British baseball and the West Ham club : history of a 1930s professional team in East London / Josh Chetwynd and Brian A. Belton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chetwynd, Josh, 1971-

Contributor:

Belton, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

West Ham Hammers (Baseball team)--History.

West Ham Hammers (Baseball team).

Baseball--England--London--History.

Baseball.

History.

England--London.

Physical Description:

x, 262 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007]

Summary:

"This book places the West Ham club within the historical context of 1930s Great Britain, and covers team management, major players (e.g., Roland Gladu, the "Canadian Babe Ruth"), and the fans. Eight appendices include team rosters, British baseball rules, and year-by-year records from 1890 to 2005"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Big Bang of British Baseball 9

Sir John Takes the Mound 31

Mining for Passion 47

The Wisdom of L.D.Wood 57

The Birth of West Ham Baseball 71

Sizing Up the Competition 81

The Hammers Start Hammering 105

The Olympians 119

London's Pride 132

The Canadian Babe 142

Custom House Days 158

Aftermath of Apotheosis: From Anticlimax to Accession 175

West Ham Baseball's Legacy 182

1 People 205

2 Explanations of the Game 207

4 Decoding Baseball 216

5 British Champions 218

6 British Baseball Year-by-Year Standings and Records, 1890-2005 219

7 Great Britain National Team in Europe 240

8 British Clubs in Europe 241

9 Major League Teams Playing in the United Kingdom and Ireland 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-255) and index.

ISBN:

9780786425945

OCLC:

72871313

Publisher Number:

9780786425945