Atthedawnoftheroaringtwenties,baseballwasstrugglingtoovercometwoofitsdarkestmoments:thedeathofaplayerduringagameandtherevelationsofthe1919BlackSoxscandal.Atthiscriticaljunctureforbaseball,thetwoteamsthatemergedtofightforthefutureofthegamewerealsobattlingfortheheartsandmindsofNewYorkersasthecitydramaticallyrosetothepinnacleofthebaseballworld.1921tellsthestoryofaseasonthatpittedtheNewYorkYankeesagainsttheirPoloGroundslandlordsandhatedrivals,JohnMcGraw’sGiants,inthefirstall-NewYorkCityWorldSeries.LyleSpatzandSteveSteinbergre-createthedramathatfeaturedthecharismaticBabeRuthinhisassaultonbaseballrecordsinthefaceofMcGraw’sdisdainfortheAmericanLeagueandtheRuth-ledsluggingstyle.Theirworkevokestheearly1920swiththewordsofrenownedsportswriterssuchasDamonRunyon,GrantlandRice,andHeywoodBroun,andwithmorethanfiftyphotographs,offeringavividpictureofthecolorfulcharacters,thecrosstownrivalry,andtheincomparableperformancesofthisclassicseason.
