SABR Digital Library: Go-Go to Glory: The 1959 Chicago White Sox
Go-Go to Glory: The 1959 Chicago White Sox
Edited by Don Zminda
Associate editors: R.J. Lesch, Len Levin, Bill Nowlin
Publication Date: Octoberr 11, 2019
ISBN (e-book): 978-1-9701-5910-3, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-9701-5911-0, $29.95
8.5″ x 11″, 320 pages
The 1959 Chicago White Sox broke a 40-year pennant drought on the city’s South Side, begun after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. The scrappy Go-Go Sox, with pitching, fielding and timely hitting, finally overcame the New York Yankees’ dominance of the American League, only to lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
Go-Go to Glory is a tribute to the men of that Go-Go Sox team. More than a simple memoir of a memorable season, it provides an in-depth look at an entire era of baseball through the prism of one remarkable team in Chicago. Here you’ll find original biographies of every single player, coach, broadcaster and key front-office personnel who contributed to the magical 1959 season, as well as appreciations of the 1950s White Sox by fans and historians. The book features individual lifetime biographies of owner Bill Veeck, manager Al Lopez, and players, coaches and management of the 1959 White Sox.
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Contributors include: David W. Anderson, Ron Anderson, Mark Armour, Anthony Basich, Ralph Berger, Robert W. Bigelow, Ray Birch, Matthew Bohn, Thomas J. Brown Jr., Warren Corbett, Scott Ferkovich, David Fleitz, John Gabcik, Peter Gordon, Mike Haase, Jack Herrmann, Paul Hofmann, Mike Huber, Bill Johnson, Maxwell Kates, Tara Krieger, Paul Ladewski, Russ Lake, Leonte Landino, Kevin Larkin, R.J. Lesch, Len Levin, Gary Livacari, Barb Mantegani, Mel Marmer, John McMurray, Justin Murphy, Todd Newville, Rob Neyer, Bill Nowlin, Emmet Nowlin, Janice A. Petterchak, Neal Poloncarz, Alexandre Pratt, Jose Ramirez, Mike Richard, C. Paul Rogers III, John Rossi, Jim Sargent, Bill Savage, Pam Schur, Richard Smiley, Curt Smith, Justin Thompson, Adam J. Ulrey, Ed Veit, Cort Vitty, Joseph Wancho, Bob Webster, Tim Wiles, Brian P. Wood, and Don Zminda.