Down to the Last Pitch

“The most underrated great World Series is finally getting its due…brilliantly [brought] to life by Tim Wendel.”—Claire Smith, award-winning ESPN news editor

“Just when you think you've seen everything, read everything, along comes a book and an author in whose gifted hands the past comes alive and makes you believe in miracles all over again.”—Jane Leavy, author of The Last Boy

"Tim Wendel, a great baseball writer and historian, relives the only time that two last-place teams rebounded the next year to play for the championship."—Minneapolis Star Tribune

"The reader is in for a treat. Down to the Last Pitch is Wendel at his best."—Tampa Tribune

"[A] classic tale of an authentic Fall Classic"—Charleston Post and Courier

“This is a winner.”—San Francisco Book Review

Hudson Valley News, 6/29/15
“A fine new book…for the baseball fan.”