The Fight of Their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball's Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption

A 2014 CASEY Award finalist for the best baseball book of the year, The Fight of Their Lives is the story of baseball's most violent incident--August 22, 1965--when Giants pitcher Juan Marichal clobbered Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with his bat: the stories of the players, the American cultural backdrop, and the baseball competition and culture that led to the explosive moment, plus the incident's lasting effects.


Author: John Rosengren
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 02/01/2015
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 4.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780762788477

About the Author
John Rosengren is the award-winning author of eight books, including Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes and Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win. His articles have appeared in Men's Journal, Reader's Digest, Runner's World, Sports Illustrated and Utne Reader, among other publications. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research and the American Society of Journalists and Authors, he lives in Minneapolis.