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Ebbets to Veeck to Busch : eight owners who shaped baseball / by Burton A. Boxerman and Benita W. Boxerman.
Van Pelt Library GV865.A1 B644 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boxerman, Burton Alan, 1933-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baseball team owners--United States--Biography.
- Baseball team owners.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2003]
- Summary:
- Eight owners and their lasting influences on the game are the focus of this book. Ebbets, Dreyfuss, Britton, Griffith, O'Malley, Veeck, Finley and Busch were chosen for inclusion because of their larger contributions and because they were hands-on owners who ran their teams decisively.
- Contents:
- 1 The Visionary / Charles H. Ebbets 3
- 2 The Purist / Barney Dreyfuss 29
- 3 The Feminist / Helene Britton 55
- 4 The Persuader / Clark Griffith 71
- 5 The Prospector / Walter O'Malley 98
- 6 The Populist / Bill Veeck 124
- 7 The Maverick / Charles Finley 152
- 8 The CEO / August Busch 178.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786415622
- OCLC:
- 52214517
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