Game Six
Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 WD Series: The Triumph of America's Pastime

I doubted that a good-sized book was necessary to tell the story of Game 6 of the 1975 World Series even though it was a great game still fondly remembered by baseball fans almost a half-century later. Fortunately Frost's storytelling skills makes this long-ago game come alive. He provides backstori......more

My main complaint is that there were too many people to keep track of when the author described the life story of every single player/manager/broadcaster for this game. But if you love the game of baseball, you'll enjoy this one. And despite the myriad backstories, I do enjoy this format of mixing i......more

A bit Boston-centric for my Cincinnatian self, but an excellent reconstruction of the game and its pivotal place, not just in that series, but in baseball history at the dawn of the free-agent era. I especially appreciated the insight on Sparky Anderson, who recently passed away. It was hard to igno......more