Bums No More

<p> This is the story of the 1959 Dodgers a team that rose above its disastrous first season on the West Coast for an out-of-nowhere World Series title. One of baseball's greatest underdog champions the '59 Dodgers were a rag-tag team made of long shots salvaged from the minor leagues and over-the-hill ballplayers who reached back for one final triumph. After surviving a thrilling three team pennant race they met fellow long shots the Chicago White Sox in an underdog World Series. Here the team's story is recounted in detail with game-by-game highlights and set against the cultural backdrop of the civil rights movement the Cold War and the rock and roll cultural revolution.</p>