Baseball's Roaring Twenties

A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Following the 1919 Black Sox scandal, baseball needed men willing and able to pump life back into the game during tough times. Numerous ballplayers stepped forward and left their mark on the national pastime as it continued to thrive and grow during a decade that became known as the Roaring Twenties, a raucous, happy time period when a free-spirited nature prevailed. In Baseball’s Roaring Twenties: A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures, Ronald T. Waldo recounts the rollicking escapades surrounding a distinctive collection of players, managers, and umpires that truly personified this era of baseball history. Waldo includes a mix of unique stories and amusing tales surrounding baseball greats like Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, Rabbit Maranville, and Casey Stengel, alongside less famous diamond performers such as Duster Mails, Jay Kirke, Jimmy O’Connell, and Possum Whitted. The fans—who were every bit as important in helping the game grow during the ‘20s—are also given their due with a chapter of their own.From the story of Heinie Mueller unceremoniously pushing his attractive cousin out of sight when he saw manager Branch Rickey approaching to the tale of minor league hurler Augie Prudhomme literally following the sarcastic directive from pilot George Stallings to burn his uniform, Baseball’s Roaring Twenties provides an entertaining perspective of baseball during this singular decade. Amusing and informative, this book will be of interest to baseball fans and historians of all generations.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-04-20
Mått157 x 238 x 27 mm
Vikt576 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor290
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781442274259

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Ronald T. Waldo is a baseball historian, author, and member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). He has written several books on baseball history, including The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates: Treachery and Triumph (2015), Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates: Scenes from a Golden Era (2015) and Characters from the Diamond: Wild Events, Crazy Antics, and Unique Tales from Early Baseball (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016).

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Seedy Individuals, Black Sox, and Baseball’s Dirty LaundryChapter 2: The Big Bam Ushers in a New Baseball Era with GustoChapter 3: Duster, Heinie, Casey, and Other Unique Major League PerformersChapter 4: Yankees Swagger, Shanty, Tiny, Possum, and Interesting Diamond IncidentsChapter 5: Baseball Arbiters Taking Charge and Keeping the PeaceChapter 6: Rickey, McGraw, Mack, McCarthy, and Other Pilots Leading the WayChapter 7: Bush League Madness and Players Wreaking Havoc in the MinorsChapter 8: Clowning around, Indulgence, Dissipation, and Refusing to Embrace VolsteadChapter 9: Bad Boys, Problem Players, and Misunderstood CharactersChapter 10: Pennant Winners, World Series Clashes, and October ChampionsChapter 11: Bugs, Cranks, and Rooters Making Their Presence Known at the BallparkChapter 12: Turning the Page on Another Great Baseball EraNotesBibliographyAbout the Author