Godin, R: The 1922 St. Louis Browns

Sometimes life isn't fair: Most of the finishes in the 52-year history of the franchise (1901-1953) were in the depths of the second division. The one exception was 1922, a year in which the Browns led the league in batting, slugging, runs, triples, stolen bases, walks, strikeouts, saves and earned run average - and still came in second. This book meticulously recreates that year from spring training to season's end.