CONTENTS
A Special Tribute by James A. Michener
Foreword by Pat Williams
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Whiz Kids Win a Pennant
Chapter 2 A Dismal Team History
Chapter 3 The Carpenters Take Over
Chapter 4 1947: Jackie Robinson, Treading Water, and Building for the Future
Chapter 5 Cy and Me
Chapter 6Phenoms, the Hat, and the Babe Ruth of Cuba
Chapter 7 Professor Sawyer Assumes Control
Chapter 8 Near Tragedy
Chapter 9 The First Division
Chapter 10 Spring Training 1950: The Whiz Kids Give Notice
Chapter 11 A Tense Pennant Race
Chapter 12 August: The Whiz Kids Take Command
Chapter 13 September Adversity
Chapter 14 The Final Weekend
Epilogue The World Series and Beyond
Appendix A What Happened to the Whiz Kids
Appendix B Box Score of Pennant-Winning Game, October 1, 1950
Appendix C Individual Statistics for the 1950s Phillies
Appendix D The 1950 National League Race Month by Month
Appendix E Game-by-Game Summary of the 1950 Phillies' Season
Afterword
Select Bibliography
Index
