The Fight of Their Lives
By John Rosengren
- Release Date: 2014-02-18
- Genre: Baseball
Description
The story of baseball’s most violent incident—August 22, 1965—when Giants pitcher Juan Marichal clobbered Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with his bat: the stories of the players, the American cultural backdrop, and the baseball competition and culture that led to the explosive moment, plus the incident’s lasting effects.