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Informationen zum Autor John G. Robertson is a private tutor and sports historian who lives in Cambridge, Ontario. He is the author of numerous books on baseball, hockey and boxing history. Andy Saunders is a baseball buff who hosts trivia shows in his hometown. He lives in Guelph, Ontario. Klappentext This work is a game-by-game account of the Philadelphia Athletics' pitiful 1916 season, in which they won just 36 of 154 games. It starts with a brief biography of the team's living symbol--A's manager and co-owner Connie Mack--and moves through the birth of the franchise and into its first era of glory in which the A's won world championships in 1910, 1911, and 1913. Following the A's stunning defeat in the 1914 World Series to the underdog Boston Braves, Mack dismantled his championship club and finished last in the American League for seven straight seasons. The 1916 campaign was the nadir. The team's few solid veterans had a supporting cast of underachievers, college boys, raw rookies, no-hopers, and sub-par pitching. The book chronicles the daily grind of a team that had no chance to begin with and quickly became the laughingstock of the AL. Many humorous anecdotes, needless to say! Zusammenfassung Povides a game-by-game account of the Philadelphia Athletics' pitiful 1916 season! one where they won just 37 of 154 games. The book chronicles the daily grind of a team that had no chance to begin with and quickly became the laughing stocks of the American League. It contains many humorous anecdotes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceThe Last Hurrah: The 1913 Victory BanquetConnie Mack: The Architect of the A's (Part 1)Connie Mack: The Architect of the A's (Part 2)Connie Mack's First Dynasty: 1910 to 1914Prelude to Disaster: Spring Training 1916April: Despair and HopeMay: Hope and the High-Water MarkJune: Reality Tramples OptimismJuly: The Depths of IneptitudeAugust: The "Little Tonic Team of Baseball" Rises from Its NadirAugust 26: The Masterpiece Among the RubbishAugust 28 to Season's End: Playing Out the StringHeroes and Pleasant Surprises, Villains, Disappointments and BustsThe Aftermath and BeyondWhatever Happened To...?Were the 1916 A's Really the Worst MLB Team of the 20th Century?The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics SeasonChapter NotesBibliographyIndex...
