For Love of the Game
by Michael Shaaraliterary work· published 1991
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For Love of the Game is a novel by American author Michael Shaara, published posthumously in 1991. The book tells the story of fictional baseball great Billy Chapel, thirty-seven years old and nearing the end of his career. This short book was discovered after Shaara's death, and publishing was arranged by his son, author Jeffrey Shaara. The book was made into a movie by Sam Raimi.
Adaptations (1)
For Love of the Game was adapted into a 1999 film.
For Love of the Game1999 · film · 137 min · dir. Sam Raimi · IMDb ↗A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.
