Tim Keefe

Charlie Bevis, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is a retired adjunct professor of English at Rivier University. He has written for Nine, The Cooperstown Symposium, The National Pastime and Base Ball, and is the author of several baseball books. He lives in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

• Table of ContentsPreface 1. Sir Timothy2. Irish Roots and Artisan Thinking3. Carpenter’s Son Growing Up Near Boston4. Infielder on Amateur and Semipro Teams5. Pitcher in the Minor Leagues6. Pitching in the National League for Troy7. College Baseball Coach8. With the Metropolitans in New York City9. Transfer to the New York Giants10. Secretary of the Brotherhood11. Strategic Pitcher with ­League-Leading 42 Wins12. Land Owner in Cambridge13. Adapting to Numerous Pitching Rule Changes14. Clara Helm, the Future Mrs. Keefe15. Record-Setting 19 Consecutive Wins16. Sporting Goods Proprietor17. Successful Salary Holdout18. Establishing the Players’ League19. Capitalists Desert the Ballplayers20. Aftermath of the Players’ League21. Ending His Pitching Career in Philadelphia22. Harvard Baseball Coach23. Umpire in the National League24. Retirement from Baseball in Cambridge25. Hall of Fame Selection25. Unsung Pioneer of Ballplayer RightsAppendices A: Tim Keefe on PitchingB: Tim Keefe on ShorthandC: Tim Keefe on Strategic Pitching D: Pitching Changes Keefe Adapted to, 1880 to 1893Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

“extensively researched...well written...Bevis is to be commended”—Nine; “another worthy addition to the literature of the experiment that was the Players League”—Nineteenth Century Notes.