{ "item_title" : "Detroit the Unconquerable", "item_author" : [" Scott Ferkovitch", "Bill Nowlin", "Len Levin "], "item_description" : "It had taken three and a half decades, but the Detroit Tigers were finally crowned the best team in baseball in 1935. Coming on the heels of their hugely disappointing loss in the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals the year before, the Tigers emerged victorious in a thrilling six-game October showdown against a talented Chicago Cubs team.It was Detroit's first World Series championship. For a city suffering from the Great Depression, it couldn't have come at a better time.The team was led by player-manager Mickey Cochrane, and featured an offense fueled by Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer, and Goose Goslin (dubber the G-Men). On the mound were Lynwood Thomas Schoolboy Rowe, Tommy Bridges, Elden Auker, and General Crowder. With 93 victories that summer, the Tigers outpaced the New York Yankees by three games, taking their fifth American League title in club history.To commemorate the 80th anniversary of this great team, the Society for American Baseball Research is proud to present the 1935 Detroit Tigers in all their glory. With contributions from over 35 members of the SABR BioProject, this book is a delightful account of one of the most significant teams in sports history.Navin Field was packed, and when we won Detroit really came alive. As a team we were like a bunch of brothers. Hank, Charlie, Billy, Goose, Schoolboy, Tommy...all of them. I think of those guys often. It was a wonderful time of my life. -Elden AukerContents:Introduction by Scott FerkovichSleeping Giant: Detroit in the 1930s by Gary GilletteThe Babe's Loss Was Detroit's Gain: The Cochrane Trade by John MilnerThe 1935 Season in Review by Greg ErionTHE OWNER: Frank Navin by Marc Okkonen & David JonesTHE PLAYERSElden Auker by Robert H. SchaeferTommy Bridges by Rob NeyerFlea Clifton by Kent AilsworthMickey Cochrane by Charles BevisGeneral Crowder by Gregory H. WolfCarl Fischer by Jeff BowerPete Fox by Gerald NechalCharlie Gehringer by Ruth SadlerGoose Goslin by Cort VittyHank Greenberg by Scott FerkovichClyde Hatter by Frank SchafferRay Hayworth by Chuck AilsworthChief Hogsett by Rory CostelloRoxie Lawson by Alan CohenFirpo Marberry by Mark ArmourChet Morgan by Greg ErionMarv Owen by Mark ArmourFrank Reiber by Gregg OmothBilly Rogell by Raymond BuzenskiSchoolboy Rowe by Gregory H. WolfHeinie Schuble by Rodney JohnsonHugh Shelley by Scott DominiakVic Sorrell by Gregory H. WolfJoe Sullivan by Gregory H. WolfGee Walker by David RaglinHub Walker by Gregory H. WolfJo-Jo White by Kent AilsworthTHE COACHES
Del Baker by Rob NeyerCy Perkins by C. Paul Rogers IIIThe Corner of Michigan and Trumbull by Scott FerkovichBy the Numbers by Dan FieldsGood Afternoon, Boys and Girls The Tigers on the Radio in 1935 by Matthew BohnA Mechanical Man, a Hammer, a Goose, and Black Mike: The 1935 Tigers in the Hall of Fame by Doug LehmanJuly 8, 1935: American League All-Stars 4, National League All-Stars 1 by Chuck AilsworthDetroit: City of Champions by Larry & Rob HilliardWorld Series Opponents: The 1935 Chicago Cubs by Gregory H. WolfI Thought I Never Would Get There The 1935 World Series by Scott Ferkovich", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/93/359/978/1933599782_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "19.95", "online_price" : "19.95", "our_price" : "19.95", "club_price" : "19.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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