автор: Frederick C. Klein

Frederick C. Klein is a longtime writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal, where he originated the «On Sports» column. He is a freelance writer and the author of many books, including several other entries in the For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mark Anderson is an illustrator whose work has appeared on the back cover of National Geographic, the New Yorker, and Time and inside the Atlantic Monthly, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, Outside, and many other periodicals. He is the illustrator and designer of Triumph Books» popular For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Chicago. Sparky Anderson is the former manager of the Detroit Tigers who led the team to win the 1984 World Series championship. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues, is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and was named American League Manager of the Year twice.