Joe Quinn among the rowdies : the life of baseball's honest Australian / Rochelle Llewelyn Nicholls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholls, Rochelle Llewelyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quinn, Joseph James, 1864-1940.

Quinn, Joseph James.

Baseball players--Australia--Biography.

Baseball players.

Australia.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 284 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"Through 17 seasons in the major leagues, "Undertaker" Joe Quinn earned his place among the characters who pioneered the modern game of baseball, as much for his ability to stand apart from their bad behavior as for his steadfastness on the field. Australia's first professional baseball player and manager will live long in the minds of sports fans"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Australia: 1862-1872

1 Queen's County to Queensland 7

2 Waltzing Matilda 27

Part II Iowa: 1872-1884

3 A Special Class of Slaves 37

Part III The Rookie Years: 1884-1888

4 Union and Liberty 49

5 The Black Diamonds in the National League 61

6 The Price of Honor 76

Part IV Boston: 1888-1892

7 Back on the Big Stage 89

8 Rebellion!-The Players' League 114

9 Mateship 122

Part V The Good Fight: 1893-1898

10 The Flea-Bitten Gray and the Bald-Faced Nag 135

11 The Stone of Sisyphus 152

12 Angry Birds 164

Part VI The Grand Old Man: 1898-1903

13 The Great Player Swap 179

14 Last Days of the Dingo 190

Part VII The Afterlife: 1904-1940

15 A Very Private Tragedy 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786479801

0786479809

OCLC:

862101939