(Provided by Pete Peterson)

A new book is out focusing on the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series. A series won by Kansas City in controversial fashion over their cross-state rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals.

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson reviews the book and how the series’ infamous blown call shaped the legacy of an otherwise well-respected umpire.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.