Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Prologue; 1. Recharging the Machine; 2. An Array of Stars; 3. Lockout; 4. Opening Day and a Star-Spangled Monday; 5. Battling the Boys in Blue; 6. The Bird Takes Flight, and the Machine Rolls On; 7. A Nation Celebrates, and a World Competes; 8. An Historic Finish; 9. "The Best There Is"; Epilogue; 1976 Final Major League Baseball Standings; 1976 Final Cincinnati Reds Statistics; Sources of Quotations; Bibliography; Index.
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"The 1976 Cincinnati Reds were one of the last to be considered a "dynasty," and this book documents the season of one of the greatest teams in baseball history. During the pursuit of a second-straight world championship in 1976, the "Big Red Machine" was fueled by all-time hits leader Rose, Foster, Bench and Morgan"--Provided by publisher.