{"product_id":"the-golden-game-the-story-of-california-baseball","title":"The Golden Game: the Story of California Baseball ;","description":"\u003cp\u003eSan Francisco, Calif. ; ; Berkeley, Calif.: California Historical Society Press ; Heyday Books, 2004. First edition, first printing (full number line). Quarto in illus pale yellow wraps; xx, 379 p.: ill.; 23 cm; bibliographical references (p. 342-371) and index, Very Fine. . Paperback. ISBN: 1890771805 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by the author. Paperback original. Numerous b\/w and sepia photos of historical note. Chapters entitled: The seed is planted -- Stagecoach baseball -- Enter the professionals -- How Casey advanced to the bat -- Train ride south -- From Robinson to Lange to Chance -- A brand new ballgame -- A ballpark blooms in San Francisco -- The Los Angeles mix, winter 1908 -- Schoolboys -- Playgrounds -- A left-hander for the Oaks -- There was a crooked man -- The pride of their community -- Babe Ruth in California -- An experiment in sound and light -- Barnstormers -- In the shadows of war -- Joe, Ted, Jackie -- War games -- Breakthrough -- Golden boys -- In a corner of the United States -- Casey, Billy, and the Yanks -- Brown Derby baseball -- They changed the game -- Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants, April 1958 -- The last days of Ty Cobb -- The cowboy rides in -- The next generation -- 1969. Baseball -- California -- History.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nelson, Kevin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46056066449666,"sku":"14266.0","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/4412\/1602\/files\/holder_10_3262637e-4e97-485b-9045-42ff2945f480.jpg?v=1744098381","url":"https:\/\/bibliope.com\/products\/the-golden-game-the-story-of-california-baseball","provider":"Bibliope","version":"1.0","type":"link"}