There is an extensive section describing this event as part of the build-up to charge Phillies pitcher Tim Charles with murder when Ken Leyton of the Mets suffers a brain hemorrhage and subsequently passes away after being hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Charles. There is precedence to this, as one player, Ray Chapman, was killed as a result of action on the field in 1920. An example is when the current Phillies manager replaced the retired Charlie Manuel. There are the fictional players on the current Phillies and Mets teams (“current” means 2015, when the story takes place), but they are interwoven well with real baseball personnel.
The author shows his knowledge of not only baseball history, but also of the strategy, the dynamics of teams when placed in tough spots, and also the workings of the front office. The baseball part is well-researched and written. Harold Kasselman combined all of these elements to produce a very interesting and well-researched novel. That question is addressed in this novel that is one part baseball story, one part legal drama, a bit of gang crime and a sprinkling of romance as well.
When one of these pitches strikes a batter in the head and the batter subsequently dies two days later, which laws should be enforced – the laws of baseball, that would state this is part of the game and it was a tragic accident, or the laws of the state, and this was a criminal act that resulted in the death of a human being? The action on the field is getting nastier as runners are sliding with their spikes up and pitchers are throwing closer to hitters. Genre: Fiction, sports, baseball, courtroom, murderĪn intense rivalry between two Major League Baseball teams is boiling over.
Title/Author: “A Pitch for Justice” by Harold Kasselman
Review - A Pitch for Justice by Harold KasselmanĪ good mix of baseball and the legal system makes this book a winner.
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