Season of Shattered Dreams Summary
On June 24, 1946, a bus carrying the Spokane Indians baseball team crashed to the bottom of a deep ravine in Washington state’s Cascade mountains, killing nine players. To this day, it remains the deadliest accident in the history of American professional sports.
Season of Shattered Dreams details the series of events that occurred before, during, and after the heartbreaking accident. The book chronicles the often-overlooked impact that the end of World War II had on the major and minor leagues, now crowded with players returning from military service. The Spokane Indians were no exception, with several top prospects and former big leaguers arriving that season. The journeys of three Spokane players in particular—Vic Picetti, Ben Geraghty, and Jack Lohrke—reveal the impact of the war on players’ lives, the struggles of a minor-league career, and the devastating impact of that catastrophic crash.
- Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (April 16, 2024)
- Hardcover : 176 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1538190729
- ISBN-13 : 978-1538190722
