{"product_id":"fiftynine-in-84-old-hoss-radbourn-barehanded-baseball-and-the-greatest-season-a-pitcher-ever-had-9780061825866","title":"Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had\u003c\/strong\u003e by Achorn, Edward. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780061825866.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“All fans of baseball, all fans of a good story, will love this book.\"\n— Professor Gordon Wood, Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize winner\n“This is a beautifully written, meticulously researched story about a bygone baseball era that even die-hard fans will find foreign, and about a pitcher who might have been the greatest of all time.” — Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer prize-winning historian\nFollowing in the tradition of the sleeper bestseller Crazy ‘08, Fifty-Nine in 84 is the story of Charles Radbourn, a brilliant major league baseball pitcher who, in the 1884 season, won an astonishing 59 games, a record that has never been broken. Set against the backdrop of 19th century baseball, Fifty-Nine in 84 gives readers a glimpse of the dangerous and violent game that preceded the sport we enjoy today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118315561013,"sku":"ByrdShop_0061825867","price":26.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780061825866_77d611db-c0f0-4f41-ada4-b4cd815a304d.jpg?v=1779928142","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/fiftynine-in-84-old-hoss-radbourn-barehanded-baseball-and-the-greatest-season-a-pitcher-ever-had-9780061825866","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}