On October 3, 1951, with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, in the final game of a best-of-three playoff series, Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson crushed the ball to make the "shot
heard round the world."
But after clearing the left field wall, the ball itself disappeared. The mystery of what happened to the legendary baseball has remained unsolved for a half century—until now. Miracle
Ball is the gripping account of author Brian Biegel’s five-year effort to unravel the mystery that experts said could never be solved. Inspired by his own father's claim to possessing the
ball, Biegel becomes consumed with the quest, recognizing it as the only chance to rescue himself from an emotionally devastating personal crisis.
A sports story for the ages, an engrossing mystery narrative, and a moving account of a man’s unbreakable bond with his family and of his struggles to save himself, Miracle Ball
delivers both heart and headlines.
