the great Bob Feller; lefty knuckleballing rookie-phenom Gene Beardon; the aged but effective Satchel Paige; and outstanding role players that Veeck delivered to manager Boudreau. Freedman writes in an anachronistic, distracting old-school style of baseball reporting (pitchers are twirlers, for instance), but that season's ready-made dramatic arc and Freedman's enthusiasm should win over true baseball fans.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)
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