The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates

Treachery and Triumph

Ronald T. Waldo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

300 Seiten

2015
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7832-3 (ISBN)

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After many years of being an also-ran in the National league, the Pittsburgh Pirates' fortunes changed dramatically following the 1899 season after a monumental deal with the Louisville Colonels. The addition of star players such as Fred Clarke, Honus Wagner, Tommy Leach and Deacon Phillippe allowed Pittsburgh to become the first baseball dynasty of the twentieth century as they won National League pennants in 1901, 1902 and 1903.

Without question, the 1902 Pirates aggregation was the greatest of those three squads. This definitive historical account examines the record-breaking 1902 Pittsburgh season, the politics that shaped baseball's landscape during that era and the players responsible for that squad's claiming its rightful place in baseball history.

Ronald T. Waldo, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, lives in Pittsburgh. His articles have appeared in Pittsburgh Pride Magazine and Sports Collectors Digest, and he is the author of several books on baseball history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Preface 1

1. Player Influx Catapults Pittsburgh into a Pennant Contender 5

2. Williams Jumps to the Americans, Pirates Win the Pennant 25

3. Barney Dreyfuss Battles Fellow National League Magnates 46

4. Pittsburgh Breaks Out of the Gate in Splendid Fashion 68

5. Executive Discipline Fails to Derail the Pirates Train 88

6. Honus Wagner and Jack O’Connor Heading to St. Louis? 109

7. Jack Chesbro Becomes the National League’s Top Pitcher 129

8. Pirates Rooters Demand a Shift to the American League 149

9. Ban Johnson Lures Pirates Stars to the American League 169

10. Jack Chesbro and Jesse Tannehill Issue an Ultimatum to Dreyfuss 190

11. Pittsburgh Breaks Record as Tommy Leach Fight Intensifies 211

12. Pirates Win Third Consecutive Pennant Despite Loss of Stars 232

Appendices

A: 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster 255

B: 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics 257

Chapter Notes 259

Bibliography 282

Index 285

Zusatzinfo	17 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	413 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-7832-2 / 0786478322
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7832-3 / 9780786478323
Zustand	Neuware