The Ticket Out

A poignant and inspiring story of young boys with big sports dreams, "The Ticket Out" is a brilliantly rendered narrative of Darryl Strawberry's 1970 Crenshaw High baseball team. of photos.

Michael Sokolove is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and the author of Hustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and their three children.

Contents Author's Note Prologue Chapter 1: Paradise Chapter 2: Go West, Then Keep On Going Chapter 3: Crenshaw Chapter 4: No Way We Lose Chapter 5: Chasing Darryl Chapter 6: Leaving L.A. Chapter 7: Called Out on Strikes Chapter 8: The Good Stuff Chapter 9: Family Acknowledgments A Note on Sources Index