“A wonderful book by someone who clearly loves the game and the seemingly small moments that cement that love. Bravo!”—Ken Burns
“Heartfelt and entertaining. . . . Cook’s narrative is splendid, but the subtext of his book is even better.”—Wall Street Journal
“A poignant study that goes beyond baseball.”—New York Times
“The 1947 World Series had everything: Joe DiMaggio and Jackie Robinson, Yankee Stadium and Ebbets Field. . . . Kevin Cook offers a fine appreciation of the games, the subplots, and the personalities that made ’47 a true Fall Classic.”—Bob Costas
“A magnificent, Hall of Fame caliber addition to baseball literature.”—George F. Will
“[An] essential summer read . . . a fascinating deep dive into the unlikely characters that made the 1947 World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers a classic.”—New York Post
"Entertaining, well-researched history.... In profiling the lives of these six overlooked men, Cook reveals the complicated reality of baseball’s golden era.”—Publishers Weekly starred review
“An impressively reported, smoothly written book.”—Kirkus Reviews
“[An] entertaining slice of baseball history.”—Booklist
"An outstanding collection of stories about men, about life and about one glorious World Series, it is one that all baseball readers should add to their libraries."