The Final Game at Ebbets Field

....And Other True Accounts of Baseball's Golden Age from New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia

By: Noel Hynd

Narrated by: Philip J Rodrigue

Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

The Dodgers’ final game in Brooklyn was played on September 24, 1957. From the author of The Giants of The Polo Grounds, here's a thoughtful, entertaining new account of that last game played by the Brooklyn Dodgers at baseball's fabled Ebbets Field.

The Final Game At Ebbets Field starts this unique collection of true baseball stories. A treasure trove of new insights and details accompany this newly researched account. The book continues with a lively assemblage of true major league stories from the golden age of baseball, focusing on New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn, with a touch of San Francisco at the conclusion. We meet the fascinating men and women of the first half of the 20th century. We get to know the people and places of a colorful bygone time: back when there were 16 teams and hundreds of legendary players. Meet, for example, the family that lived at a ballpark in New York, the female Olympic swimmer who became the pitcher and captain of the New York Female Giants. Spend time with championship Boston Red Sox team that featured the greatest everyday outfield ever. Go back to the day when John Dillinger played professional baseball and Al Capone asked a Chicago player for an autograph, a request that was not to be refused.

Fly a single engine plane with Ruth Law, the skilled aviatrix who dropped a grapefruit from an airplane on the Brooklyn manager. Relive the torments of the A's owner who erected a spiteful wall in Philadelphia to prevent neighborhood fans from seeing his team's games.

All these true stories and more are contained here, told in the wry amusing style of Noel Hynd, a former contributor to Sports Illustrated.

The Final Game at Ebbets Field is an insightful romp through some of American baseball's quirkiest events. It’s a memorable listen! Come join us on a road trip into baseball's most colorful times.

©2019 Noel Hynd (P)2019 Noel Hynd

The Narrator is a great storyteller!

Listening to this audiobook, I never felt like the narrator was reading copy. It had the feel of someone telling a great story with some fantastic writing by Noel Hynd. I simply loved the way he used more than a few well placed voice characterizations throughout the read. The singing in a few places was somewhat comical but certainly very well placed. This is an excellent purchase for one's self or as a Christmas gift.

Disappointed

I must have misunderstood what the book was going to be about. Story was disjointed and lacked a flow. Never dug very deep into anyone or anyone particular topic.

The end of baseball in old New York

Great book about the end of an Era of baseball in New York. Gives you a behind the scenes look at baseball at that time and the odd things that happened during that time period.