A biography of the gifted Brooklyn Dodger center fielder nicknamed the Duke of Flatbush.

Recreates the Brooklyn Dodgers/New York Giants tie-breaker playoff game on October 2, 1951, including a view of life in Brooklyn in the summer of 1951.

Joey, the batboy for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, learns a hard lesson about respect for people of different races after Jackie Robinson joins the team.

"The Ebbets Field volume is the second in McFarland's series on historic ballparks. The book combines articles about the park and memories of those who went there. Essay topics include long time Dodger owner Charles Ebbets, Brooklyn at the opening and closing, the first and last Dodger games, black baseball, non-baseball events and statistical analyses"--Provided by publisher.

"The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers were past their prime but still boasted a powerful roster with iconic names like Pee Wee Reese, Gil Hodges, Carl Furillo, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. They did not achieve greatness--they finished third in the National League--but did achieve legendary status as the last of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and marked the end of a fantastic era of baseball, when the New York Yankees, the...

In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson.