The book follows the colorful career of Frank Lane, who as baseball's busiest general manager during the 1950s made the deals that turned the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians from losers into pennant contenders almost overnight. He also worked--or tried to--as general manager of the Kansas City A's (Lane lasted eight months in 1961 under first-year owner Charlie Finley) and for the Milwaukee Brewers, where his boss was Bud Selig. He is best known for having traded 1959 American League home run champion Rocky Colavito to Detroit for the AL's 1959 batting champ, Harvey Kuenn, and for trading Indians manager Joe Gordon to Detroit for Tigers manager Jimmy Dykes. During his brief absence from baseball (1962-1964), he signed on as general manager of the National Basketball Association's second-year expansion team, the Chicago Zephyrs. He became a "superscout" for the Baltimore Orioles for several years and, after leaving Milwaukee, had the same job with the Texas Rangers and, finally, the California Angels. He completed well over 500 major- and minor-league transactions in his career. Joe Garagiola put it best: "They used to say that the toughest job on any club Frank Lane was running belonged to the guy who had to take the team picture."

Frantic Frank Lane: Baseball's Ultimate Wheeler-Dealer

Biographies & Memoirs

Vanderberg, Bob

Professionals & Academics

McFarland Company

Sox, from Lane and Fain to Zisk and Fisk

Chicago Review Press

Sox: From Lane and Fain to Zisk and Fisk was written by Bob Vanderberg of the Chicago Tribune Sports Staff and traces the fortunes of Chicago's favorite sports team from the rebuilding years of the late 1940's to the American League Pennant winning team of 1959 through the bittersweet 1960's and 70s. Vanderberg looks ahead to the bright future for the new owners in the 1980's. The book boasts explanation's about Chicago White Sox Lore including: Frozen Baseballs, Bossard's Swap, The Frank Lane Chuck Comiskey Feud, The fabulous Bill Veeck-Roland Hemond trading post, the Rioutous Sox Yankees brawl of 1957, The Night of Air Raid Sirens, why the DeBartolo deal fell through and many others. The book includes interviews with legendary players, managers, general managers and has pictures from the team's own files. See the words Comisky in print again!

Sox traces the fortunes of the Chicago White Sox from the rebuilding years of the late 1940s to the American League Pennant winning team of 1959, through the bittersweet 1960s and 1970s. And, Vanderberg looks ahead to the bright future for the new owners in the 1980s.

Sox: From Lane and Fain to Zisk and Fisk

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Independent Pub Group

The 1999 season marked the 40th anniversary of the Go-Go Sox, the only American League team besides the New York Yankees to play in the Fall Classic during the period from 1955 to 1964. Summer of the Sox describes the '59 season, month by month, from Nellie Fox's game-winning home run in the 14th inning on opening day to Chicago's pennant-clinching victory on September 22 against second-place Cleveland. Included are fascinating sketches of all of the team's key contributors, including Hall of Famers Fox, Early Wynn, and Luis Aparicio.

59: Summer of the Sox: The Year the World Series Come to Chicago

Sports & Outdoors

Vandenberg, Bob

Baseball

Sports Publishing, LLC

162-0: Imagine a Cubs Perfect Season: A Game-By-Game Anaylsis of the Greatest Wins in Cubs History

Imagining a year in which the lovable losers never lose a single game, this idealistic resource identifies the most memorable victory in Chicago Cubs history on every single day of the baseball calendar season, from late March to late October. Ranging from games with incredible historical significance and individual achievement to those with high drama and high stakes, the book envisions the impossible: a blemish-free Cubs season. Evocative photos, original quotes, thorough research, and engaging prose and analysis add another dimension.

162-0: Imagine a Cubs Perfect Season: A Game-by-Game Anaylsis of the Greatest Wins in Cubs History

McGrath, Dan

Triumph Books

A list of essential knowledge and experiences all fans of the Chicago White Sox must know and do in their lifetime, this book covers the team's long history all the way through the 2013 season. Most White Sox fans have taken in a game or two at U.S. Cellular Field, have seen highlights of a young Frank Thomas, and remember the team's 2005 World Series championship. But only real fans remember which player once took his pants off after sliding into first base, can name the opposing outfielder who was showered with beer during the 1959 World Series, or remember who hit the most home runs onto the roof of old Comiskey Park. This is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of Chicago's South Side team, whether a die-hard booster from the days of Billy Pierce or a new supporter of Paul Konerko and Chris Sale.

100 Things White Sox Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)

History

Americas

Through careful research and interviews with over 50 key players and managers, Chicago Tribune sportswriter Bob Vanderberg recaptures all the excitement of the passionate AL play between the scrappy Chicago White Sox and the dynasty of the New York Yankees.

Minnie and the Mick: The Go-Go White Sox Challenge the Fabled Yankee Dynasty, 1951 to 1964

Diamond Communications

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Books by Vanderberg, Bob

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Frantic Frank Lane: Baseball's Ultimate Wheeler-Dealer

Sox, from Lane and Fain to Zisk and Fisk

Sox, from Lane and Fain to Zisk and Fisk

Sox: From Lane and Fain to Zisk and Fisk

59: Summer of the Sox: The Year the World Series Come to Chicago

162-0: Imagine a Cubs Perfect Season: A Game-by-Game Anaylsis of the Greatest Wins in Cubs History

100 Things White Sox Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)

Minnie and the Mick: The Go-Go White Sox Challenge the Fabled Yankee Dynasty, 1951 to 1964