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Informationen zum Autor Lyle Spatz is the former longtime chairman of the Society for American Baseball Research’s Baseball Records Committee. He is the author of numerous baseball books, including Historical Dictionary of Baseball (2012) and Willie Keeler: From the Playgrounds of Brooklyn to the Hall of Fame (2015), both published by Rowman & Littlefield. Spatz is also the co-author of 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York (2010), which won SABR’s Seymour Medal for best baseball history of the year. Spatz’s baseball articles have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Total Baseball, Baseball Digest, and more. In 2000 he was presented with SABR’s highest honor, the Bob Davids Award, and in 2017 he was a recipient of SABR's Henry Chadwick Award, established to honor the game's great researchers. Klappentext In addition to being one of baseball’s most accomplished batters, Willie Keeler was an integral part of two memorable teams: the Baltimore Orioles and the Brooklyn Superbas. This is the first biography of Keeler, the most prominent member of the first American League team in New York. Zusammenfassung In addition to being one of baseball’s most accomplished batters, Willie Keeler was an integral part of two memorable teams: the Baltimore Orioles and the Brooklyn Superbas. This is the first biography of Keeler, the most prominent member of the first American League team in New York. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments List of Photographs Introduction Part One: Early Life 1. Willie Keeler in American Culture 2. A Brooklyn Boyhood 3. Reaching the Big League Part Two: The Baltimore Orioles 4. A Dynasty Begins to Take Shape 5. It's a Whole New Game They're Playing 6. The Game of the Nineties Was Just Ugly 7. And Now We Have the Best Baseball Club 8. Another Pennant Won, Another Temple Cup Lost 9. A Clean Sweep 10. The Streak 11. Good vs. Evil 12. The Most Valuable Player in the Profession 13. Baltimore Had a Good Team and a Lousy Market Part Three: The Brooklyn Superbas 14. Hanlon's Superbas 15. The League Shrinks, but Brooklyn Remains on Top 16. Winning the Chronicle Cup 17. Keep Your Eye Clear and Hit 'em Where They Ain't 18. Will Willie Stay or Will Willie Go 19. I Am in Baseball for All I Can Get Out Of It Part Four: The New York Yankees 20. Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge 21. A Disappointing First Season in New York 22. The Yankees Pursue Their First Pennant 23. The Wild Pitch 24. The Yankees Struggle through an Injury-Marred Season 25. Willie Keeler and Ty Cobb 26. Keeler Has His Last Good Season 27. A Last Hurrah in Baltimore 28. Willie Keeler's Work Has Been Unsatisfactory 29. Boys, I Guess My Time Has Come Part Five: Life after Baseball 30. Keeler's Playing Career Comes to an End 31. We're Not All Lucky 32. The World Might Have Used Him Better Notes Bibliography Index About the Author ...
