The summer game

A classic collection of early sportswriting by renowned reporter Roger AngellAcclaimed New Yorker writer Roger Angell's first book on baseball, The Summer Game, originally published in 1972, is a stunning collection of his essays on the major leagues, covering a span of ten seasons.

Angell brilliantly captures the nation's most beloved sport through the 1960s, spanning both the winning teams and the ';horrendous losers,' and including famed players Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Willie Mays, and more.

With the panache of a seasoned sportswriter and the energy of an avid baseball fan, Angell's sports journalism is an insightful and compelling look at the great American pastime.