A photo-filled look back at the 1958 season: “Lively and penetrating interviews with former Giant players, broadcasters, journalists, and even batboys.” —Library Journal Steve Bitker attended his first big league game in 1958 at age five, at a charming little downtown ballpark called Seals Stadium. In this book he takes a nostalgic look at the San Francisco debut of the baseball team that had just crossed the country from New York, with over 100 images of the ’58 Giants team. Bitker traveled as far as the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands to interview virtually every surviving member of the team—and with tales of greats like Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Felipe Alou, and others, The Original San Francisco Giants presents a memorable chapter in baseball history.
