Given the title of this book, “The Called Shot,” and the photo you see on its cover, you might think this 300-page tome was a detailed analysis of Babe Ruth’s famous home run in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series.
While the book does that — and I’ll get to that later — it’s much more than just the story of a home run, even a home run that might be the most famous in baseball history.
The subtitle of the book gives a clue: “Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, & the unforgettable major league baseball season of 1932.