Spanning three centuries of the game, this book examines twenty-two of baseball's most iconic teams. Each chapter not only chronicles the club's era of supremacy, but also provides an in-depth look at the players who helped make their teams great.
Spanning three centuries of the game, this book examines twenty-two of baseball's most iconic teams. Each chapter not only chronicles the club's era of supremacy, but also provides an in-depth look at the players who helped make their teams great.
Jonathan Weeks is a lifelong baseball enthusiast and member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He is the author of Cellar Dwellers: The Worst Teams in Baseball History (Scarecrow, 2012), Baseball's Most Notorious Personalities: A Gallery of Rogues (Scarecrow, 2013), and Mudville Madness: Fabulous Feats, Belligerent Behavior, and Erratic Episodes on the Diamond (Taylor Trade, 2014).
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Introduction Chapter 1: Baltimore Orioles: 1894 1897 Chapter 2: Pittsburgh Pirates: 1901 1903 Chapter 3 Chicago Cubs: 1906 1910 Chapter 4 Philadelphia Athletics: 1910 1914 Chapter 5 Boston Red Sox: 1915 1918 Chapter 6: New York Giants: 1921 1924 Chapter 7: New York Yankees: 1926 1928 Chapter 8: Philadelphia Athletics: 1929 1931 Chapter 9: St. Louis Cardinals: 1930 1934 Chapter 10: New York Yankees: 1936 1939 Chapter 11: New York Yankees: 1949 1953 Chapter 12: Brooklyn Dodgers: 1952 1956 Chapter 13: Los Angeles Dodgers: 1963 1966 Chapter 14: St. Louis Cardinals: 1964 1968 Chapter 15: Baltimore Orioles: 1966 1971 Chapter 16: Oakland Athletics: 1972 1974 Chapter 17: Cincinnati Reds: 1972 1976 Chapter 18: New York Yankees: 1976 1978 Chapter 19: Oakland Athletics: 1988 1990 Chapter 20: Toronto Blue Jays: 1991 1993 Chapter 21: Atlanta Braves: 1991 1996 Chapter 22: New York Yankees: 1996 2000 Chapter 23: Honorable Mentions Bibliography Index About the Author
