Deadball stars of the National League / written by the Deadball Era Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research ; edited by Tom Simon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simon, Tom (Thomas P.), 1965-

Society for American Baseball Research. Deadball Era Committee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National League of Professional Baseball Clubs.

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brassey's ; Cleveland, OH : Society for American Baseball Research, [2004]

Summary:

A Century Ago, baseballs softened and darkened with grime as games wore on into late afternoon. Gloves were little more than oven mitts, but that didn't prevent Dode Paskert from making some of the most spectacular catches ever seen. Out on the mound, Spittin' Bill Doak loaded the ball with saliva before his pitches, while batters like Jake Daubert and Johnny Evers choked up on thick-handled bats, bunting or chopping for base hits. Wildfire Schulte and Gavy Cravath swung with all their might, going for extra bases, but John McGraw's strategy of "inside baseball" reigned supreme, thrilling fans with daring baserunning by speedsters like Bob Bescher and Max Carey. This was the Deadball Era, when baseball's popularity skyrocketed and fans watched their heroes perform in new concrete-and-steel ballparks. Those heroes -- from immortals such as Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson to lesser-known stars like Sherry Magee and Larry Doyle, along with officials, owners, and managers -- come alive in this distinguished addition to baseball literature, a cooperative effort by more than seventy members of SABR's Deadball Era Committee.

Contents:

Hank O'Day

Bob Emslie

Harry Pulliam

Bill Klem

Cy Rigler

John Tener

New York Giants 29

Christy Mathewson

Dummy Taylor

John McGraw

Joe McGinnity

Dan McGann

Red Ames

John Brush

Art Devlin

Hooks Wiltse

Mike Donlin

Larry Doyle

Fred Merkle

Rube Marquard

Fred Snodgrass

Doc Crandall

Buck Herzog

Chief Meyers

Red Murray

Art Fletcher

George Burns

Jeff Tesreau

Jim Thorpe

Bennie Kauff

Chicago Cubs 87

Frank Chance

Jack Taylor

Johnny Kling

Joe Tinker

Johnny Evers

Mordecai Brown

Frank Schulte

Artie Hofman

Ed Reulbach

Charles Murphy

Jimmy Sheckard

Orval Overall

Jack Pfiester

Harry Steinfeldt

Heinie Zimmerman

Jimmy Archer

Vic Saier

Larry Cheney

Cy Williams

Jim Vaughn

Claude Hendrix

Pittsburgh Pirates 141

Sam Leever

Ginger Beaumont

Barney Dreyfuss

Fred Clarke

Honus Wagner

Tommie Leach

Deacon Phillippe

Claude Ritchey

Howie Camnitz

George Gibson

Lefty Leifield

Owen Wilson

Babe Adams

Dots Miller

Bobby Byrne

Max Carey

Wilbur Cooper

Philadelphia Phillies 183

Roy Thomas

Red Dooin

John Titus

Sherry Magee

Mickey Doolan

Kitty Bransfield

Eddie Grant

George McQuillan

Fred Luderus

Pat Moran

Pete Alexander

Dode Paskert

Bill Killefer

Eppa Rixey

Erskine Mayer

Gavy Cravath

Dave Bancroft

Cincinnati Reds 227

Jake Beckley

Noddles Hahn

Garry Herrmann

Bob Ewing

Cy Seymour

Larry McLean

Hans Lobert

Mike Mitchell

Dick Hoblitzell

Bob Bescher

Rube Benton

Armando Marsans

Heine Groh

Ivy Wingo

Fred Toney

Edd Roush

Brooklyn Superbas 267

Charles Ebbets

Ned Hanlon

Bill Dahlen

Bill Bergen

Harry Lumley

John Hummel

Nap Rucker

Zack Wheat

Hy Myers

Jake Daubert

Casey Stengel

Jeff Pfeffer

Wilbert Robinson

Ivy Olson

Boston Braves 305

Fred Tenney

Vic Willis

Bill Sweeney

Lefty Tyler

Hank Gowdy

Rabbit Maranville

George Stallings

Bill James

Dick Rudolph

Joey Connolly

St. Louis Cardinals 331

Patsy Donovan

Homer Smoot

Ed Konetchy

Bugs Raymond

Slim Sallee

Roger Bresnahan

Steve Evans

Mike Mowrey

Miller Huggins

Bill Doak

Helene Robison Britton

Rogers Hornsby.

ISBN:

1574888609

OCLC:

53814466