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Informationen zum Autor Chuck Kimberly is a retired contract specialist who worked for the Department of Defense. A member of SABR, he lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Klappentext This account of the four baseball seasons of 1900 through 1903 seeks to capture the flavor of the period by providing yearly overviews from the standpoint of each team and by focusing more deeply on 30 or more players of the era--not only such legendary stars as Cy Young and Willie Keeler, but also relative unknowns such as Bill Keister and Kip Selbach. Each team section is supplemented by a table providing the significant batting and pitching statistics for each regular team member. The major theme of the period was the baseball war between the National and American leagues from 1900 to 1903. But the broad multi-season, multi-team view allows varying the focus. The pennant races receive due attention but there are other aspects of the baseball drama, such as: the aging star who finds a way to extend his period of dominance (Cy Young); the young, unpolished phenom whose raw talent enables him to excel (Christy Mathewson); and the fierce competitor who risks injury to help his team (Joe McGinnity or Deacon Phillippe). Zusammenfassung This account of the four baseball seasons of 1900 through 1903 seeks to capture the flavour of the period by providing yearly overviews from the standpoint of each team and by focusing more deeply on 30 or more players of the era. Each team section is supplemented by a table providing the significant batting and pitching statistics for each regular team member. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface deleteChapter One. 1900, National LeagueA Gem of a Season?BR>The Iron Man to the Rescue: Brooklyn?Putting It Together Too Late: Pittsburgh?A Formidable Batting Order: Philadelphi??aded Glory: Boston?Spoiled Broth: St. Louis?A Team of Fighters: Chicag?Good Idea, Bad Timing: Cincinnati?Polishing the Big Apple's Team?Big Ed Decided to Bunt?Wee Willie Was Big?Kip's Bad Rep?Intersecting Career Paths: Pink Hawley and Joe McGinnity?A Loud Noise in Brooklyn: Roaring Bill Kennedy?Chapter Two. 1901, National LeagueThe Baseball War's Opening Salv?A New Powerhouse: Pittsburgh?More Ginger: Philadelphi?Please, Please-Not Toward Third: Brooklyn??ddition by Subtraction: St. Louis?Battle Damage: Boston, Chicago, New York and Cincinnati?A Fine Utility Player: Honus Wagner?There Was Something About Harry: Harry Wolverton?A Rising Star: Jimmy Sheckard?He Doesn't Need the Money: Emmet Heidrick?A Tale of Two Lefties: Lefty Davis?The Toast of New York: Christy Mathewson??ambling Rube?Harsher Times?Chapter Three. 1901, American LeagueThe New Major League?The Defending-and New-Champions: Chicag?A Gentleman's Team: Boston?A Thrilling Start: Detroit??ack Cobbles Together a Winner: Philadelphi?McGraw's Orioles, Act II??BR>A Considerable Trick: Washington?Cleveland Still Had the Blues?Losing Brews Fan Discontent?2In a Class by Himself: Napoleon Lajoie?4 delete deleteA Designated Hitter Born Too Soon: Bill Keister?8Davey CrockettDetroit?0Adjusting Successfully: Cy Young?1A Logical Decision: Frank DeHaas Robison?5Chapter Four. 1902, National LeagueA Desperate Counterattack?7Like Men Among Boys: Pittsburgh?1Hanlon's Projects: Brooklyn?3End of the Road for a Star: Boston?7Refreshing Changes: Cincinnati?9New Nickname, New Manager, New Players: Chicag?0Why Rebuilding Is Difficult: St. Louis?3Seventy-Five Percent Good: Philadelphi?6The Fourth Estate Gets Its Chance: New York?8A Fielding Wonder: Fred Tenney?1A Wee Bit of a Slugger: Tommy Leach?3The Future King of Sluggers: Sam Crawford?4Setting the Standard: Bill Bergen?9"Noodles": Frank Hahn?0Chapter Five. 1902, American LeagueMixed Luck and Rube Waddell: Philadelphi?6Dashed Hopes: St. Louis?1?isplaced Charity: Boston?4Comiskey's Machine Sputters?6A Team Transformed: Cleveland?8Not As Good As...
