Major League Pennant Races of 1916

Paul G. Zinn is a sales manager for a virtual communications software company and was a sportswriter at three daily newspapers. He lives in Acton, Massachusetts. A long time member of the Society for American Baseball Research, John G. Zinn is the author of three books about the Brooklyn Dodgers and numerous articles and essays about the history of baseball. His blog on baseball history can be found at amanlypastime.blogspot.com.

• Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments      I. “Carrigan’s news was unbelievable, but it was true.”      II. “He couldn’t hit an elephant with a banjo.”      III. “A new order was at hand.”      IV. “I’d like to do it for Rowland’s sake.”      V. “A perfect imitation of a left handed fat lady sweeping out a mouse.”      VI. “Imbued with the idea the pennant is theirs.”      VII. “All of them were wild with enthusiasm.”      VIII. “Third in the National League, this day and date, with much thirdness.”      IX. “A less courageous outfit would have curled up and died.”      X. “Like a thunderstorm, the riot broke out.”      XI. “There was not much fight in them after that.”      Epilogue      Appendix A: Team Rosters and Final Statistics      Appendix B: Sportswriters      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index