1 option
The Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s : how Robinson, MacPhail, Reiser, and Rickey changed baseball / Rudy Marzano ; foreword by Dave Anderson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marzano, Rudy, 1927-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)--History--20th century.
- Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team).
- Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)--Influence.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2005]
- Summary:
- "This history which includes chapters such as "1940: MacPhail Starts a Dodger Dynasty," "1942: FDR Says the Show Must Go On" and "The War Years," presents an exploration of how a crucial decade of Dodger accomplishments transformed American baseball"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The $100 superstar of 1939
- MacPhail starts a Dodger dynasty: 1940
- The year of the batting helmet: 1941
- FDR says the show must go on: 1942
- The Dodgers are not for sale
- The war years
- Baseball's first playoff: 1946
- Jackie Robinson arrives: 1947
- Rickey pads the walls: 1948
- Jackie Robinson, batting champion: 1949.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786419873
- OCLC:
- 57493828
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.