"Written by Frank Deford in the same entertaining style that we are used to hearing on National Public Radio and reading in Sports Illustrated, The Old Ball Game is essentially a dual biography of pitcher Christy Mathewson and manager John McGraw; they shared a deep friendship as their careers with the New York Giants changed the game in the early 20th century. Deford does a good job appreciating the remarkable talent of Mathewson as a pitcher and McGraw as a player-manager. Mathewson had a stunning career, worthy of his inaugural Hall of Fame induction in 1936. McGraw, who joins his arch-rival Connie Mack as one of the greatest managers ever, was elected by the veterans committee a year later. The Old Ball Game, however is much more than just a simple recounting of baseball statistics and history. The book is fundamentally a character study of two very different baseball characters and a relationship that saw a star player, his manager, and their two wives intertwine their lives to the point of sharing a residence in New York."
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