FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME. Baseball Memories from the Men Who Where There. Signed
New York: Morrow, (1992). First edition. hardcover. Signed by the author on the half-title, "May 16, 1992 / Best Wishes / Cynthia J Wilbur." An affectionate, moving, and amusing tribute to the baseball greats of the 1940s and 1950s. Told in the players' own voices, this is the story of what it was like to live the American dream of baseball, in a time before players had agents, before owner "lockouts' and artificial turf, a time when playing baseball was its own reward. Includes; Ted Williams, Stan Musial Norm Sherry, Joe Garogiola, Yogi Berra, Al Kaline, Preacher Roe, Bobby Doerr, Joe Black, Johnny Vander Meer, and many others. 366pp illustrated from photographs. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Item #14097
ISBN: 0688106137
Price: $75.00