Though Willie Mays' World Series basket catch and Duke Snider's
1954 wall-climbing grab immediately come to mind, there are many
catches that have been called 'the greatest'. This work documents
baseball's best catches by outfielders from 1897 (the year of
earliest catch described in a 1950 Baseball Digest attempt to
describe baseball's greatest) to 1964 (the year of Duke Snider's
retirement, the demolition of the Polo Grounds, and, arguably,
Willy Mays' last great grab). After introductory chapters on
factors that influenced the catches and their legacies - from
ballpark quirks, changes to the baseball, and gloves, to
sportswriters and photography - the book describes famous catches
by decade. Extensive research yields a wealth of information for
each catch, including commentary by period sportswriters, players,
and, often, the man who snagged the ball.
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