Paths to glory : how great baseball teams got that way / Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armour, Mark L.

Contributor:

Levitt, Daniel R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball teams--United States--History--20th century.

Baseball teams.

Baseball--United States--Management.

Baseball.

Management.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 407 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, [2003]

Contents:

Ned Hanlon, opportunist: the 1899 Brooklyn Superbas

A great off-season: the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies

Turmoil and determination: the 1917 Chicago White Sox

Clark Griffith, patience: the 1924 Washington Senators

Rags to riches: a history of the relief pitcher

The height of folly: the 1930s Boston Red Sox

Following the recipe: the 1948 Boston Braves

What happened? The vagaries of history: the postwar Boston Red Sox

An unexpected drop-off: the 1960s Minnesota Twins

Player growth and decline: patterns in aging

Plans gone awry: the 1971 California Angles

Brilliance and bombast: the 1970s Oakland Athletics

The new specialist: the fireman vs. the closer

Unfulfilled promise: the early 1980s Montreal Expos

A change of plans: the 1997 Florida Marlins

Translating minor league ability: an outside view

Unheralded dynasty: the 1990s Atlanta Braves

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Player valuation methodology

Appendix 2: Measuring park effects

Appendix 3: Defensive efficiency record

Appendix 4: S-curve methodology

Appendix 5: Win probability added

Appendix 6: Offenisve winning percentage

Appendix 7: Minor league translation methodology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-389) and index.

ISBN:

157488560X

OCLC:

51336483