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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 ContentsAcknowledgments vPreface 11. Player Influx Catapults Pittsburgh into a Pennant Contender 52. Williams Jumps to the Americans, Pirates Win the Pennant 253. Barney Dreyfuss Battles Fellow National League Magnates 464. Pittsburgh Breaks Out of the Gate in Splendid Fashion 685. Executive Discipline Fails to Derail the Pirates Train 886. Honus Wagner and Jack O’Connor Heading to St. Louis? 1097. Jack Chesbro Becomes the National League’s Top Pitcher 1298. Pirates Rooters Demand a Shift to the American League 1499. Ban Johnson Lures Pirates Stars to the American League 16910. Jack Chesbro and Jesse Tannehill Issue an Ultimatum to Dreyfuss 19011. Pittsburgh Breaks Record as Tommy Leach Fight Intensifies 21112. Pirates Win Third Consecutive Pennant Despite Loss of Stars 232AppendicesA: 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster 255B: 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics 257Chapter Notes 259Bibliography 282Index 285
