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TedWilliams,BobbyDoerr,DomDiMaggio,andJohnnyPeskywereallmembersofthefamed1940'sBostonRedSox.TheirlegendarycareersledtheRedSoxtoapennantchampionshipandensuredthemenaplaceinsportshistory.DavidHalberstam,thebestsellingauthorofthebaseballclassicSummerof'49,hasfollowedthemembersofthe1949championshipBostonRedSoxteamforyears,especiallyWilliams,Doerr,DiMaggio,andPesky.Inthisextremelymovingbook,Halberstamrevealshowthesefourteammatesbecamefriends,andhowthatfriendshipthrivedformorethan60years.ThebookopenswithPeskyandDiMaggiotravellingtoseetheailingTedWilliamsinFlorida.It'sthelasttimetheywillseehim.Thejourneyisfilledwithnostalgiaandmemories,butseeingTedisashock.Themostphysicallydominatingofthefourfriends,Tednowweighsonly130poundsandishunchedoverinawheelchair.Dom,withouteventhinkingaboutit,startstosingoperaandoldsongslike'MeandMyShadow'tohisfriend.FilledwithstoriesoftheirglorydayswiththeBostonRedSox,memoriesoflegendaryplaysandplayers,andthereactionoftheremainingthreetoTedWilliams'recentdeath,TheTeammatesoffersusarareglimpseintothelivesofthesecelebratedmen-andgreatinsightintothenatureofloyaltyandfriendship.