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Becoming big league : Seattle, the Pilots, and stadium politics / William H. Mullins.
Van Pelt Library GV875.S433 M85 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mullins, William H., 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Seattle Pilots (Baseball team)--History.
- Seattle Pilots (Baseball team).
- Baseball--Washington (State)--Seattle--History.
- Baseball.
- History.
- Seattle (Wash.)--Social life and customs.
- Seattle (Wash.).
- Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government.
- Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2013]
- Contents:
- 1 Seattle: City of Restraint 7
- 2 The Seattle Spirit and a World's Fair 24
- 3 For Want of a Stadium 38
- 4 Come, and They Will Build It 52
- Play-by-Play: Spring Training 1969 66
- Time Line of Pilots and Stadium Politics 72
- 5 Build It, and They Will Come 74
- Play-by-Play: April and May 88
- 6 Setting the Course 97
- 7 Not Enough Seats, Not Enough Fans 132
- Play-by-Play: June and July 156
- 8 "Storm Clouds Gather Over Pilots' Port" 167
- Play-by-Play: August and September 182
- 9 The Civic Leaders Strike Out 190
- 10 Dropping the Pilots 223
- Play-By-Play: Spring Training 1970 246
- 11 A Stadium at Last 250
- 12 Out-Of-Court Settlement: The Mariners 267.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780295992525
- 0295992522
- OCLC:
- 817562863
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