John Heidenry grew up in St. Louis in the shadow of Sportsman's Park and the great Cardinals and Browns baseball teams of the 1930s and 1940s. Though he wasn't born in time to see the Gashouse Gang play, he was drawn to the colorful characters and the reportedly amazing talent of the 1934 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. His assiduously-researched book focuses on the stories and clashes of the team's star pitcher Dizzy Dean, and star front-office genius Branch Rickey, but never leaves the minor players uncovered.
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