The Gashouse Gang: How Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher, Branch Rickey, Pepper Martin and Their Colorful Come-from Behind Ball Club Won the World Series and America's Heart -- During the Great Depression

With The Gashouse Gang , John Heidenry delivers the definitive account of one the greatest and most colorful baseball teams of all times, the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals, filled with larger-than-life baseball personalities like Branch Rickey, Leo Durocher, Pepper Martin, Casey Stengel, Satchel Paige, Frankie Frisch, and — especially — the eccentric good ol' boy and great pitcher Dizzy Dean and his brother Paul. The year 1934 marked the lowest point of the Great Depression, when the U.S. went off the gold standard, banks collapsed by the score, and millions of Americans were out of work. Epic baseball feats offered welcome relief from the hardships of daily life. The Gashouse Gang , the brilliant culmination of a dream by its general manager, Branch Rickey, the first to envision a farm system that would acquire and "educate" young players in the art of baseball, was adored by the nation, who saw itself — scruffy, proud, and unbeatable — in the Gang. Based on original research and told in entertaining narrative style, The Gashouse Gang brings a bygone era and a cast full of vivid personalities to life and unearths a treasure trove of baseball lore that will delight any fan of the great American pastime. With The Gashouse Gang, John Heidenry delivers the definitive account of one the greatest and most colorful baseball teams of all times, the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals, filled with larger-than-life baseball personalities like Branch Rickey, Leo Durocher, Pepper Martin, Casey Stengel, Satchel Paige, Frankie Frisch, and—especially— the eccentric good ol' boy and great pitcher Dizzy Dean and his brother Paul.

The year 1934 marked the lowest point of the Great Depression, when the U.S. went off the gold standard, banks collapsed by the score, and millions of Americans were out of work. Epic baseball feats offered welcome relief from the hardships of daily life. The Gashouse Gang, the brilliant culmination of a dream by its general manager, Branch Rickey, the first to envision a farm system that would acquire and "educate" young players in the art of baseball, was adored by the nation, who saw itself—scruffy, proud, and unbeatable—in the Gang.

Based on original research and told in entertaining narrative style, The Gashouse Gang brings a bygone era and a cast full of vivid personalities to life and unearths a treasure trove of baseball lore that will delight any fan of the great American pastime.

How Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher, Branch Rickey, Pepper Martin and Their Colorful Come-from Behind Ball Club Won the World Series and America's Heart -- During the Great Depression Presents a history of the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals, a team filled with a cast of colorful characters, including Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher, and Branch Rickey, and their improbable World Series victory. Tells the story of one of the best baseball teams of all time, who lifted America's spirits and won the World Series during the darkest days of the Great Depression. This title gives an account of the St Louis Cardinals' unlikely victories against the highly favoured New York Giants and Detroit Giants, to clinch the 1934 World Series. ## How Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher, Branch Rickey, Pepper Martin and Their Colorful Come-from Behind Ball Club Won the World Series and America's Heart -- During the Great Depression The definitive and rollicking story of one of the best, and one of the wackiest, teams of all time, during one of the most vital eras in baseball