Lefty grove and the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics / Robert P. Broadwater.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broadwater, Robert P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grove, Lefty, 1900-1975.

Grove, Lefty.

Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)--History.

Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team).

Pitchers (Baseball)--United States.

Pitchers (Baseball).

Baseball players--United States.

Baseball players.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book chronicles the history of the Philadelphia Athletics, the first real dynasty in Major League Baseball. The focus of the book is the 1931 season, in which Philadelphia, led by superstar pitcher Lefty Grove, had the best season in franchise history, leading to a third consecutive trip to the World Series. With a roster full of future Hall of Fame players--like Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Connie Mack--the Athletics were one of the best baseball teams of all time, and the 1931 season served as the apex of their success, as the financial restrictions of the Great Depressi

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; One. The Building of a Dynasty; Two. Another Run at Greatness; Three. A Spring of Promise; Four. Seventeen Games in a Row; Five. The Boys of Summer; Six. Dog Days and Another Winning Streak; Seven. The Drive to a Third Pennant; Eight. Facing the Cardinals Again; Nine. End of an Era; Epilogue; Appendix 1: Athletics 1931 Team and Individual Statistics; Appendix 2: Hall of Fame Players from the Golden Era (1925-1941); Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 12, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4766-1646-9