The Wrecking Crew of '33 - by Gary A Sarnoff (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In the spring of 1933, with a new president in office and a banking crisis narrowly averted, there was optimism in Washington, D.C., even among the baseball fans. The hard-luck Senators, who topped 90 wins in each of the previous three seasons only to finish well in back of the pennant winner, seemed full of promise. They secured a "new deal" of their own with 26-year-old Joe Cronin, their peppery shortstop, who had emerged as one of the best players in the American League. Newly signed as the youngest manager in the majors, Cronin was determined to lead the Senators to the pennant, though Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and the world champion New York Yankees stood in the way.

Review Quotes

"Mr. Sarnoff's book goes into great detail in how the last great Senators' team was brought together. When reading this book it doesn't take long for you to realize how much research went into writing the book. Mr. Sarnoff did a superb job in taking this wonderful information and turned it into an easy reading book"-NationalsPride.com; "meticulously researched...any baseball lover will enjoy going out to the ballpark, and into the dugout, with Sarnoff, who transforms past triumphs and tribulations into exciting cliffhangers once again."-Jewish United Fund; "at long last, a book on Senators history that is as colorful and fun-filled as it is historically informative. The kind of book that will entertain the reader as much as it carries forth the rich history of the original Washington Senators."-George Michael, host of The Sports Machine; "This is the period of Washington's baseball history that has not been covered in depth-until now. Gary Sarnoff touches all the bases in this well-researched, well-written work."-Jim Hartley, Washington baseball historian and author; "Gary Sarnoff's intimate familiarity with the Senators is the key that unlocks the treasure trove of stories-with his latest work, a new generation of fans can fall in love with old-time baseball in the Nation's Capital."-Doug Feldmann, author of Dizzy and the Gas House Gang.

About the Author

Gary A. Sarnoff has written for Nats News, Minor League News, and for the Biography Project of the Society for American Baseball Research. He also writes for the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts of the Cal Ripken Sr. League and lives in Arlington, Virginia.