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Informationen zum Autor By Ronald T. Waldo Klappentext This book brings to life the many odd, eccentric, and bizarre characters of baseball from the 1800s through the Deadball Era. While many stories are about the game's greats such as John McGraw, Frank Chance, and Rube Waddell, the exploits of little-known players like J.A. Brown, Sleepy Bill Burns, and Jack Hendricks are covered as well. Zusammenfassung This book brings to life the many odd! eccentric! and bizarre characters of baseball from the 1800s through the Deadball Era. While many stories are about the game's greats such as John McGraw! Frank Chance! and Rube Waddell! the exploits of little-known players like J.A. Brown! Sleepy Bill Burns! and Jack Hendricks are covered as well. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Rebels, Sharpened Spikes, and Baseball Innovation in the Late Nineteenth CenturyChapter 2: Pranksters, Practical Jokes, and Tricks on the DiamondChapter 3: Baseball Icons, Turkey Mike, the Great Zim, Two Unique Catchers, and Ping's ParrotChapter 4: Odd Occurrences, Two Men Called Rube, and Sleepy BillChapter 5: Men in Blue Handling the Indicator from Three 'til Five Every AfternoonChapter 6: Hug, Hughie, the Peerless Leader, and Fellow ManagersChapter 7: Bushers on the Farm and Minor League MayhemChapter 8: Demon Rum, John Barleycorn, and Frothy SudsChapter 9: Cases of Mistaken Identity and Things Not Appearing as They SeemChapter 10: Pennant Fever, Copping the Flag, and World Series MomentsChapter 11: Baseball and the Great WarChapter 12: A Grand Baseball Era Comes to an EndNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author
