Game of Brawl
The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant
Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history; it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. This book re-creates the rowdy, season-long 1897 battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles had acquired a reputation as the dirtiest team in baseball. Future Hall of Famers John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and &quote;Foxy&quote; Ned Hanlon were proven winners-but their nasty tactics met with widespread disapproval among fans. So it was that their pennant race with the comparatively saintly Beaneaters took on a decidedly moralistic air. Bill Felber brings to life t…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-8032-6289-8
- EAN: 9780803262898
- Produktnummer: 35565819
- Verlag: Nebraska
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'556 KB
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