CONTENTS

Foreword ix
Prologue xi

1 THE ARRIVAL: 1953 2
2 THE ASCENT: 1954–1956 34
3 THE PINNACLE: 1957–1958 64
4 THE PLATEAU: 1959–1961 104
5 THE DESCENT: 1962–1964 134
6 THE DEPARTURE: 1965 160

Appendix: Milwaukee Braves All-Time Roster 175
Acknowledgments 183
Further Reading 185
Works Cited 189
Index 217
About the Author 223
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