The Irish in Baseball
An Early History$29.95
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Bibliographic Details
David L. Fleitz
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 200
Bibliographic Info: 42 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright:fun88 chính thứcMọi quyền được bảo lưu cho trang web chính thức Date: 2009
pISBN: 978-0-7864-3419-0
eISBN: 978-0-7864-5304-7
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Prologue 1
1. Beginnings—The Irish in Boston 5
2. The Irish White Stockings of Chicago 16
3. Shamrocks, Trojans, and Giants 28
4. Charlie Comiskey and the St. Louis Browns 43
5. White Stockings, Colts, and Cubs 56
6. Patsy Tebeau and the Hibernian Spiders 68
7. Ned Hanlon and the Orioles 82
8. The Heavenly Twins and the Boston Irish 96
9. The Umpires 110
10. Comiskey and the White Sox 123
11. McGraw and the Giants 135
12. Wild Bill, Whiskey Face, and the Tall Tactician 150
13. Red Sox and Royal Rooters 164
Epilogue 178
Notes 181
Bibliography 187
Index 189
Book Reviews & Awards
“thorough…Fleitz loves the game and its history as only a devoted fan could. And it is those devoted fans—the keepers of prodigious amounts of statistics on their favorite players and voluminous detailed histories of their favorite teams—who will most enjoy this new history”—Nine.