List of Illustrations Foreword by Pat Williams Preface Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Jack Quinn, Man of Mystery 2. From Town Ball to the Big Leagues 3. "I've Never Seen a Greater Pitcher Anywhere!" 4. Quinn Gets Sent Down and Brought Back Up 5. Howard Ehmke Hailed as Another Walter Johnson 6. Ehmke's Tumultuous Season Comes to an End 7. A Wasted Year for Howard Ehmke 8.

Another Pitcher Joins the Outlaws 9. Breaking Records in Syracuse 10. "A Fellow to Be Reckoned With" 11. Ehmke and the Tigers Take a Step Backward 12. Quinn Goes to the Pacific Coast League 13. "The Dynamite That Finally Shattered Their Friendship" 14. Navy Service and a Return to Detroit 15. "The Greatest Comeback in Baseball" 16.

"Not Content to Accept Fate's Decree" 17. Yankees Win a Championship but Quinn's Future in Doubt 18. "A Fellow of Gentle Soul" 19. Playing for Ty Cobb 20. Ehmke Endures a Season of Criticism 21. From the Pennant in New York to the Cellar in Boston 22. Veteran Aces on the League's Worst Team 23. Ehmke and Cobb Get Physical, and the Red Sox Get New Owners 24.

"The Toughest Break a Pitcher Ever Had" 25. A New Beginning for Boston 26. Back to Reality for the Red Sox 27. A Team Going Nowhere 28. From the Cellar in Boston to a Pennant Race in Philadelphia 29. Another Baseball Obituary for Quinn and a Near Tragedy for Ehmke 30. Quinn Gets Off to a Strong Start, Ehmke to a Poor One 31. Ehmke and Quinn Reunited 32.

Ehmke Again a Teammate of Cobb 33. Favorites Fall Short, Far Short 34. Chasing the "Greatest Team Ever" 35. A Torrid Pennant Race 36. A Fast Start for the A's 37. A Pennant for the A's at Last 38. "The Pitcher Who Was Left Behind May Soon Be the Hero" 39. Ehmke Sets World Series Record in "Surprise" Start 40.

"I Am Sorry to Have to Let Ehmke Go" 41. Defending Champions 42. A New League, a New Role 43. An Extraordinary Career Comes to an End 44. A Full and Happy Retirement 45. A Sad and Bitter End Notes Bibliography Index.