Fifty-nine in '84, old Hoss Radbourn, barehanded baseball, and the greatest season a pitcher ever had, Edward Achorn
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Fifty-nine in '84, old Hoss Radbourn, barehanded baseball, and the greatest season a pitcher ever had, Edward Achorn
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Fifty-nine in '84
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Edward Achorn
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old Hoss Radbourn, barehanded baseball, and the greatest season a pitcher ever had
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Following in the tradition of the sleeper bestseller Crazy '08, Fifty-Nine in '84 is the story of Charles Radbourn, a brilliant major league baseball pitcher who, in the 1884 season, won an astonishing 59 games, a record that has never been broken. Set against the backdrop of 19th century baseball, Fifty-Nine in '84 gives readers a glimpse of the dangerous and violent game that preceded the sport we enjoy today
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