The team that forever changed baseball and America : the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers / edited by Lyle Spatz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spatz, Lyle, 1937-

Series:

Memorable teams in baseball history.

Memorable teams in baseball history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--History--20th century.

Baseball.

Discrimination in sports--History.

Discrimination in sports.

Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)--History.

Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team).

Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.

Robinson, Jackie.

Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965.

Rickey, Branch.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press ; [Phoenix, Ariz.] : Society for American Baseball Research, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, the first racially integrated Major League team of the twentieth century. The addition of Jackie Robinson to its roster changed not only baseball but also the nation. Yet Robinson was just one member of that memorable club, which included Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Pete Reiser, Duke Snider, Eddie Stanky, Arky Vaughan, and Dixie Walker. Also present was a quartet of baseball's most unforgettable characters: co-owners Branch R

Contents:

Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. How the 1947 Team Was Built; Chapter 2. Spring Training in Havana; Chapter 3. Jackie Robinson; Chapter 4. Branch Rickey; Chapter 5. Leo Durocher; Chapter 6. Kirby Higbe; Chapter 7. Bobby Bragan; Chapter 8. Dixie Walker; Chapter 9. Carl Furillo; Chapter 10. The Suspension of Leo Durocher; Chapter 11. Branch Rickey and the Mainstream Press; Chapter 12. Timeline, April 15-April 30; Chapter 13. Ebbets Field, 1947; Chapter 14. Jackie Robinson's First Game; Chapter 15. Clyde Sukeforth; Chapter16. Burt Shotton

Chapter 17. Ray BladesChapter 18. Spider Jorgensen; Chapter 19. Hal Gregg; Chapter 20. Timeline, May 1-May 20; Chapter 21. Hank Behrman; Chapter 22. Rube Melton; Chapter 23. Jackie Robinson and the Jews; Chapter 24. Timeline, May 21-June 15; Chapter 25. Gene Hermanski; Chapter 26. Hugh Casey; Chapter 27. Rex Barney; Chapter28. Tommy Brown; Chapter 29. Harry Taylor; Chapter 30. Timeline, June 16-June 29; Chapter 31. Ed Chandler; Chapter 32. Marv Rackley; Chapter 33. Gil Hodges; Chapter 34. George Dockins; Chapter 35. Eddie Stanky; Chapter 36. Timeline, June 30-July 14; Chapter37. Arky Vaughan

Chapter 38. Duke SniderChapter 39. Ralph Branca; Chapter 40. Clyde King; Chapter 41. Jake Pitler; Chapter 42. Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 All-Star Game; Chapter 43. Timeline, July 15-July 31; Chapter 44. Pee Wee Reese; Chapter 45. Bruce Edwards; Chapter 46. The Protested Game of July 20, 1947; Chapter 47. Joe Hatten; Chapter 48. Timeline, August 1-August 17; Chapter 49. Howie Schultz; Chapter 50. Pete Reiser; Chapter 51. Tommy Tatum; Chapter 52. Timeline, August 18-August 31; Chapter 53. Eddie Miksis; Chapter 54. Stan Rojek; Chapter 55. Dan Bankhead

Chapter 56. Timeline, September 1-September 19Chapter 57. Phil Haugstad; Chapter 58. Don Lund; Chapter 59. Vic Lombardi; Chapter 60. Jack Banta; Chapter 61. Johnny Van Cuyk; Chapter 62. Timeline, September 20-September 28; Chapter 63. Willie Ramsdell; Chapter 64. Dick Whitman; Chapter 65. Erv Palica; Chapter 66. Ed Stevens; Chapter 67. Walter O'Malley; Chapter 68. John L. Smith; Chapter 69. Red Barber; Chapter 70. Connie Desmond; Chapter 71. Advertising and the Dodgers in 1947; Chapter 72. The 1947 World Series; Chapter 73. Al Gionfriddo; Chapter 74. Cookie Lavagetto

Chapter 75. Al Gionfriddo's Memorable GameSix CatchChapter 76. Lavagetto Ends Bevens's No-HitAttempt; Chapter 77. Most Valuable Player Award; Chapter 78. Rookie of the Year Award; Chapter 79. Cy Young Award; Chapter 80. Dodgers Attendance in 1947; 81. Ownership Issues in Brooklyn; Epilogue; Notes and References; Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-54383-3

9786613596161

0-8032-4025-2

OCLC:

797919913