“This isn’t a book, but a love letter to a game that means as much as breathing to Patrick Montgomery. Folks say baseball is dying, but ‘The Baseball Miracle of the Splendid 6and Towny Townsend’ makes a day at the ballpark feel very much alive.” –Jeff Pearlman, 10-Time, New York Times Best Selling Author. His latest offering is The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson will be published this October by HarperCollins.
“This is a beautiful written throwback to the summer days of pure baseball, and Patrick has given us a splendid read.” –Marty Appel, a New York Yankees historian and best-selling author of Pinstripe Empire, Munson, and Casey Stengel.
“One thing I always admired about David Wright is how he has not forgotten his Virginia Roots. I think Patrick Montgomery’s insightful book gives you a great look into how David started his All-Star career and hasn’t forgotten the guys who played with him in the beginning.” –Jay Horwitz, Vice President, Media Relations for the New York Mets, 2019 Recipient of the 2019 William J. Slocum/Jack Lang Award for long and meritorious service, awarded by the Baseball Writers, Association of America, and author of Mr. Met.
Patrick Montgomery is an award-winning writer, youth softball coach, baseball historian, geek, and student of the game. A unique and exciting background includes being a retired Coast Guard Officer, Actor, and the husband of a New Jersey girl and blessed with two headstrong daughters. His professional experience includes being a Federal, State, and Local Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Equal Rights and Diversity Liaison to the Department of Defense, and DHS Tribal Liaison. Highlights and lowlights include On-Site Media Officer duties for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Miracle on the Hudson, US Airways Flight 1549, various hurricanes, and DHS National Special Security Events including Republican, Democratic Conventions, and the Olympics.