1921

List of Illustrations  

Foreword by Charles C. Alexander   

Preface    

Acknowledgments  

Part 1. The Preseason

1. Prelude to the World Series     

2. Baseball Confronts the Black Sox Scandal    

3. The Shady Side of Baseball's Flagship Franchise   

4. Ruppert and Huston Arrive, Ready to "Go to the Limit"   

6. The Giants Fail to Get Rogers Hornsby 

7. Ed Barrow Comes to New York     

8. "We fear only Cleveland"  

9. "I do not fear any club in the National League"   

Part 2. The Season

10. "My job is to knock <AP>em a mile"   

11. "This home run business is being carried too far"

12. The Trials and Tribulations of John McGraw 

13. Cobb and Speaker Await as the Yankees Head West  

14. "The Yanks are the best worst team in either league"   

15. Setbacks on the Road and in the Commissioner's Office  

16. The Giants Solidify Their Lineup     

17. "You can't play your outfielders in the middle of the next block"  

18. "Lay off Huggins and hope nothing happens to the Babe" 

19. A Terrible August for the Giants . . . So Far    

20. "Let's go get <AP>em while the getting's good"   

21. "It is no time in which to count McGraw and his men out of any race"     

22. Ascent to First and Then a Demoralizing Loss     

23. "It was the greatest game ever played"     

24. The Giants Clinch and the Repercussions Get Ugly 

25. A Pennant for the Yankees, At Last   

Part 3. The Postseason

26. Prelude to the World Series, Part 2  

27. Game 1, Wednesday, October 5: "Who said the Yanks were slow and clumsy and dull?"    

28. Game 2, Thursday, October 6: The Yankees Again Win with an Inside Game   

29. Game 3, Friday, October 7: The Giants' Offense Comes Alive   

30. Game 4, Sunday, October 9: The Giants Finally Get to Carl Mays, or So It Seems 

31. Game 5, Monday, October 10: Ruth's Gameness and Hoyt's Guts  

32. Game 6, Tuesday, October 11: The Series Is Evened, but without RuthIs It Really Even?

33. Game 7, Wednesday, October 12: "Give me another game against those Yankees, and they'll get even less"   

34. Game 8, Thursday, October 13: "New York and baseball are proud of the Yanks and the Giants"    

Epilogue   

Appendix 1. 1921 Yankees and Giants Regular Season Batting and Pitching

Appendix 2. 1921 <SC>al</SC> and <SC>nl</SC> Batting and Pitching Leaders    

Appendix 3. 1921 World Series Box Scores

Appendix 4. 1921 Yankees and Giants World Series Batting and Pitching  

Notes

Bibliography     

Index