Publisher's Synopsis
Harvey's Wallbangers: The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers commemorates a team that captured the hearts and imagination of baseball fans not just in Wisconsin, but around the country. Named for skipper Harvey Kuenn, the home-run slugging club was filled with a memorable cast of characters, future Hall of Famers, and All-Stars: from Robin Yount, Gorman Thomas, Ted Simmons, and Rollie Fingers to Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie, Paul Molitor, and Don Sutton. They were a close-knit and resilient group that weathered controversies and slumps to capture the AL East crown on the last day of the season, overcome a two-games-to-none deficit to win the best-of-five League Championship Series, and move to within one game of winning the World Series.This book is the result of the tireless work of more than 40 members of the Society for American Baseball Research. SABR members researched and wrote all of the biographies, game accounts, and essays in this volume.Introduction and Acknowledgements by Gregory H. WolfCounty Stadium, Milwaukee by Gregg HoffmannThe Fingers-Simmons-Vuckovich Deal by Rory CostelloThe Final Puzzle Piece: Harvey Kuenn by Dennis D. DegenhardtHow the 1982 Brewers Were Built by Rod NelsonBiographiesAllan Huber (Bud) Selig by Mario ZiinoHarry Dalton by Dale VoissHarvey Kuenn by Dale VoissBuck Rodgers by Maxwell KatesPat Dobson by Bill BishopLarry Haney by Austin GisrielRon Hansen by Jimmy KeenanCal McLish by Joe WanchoHarry Warner by Richard BogovichPLAYERSJerry Augustine by Rick SchabowskiKevin Bass by Phillip BoldaDwight Bernard by J.G. PrestonMark Brouhard by Isaac ButtkeMike Caldwell by Isaac ButtkeCecil Cooper by Eric AronJamie Easterly by Gregory H. WolfMarshall Edwards by Rick SchabowskiRollie Fingers by Dale VoissJim Gantner by Gregg HoffmannMoose Haas by Dennis D. DegenhardtLarry Hisle by David E. SkeltonRoy Howell by Maxwell KatesDoug Jones by Richard RiisPete Ladd by Gordon GattieRandy Lerch by Alan CohenBob McClure by Chris RaineyDoc Medich by Gregory H. WolfPaul Molitor by Daniel R. Levitt and Doug SkipperDon Money by Steve KuehlCharlie Moore by Phillip BoldaBen Oglivie by Jay HurdRob Picciolo by John GabcikChuck Porter by Mike Huber and Bill MortellEd Romero by Bill NowlinTed Simmons by Gregory H. WolfBob Skube by Clayton TrutorJim Slaton by Isaac ButtkeDon Sutton by Gregory H. WolfGorman Thomas by Dennis D. DegenhardtPete Vuckovich by Rory CostelloNed Yost by Ken CarranoRobin Yount by Gregory H. WolfBROADCASTERBob Uecker by Eric AronGAME STORIESApril 9, 1982 by Isaac ButtkeMay 12, 1982 by Gregory H. WolfJune 20, 1982 by Gregory H. WolfSeptember 8, 1982 by Gregory H. WolfSeptember 17 1982 by Phillip BoldaSeptember 20, 1982 by Joel RippelOctober 3, 1982 by Lee KluckOctober 5, 1982 by Ken CarranoOctober 6, 1982 by Gregory H. WolfOctober 8, 1982 by Rick SchabowskiOctober 9, 1982 by Gregg HoffmannOctober 10, 1982 by Frederick C. BushTHE WORLD SERIESThe 1982 St. Louis Cardinals by Russ LakeOctober 12, 1982 by Gregory H. WolfOctober 13, 1982 by Dennis D. DegenhardtOctober 15, 1982 by Stew ThornleyOctober 17, 1982 by Stew ThornleyOctober 19, 1982 by Gregory H. WolfOctober 20, 1982 by Joseph WanchoThe Parade by Rick SchabowskiBy The Numbers by Dan Fields
