Mysteries from Baseball's Past

Angelo J. Louisa is a researcher, writer, and community educator who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. David Cicotello is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and a contributor to its Deadball Stars volumes. An author and speaker, he lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by Troy Soos      Introduction: When the National Pastime Meets a Good MysteryANGELO J. LOUISA AND DAVID CICOTELLO      1. Delahanty’s Disappearance: Where Is the King of Swatsville?JERROLD CASWAY      2. The Suicide of Chick StahlDENNIS H. AUGER      3. The Strange Death of Harry C. PulliamANGELO J. LOUISA AND FLOYD SULLIVAN      4. In Search of Wilbur Cooper and Pete Alexander’s 1–0 GameDAVID CICOTELLO      5. The Mysterious Mr. CicotteGENE CARNEY      6. The O’Connell-Dolan Affair: Scandal or Hoax?DANIEL E. GINSBURG      7. Unraveling the Cobb-Speaker ScandalTIMOTHY M. GAY      8. Satch vs. Josh: The Showdown in Shadow BallDAVID C. OGDEN      9. The Brooklyn Dodgers, the Move to Los Angeles, and the Search for Villains: Was Walter O’Malley a Bum, a Victim, or Something Else?ROBERT TRUMPBOUR      Editors and Contributors      Index