Greatness in Waiting
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7513-1 (ISBN)
Before they acquired Babe Ruth or won a single championship, the New York Yankees (ne Highlanders) inspired the strongest of feelings in baseball circles. Stars such as Jack Chesbro, Hal Chase, and Brooklyner Willie Keeler had loud followers, and the team made loyal fans of those who disliked the crosstown Giants or Dodgers.
Even Ban Johnson prized the franchise, which gave his upstart American League a foothold in the nation's most populous city. Baltimoreans, on the other hand, nurtured an animus toward the team, which only a few years earlier had been called the Orioles. And former Orioles manager John McGraw hatched a plan, along with Giants owner Andrew Freedman, to sabotage the new club.
This heavily illustrated volume combines a fully documented history of the deadball-era Yankees with more than 190 photographs of the people, places and events that figured prominently in the story.
Ray Istorico is a member of SABR (the Society for American Baseball Research). He has resided in New York City and Sarasota, Florida.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Marty Appel
Preface
Introduction—Who Are the Highlanders?
1. The Best Team Money Could Buy? 1903
2. The Old Fox
3. The First Bomber
4. Happy Jack/Mistake Pitch, 1904
5. Back to Earth, 1905
6. An Enigma at First Base
7. Dave Fultz, a Man for All Seasons
8. Almost There, 1906-1907
9. Goodbye Griff (Two Versions), 1908
10. Apocalypse
11. With a Little Help, 1909
12. The Emery Ball, 1910
13. “Drawing Flies,” 1911
14. Harry in the House (of Horrors), 1912
15. “A Bunion and an Onion,” 1913
16. No Chance, 1914
17. The New Breed, 1915
18. Big Bill
19. Origin of the “NY” Logo
20. Frankly Speaking
21. Wild Bill, 1915
22. Mr. Ed (Sweeney)
23. The Unluckiest Pitcher in the League
24. Meanwhile, in Boston
25. Mystery Man, Arthur Irwin
26. The Entertainer
27. Transitions, 1916–1917
28. Miller Time, 1918
29. The Vermont Schoolmaster
30. The Original “Murderer’s Row,” 1918–1919
31. Undercurrents
32. The Ping of the Bat
33. Before They Were Famous
34. Where Have You Gone, Frank Gilhooley?
35. New Beginnings
Appendix 1: Honor Roll
Appendix 2: The Ones That Got Away
Bibliography
Index
| Zusatzinfo | 195 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 426 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-7513-7 / 0786475137 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-7513-1 / 9780786475131 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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