The Tecumsehs of the International Association : Canada's first major league baseball champions / Brian Martin ; foreword by William Humber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Brian, 1950- author.

Humber, William, 1949- author of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London Tecumsehs (Baseball team)--History.

London Tecumsehs (Baseball team).

Baseball--Ontario--London--History.

Baseball.

History.

Ontario--London.

Physical Description:

x, 267 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]

Summary:

"This is the previously untold story of the London Tecumsehs, an 1870s baseball team that rose to the top ranks of pro ball, as well as the story of the International Association, the only one of the six leagues challenging the primacy of the National League that has never been accorded major league status"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 A Newcomer Catches Fever 11

2 Roots 25

3 Of Arms Races and Foreign Legions 40

4 Out with the Old... 58

5 A New Era 72

6 Opportunity Knocks 90

7 Setting the Tables 104

8 Early 1877-The Magical Run Begins 116

9 Late 1877-Champions 129

10 Between Innings 146

11 Rumblings 160

12 The Dream Dies 175

13 Moving On 190

14 After the Glory Days 203

15 Pitching the Pitch 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786494361

0786494360

OCLC:

883647468