Decades before Field of Dreams there was The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, the classic baseball fable that became the hit movie and musical Damn Yankees. Now a new generation is ready to discover this delightful book, restored to its original title, with a new introduction by baseball writer Bill James.

Baseball lovers everywhere can identify with Joe Boyd, a die-hard Washington Senators fan who puts his soul in hock to help them wrest the pennant away from the hated, all-conquering Yankees. Transformed by the sulfurous Mr. Applegate's satanic magic into twenty-two-year-old phenom Joe Hardy, he leads the hapless Senators in a torrid late-season pursuit of the men in pinstripes. Joe has until September 21st before the deal becomes final-and eternal. With the luscious temptress Lola to distract him, he'll have a hell of a time wriggling out of the bargain...

About the Author
Doulass Wallop (1920-1985) was a journalist and novelist. He won a Tony Award for Damn Yankees.


Book Information
ISBN 9780393326109
Author Douglass Wallop
Format Paperback
Page Count 258
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 334g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm * 15mm