Synopsis "The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox: Pandemonium on the Field"
The '67 Red Sox fulfilled a seemingly Impossible Dream, overcoming 100-to-1 odds by climbing out of ninth place to capture the pennant for the first time in 21 years. Thousands of delirious fans streamed onto the field at Fenway Park mobbing the team, dismantling the scoreboard, climbing the screen behind home plate. It truly was, in the words of Sox radio announcer Ned Martin, "pandemonium on the field." As Peter Gammons once wrote of this great season, "It wasn't always the way it is now, and might never have been but for '67." This book is a tribute to the members of the Impossible Dream team, including biographies of all 39 players that year as well as appreciations of this remarkable season by an all-star lineup featuring Joe Castiglione, Ken Coleman, Gordon Edes, Peter Gammons, Jim Lonborg, and many more. The book also presents over 300 rare photographs and memorabilia from this special Red Sox season. A project of the Boston chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research, this volume gathers the collective efforts of more than 60 SABR members and friends of the non-profit research society. Contents: 1967 by Jim Lonborg1967 by Tom Werner"Saviors" by Richard A. Johnson" '67 -- When the Dream Began" by Peter GammonsPlayers: Jerry Adair by Royse ParrMike Andrews by Saul WisniaTony Conigliaro by Bill NowlinDon Demeter by Jonathan ArnoldJoe Foy by Ray BirchRuss Gibson by Tom HarkinsKen Harrelson by Alex EdelmanTony Horton by Mark KanterElston Howard by Cecilia M. TanDalton Jones by Maurice BouchardJim Landis by Mike RichardRico Petrocelli by R.R. MarshallKen Poulsen by Charlie BevisMike Ryan by Dave WilliamsGeorge Scott by Ron AndersonNorm Siebern by Doug SkipperReggie Smith by Jeff AngusJose Tartabull by Joanne HulbertGeorge Thomas by Ray BirchBob Tillman by Barb ManteganiCarl Yastrzemski by Herb Crehan & Bill NowlinYaz and the Triple Crown by Bill NowlinCan Stephen Jay Gould's theory explain why there were no batting Triple Crowns for 45 years? by Andy AndresPitchersGary Bell by Cecilia M. TanDennis Bennett by Mark ArmourDarrell Brandon by David LaurilaKen Brett by Jon DalyGalen Cisco by Les MastersonHank Fischer by Mike RichardBill Landis by Bill NowlinJim Lonborg by Saul WisniaSparky Lyle by Diane Wells-MacLennanDon McMahon by John VorperianDave Morehead by Andrew BlumeDan Osinski by Ron AndersonBilly Rohr by Alex EdelmanJosé Santiago by Edwin Fernandez Cruz and Bill NowlinLee Stange by Les MastersonJerry Stephenson by Bill NowlinGary Waslewski by John CizikJohn Wyatt by Andrew BlumeManager/Coaches: With A Little Help from the Coaches by Ken Coleman and Dan ValentiDick Williams by Eric AronBobby Doerr by Bill NowlinAl Lakeman by Bob BradySal Maglie by Judith TestaEddie Popowski by Wayne McElreavyFrank Malzone by Bill NowlinGames: April 12, Bob LeMoineApril 14, Gregory WolfJuly 23, Mark SternmanAugust 18, Alan CohenAugust 27, Mike RichardSeptember 30, Rick BushOctober 1 MIN v. BOS, Bill NowlinOctober 1 CAL v. DET, Mark ArmourOwner Tom Yawkey by Mark ArmourGM Dick O'Connell by Kerry KeeneBroadcasters
