The year is 1957. It’s been 10 years since the world was introduced to Jackie Robinson. Brooklyn, New York is the epitome of a baseball town. Ebbets Field has spent the entirety of it’s season being home to some of the strongest fans, and loudest cheers in New York.
Tonight is different. Tonight is ominous, and the fans are blue. Tonight is the beginning of the end.
The Dodgers are leading the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 on a chilly September night. The game is headed into the top of the 9th. Danny McDevitt, the 5-foot-10-inch tall starter for Brooklyn, is still on the mound.