El birdos
Subtitle: the 1967 and 1968 St. Louis Cardinals
By: Doug Feldmann.
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780786429653
Subjects: St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team) -- History
Description: "This volume looks at the Cardinal teams of the 1967 and 1968 seasons. Beginning with the ownership shift in the early 1950s, it examines the events leading up to the opening of the new stadium and tracks the various player trades, policy changes and inside dealings of baseball that produced one of the era's great teams"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Seventh and Walnut; title: The Omaha express; title: Building a champ; the champ goes down; title: Young arms on the rise; title: A bad break; title: Recovery; title: "Lonborg and champagne"; title: The shaking of a nation; title: Playing through the sorrow; title: Domination; title: Staying focused; title: The rematch of '34.