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Fifty years after they played their last baseball game, the Brooklyn
Dodgers are still remembered by millions of people. From 1947 to 1956
the Dodgers captured six out of ten National League pennants and they
defeated the mighty New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series. The year
1957, however, is recalled mainly for the decision by Dodger president
Walter O'Malley to move his team to Los Angeles the following year.
Author John Nordell tells the story of the Dodgers'
mid-season surge in the standings during that last year in Brooklyn.
Using research from a variety of sources, Nordell recreates the
excitement of following the Dodgers and their National League rivals in
the daily drama of a five-team pennant race. The author also draws on
his own youthful memories of that year and describes the unforgettable
thrill of seeing a game at Ebbets Field. The book includes numerous
photographs and a concluding chapter that discusses the outcome of the
1957 pennant race, the major factors and personalities involved in the
Dodger move west, and the end of an era in baseball.
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