Base ball in Philadelphia : a history of the early game, 1831-1900 / John Shiffert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shiffert, John, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team).

Baseball--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.

Baseball.

Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)--History.

History.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

ix, 288 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Baseball in Philadelphia

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2006]

Summary:

"Starts with the first baseball club in America, the Olympic Town Ball Club, and concludes with the final year of the National League's monopoly. Also: the early Philadelphia club teams; Philadelphia's part in the National Association of Base Ball Players; and the golden days of the national champion Philadelphia Athletic Club from 1860 through the National Association years"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction-Baseball and Philadelphia 3

A Guide to Statistics 7

Part I The Clubs and the Teams and the City 11

1 The Olympic Days 13

2 The Game Spreads and Philadelphia Grows 21

3 Baseball During the Civil War-Philadelphia Joins the NABBP 31

4 The First Name in Philadelphia Baseball-Athletic 41

5 The Drawing of the Color Line 55

6 The Coming of the Pros 62

7 The National Association Years 71

8 The Centennial City and the First Year of the National League 87

9 The Beer and Whiskey League Comes to Philadelphia 97

10 A Pennant for the Athletics 105

11 The Worcester Ruby Legs and the New Philadelphia Philadelphias 113

12 The Athletics' Riches to Rags Story 129

13 Other Teams, Other Leagues 141

14 War and Peace and War 152

15 The 1890s Phillies-It Was Always Something 161

Part II A Biographical Dictionary 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.

ISBN:

0786427957

9780786427956

OCLC:

71288751

Publisher Number:

99946307211