Electric October
by Kevin Cook, former sr. editor
Sports Illustrated magazine
Seven games -- the
"most exciting ever"
Between the mighty
NEW YORK Yankees
and the underdog
Brooklyn Dodgers
in 1947 (October)
Jackie Robinson's first Series,
a postwar spectacle featuring
Frank Sinatra, Ernest Hemingway,
and President Harry S Truman
in supporting roles. 1947 was
also the first televised World
Series championship --
sportswriters of that day called
it "ELECTRIC OCTOBER."
For some, the '47 series was
a memory to hold on to; for others,
it would haunt them to the end
of their days.
ISBN 978-1-250-11656-7
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