THE CALLED SHOT

Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932

Named “BEST BASEBALL BOOK OF 2020” by SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST

2021 Seymour Medal Finalist

The Called Shot provides readers a multilayered narrative of politics, pop culture, American history, and baseball.

William steele, author of going the distance: the life and works of w.p. kinsella

This book has it all. It is well-written, well-researched, and full of surprises.

Mark McGee, NINE: A Journal of baseball history and culture

Wolf … delivers a solid and exciting look at the 1932 baseball season … Baseball fans will delight in this thrillingly told history.

Publishers Weekly, starred review