Table of Contents

Introduction      1

1. War, Race and Baseball      7
2. Can’t You Hear That Rooster Crowing?      16
3. Shine Your Light on Me      26
4. Going Where the Sun Keeps Shining      34
5. Do You Want to Know a Secret?      49
6. Getting Better All the Time      60
7. Coming Into Los Angel-lees      66
8. Can’t Rewind, We’ve Gone Too Far      78
9. June, She’ll Change Her Tune      86
10. How Many Times Must the Cannon Balls Fly?      95
11. The Heat Is On      101
12. Moon Dance      112
13. Build a Ladder to the Stars      121
14. In for Nasty Weather      137
15. We Are Stardust, We Are Golden      147
16. Homeward Bound      158
17. Catching a Second Wind      171
18. For Now’s the Time for Your Tears      180

Epilogue      201
Appendix A. Career Statistics for Selected Senators Players      207
Appendix B. Washington Senators Schedule and Results, 1969      212
Chapter Notes      217
Bibliography      225
Index      229