{"product_id":"when-the-babe-went-back-bob-lemoine-9781476685021","title":"When the Babe Went Back to Boston: Babe Ruth, Judge Fuchs and the Hapless Braves of 1935","description":"Babe Ruth was 40 and flabby in 1935. His days as a strapping, fearsome home run hitter were behind him. Baseball had flourished into big business through Ruth's swing and swag and didn't need him anymore. His dream was to become a manager but the New York Yankees--a dynasty he helped build--were not interested. But someone wanted him. Judge Emil Fuchs, luckless president of the Boston Braves, had lost a fortune on his perpetually losing team. Desperate to save the club from collapse, he needed Babe Ruth--not the fading slugger but the most famous brand on the planet. This book chronicles the Ruth and Fuchs partnership during a perplexing 1935 season with the 38-115 Braves--truly one of the worst baseball teams in history--along with Ruth's final games, back in the city where he debuted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Lemoine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476685029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476685021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Bob Lemoine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076493996287,"sku":"9781476685021","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_189ef4f8-c91c-41f4-8fd0-e7a660edd771.jpg?v=1685465301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-the-babe-went-back-bob-lemoine-9781476685021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}