Thank you, Rowman & Littlefield, for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Mr. Book just finished A Time For Reflection: The Parallel Legacies of Baseball Icons Willie McCovey and Billy Williams, by Jason Cannon.

This book will be released on February 4, 2025.

There were so many good stories in this book, such a shooting at a minor league game that was provoked by a Williams walk-off hit, kids in Mobile playing “tops” as their form of baseball, the 1962 World Series, Williams’s consecutive game playing streak, Williams playing in Koufax’s perfect game, McCovey’s success off Don Drysdale, McCovey’s 1969 MVP season, the Cubs losing the 1969 division title and many others.

In addition to their baseball greatness, a recurrent theme throughout the book was the racial discrimination that McCovey and Williams were unfortunately forced to endure from time to time throughout their careers.

One does not have to be either a Giants or Cubs fan to be able to enjoy this book.

I give this book an A. Goodreads and NetGalley require grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at NetGalley, Goodreads and my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews.

Mr. Book finished reading this on October 19, 2024.