High-flying birds
Subtitle: the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals
By: Jerome M. Mileur.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Columbia, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780826218346
Subjects: St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team) -- History
Description: "Mileur provides a game-by-game account of the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals, world champions and the winningest team in franchise history. He recounts the team's close pennant race against the Brooklyn Dodgers and World Series victory over the New York Yankees, while conveying the physical and mental demands on the players within the context of wartime America"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.