A biography of early twentieth-century baseball player and actor Mike Donlin, one of the best hitters and most colorful players in the history of the game. Haunted by tragedy, he was a showman and an alcoholic, married one of the nation’s most famous vaudeville actresses—who turned his life around, and acted on the stage and in approximately one hundred films.
A biography of early twentieth-century baseball player and actor Mike Donlin, one of the best hitters and most colorful players in the history of the game. Haunted by tragedy, he was a showman and an alcoholic, married one of the nation’s most famous vaudeville actresses—who turned his life around, and acted on the stage and in approximately one hundred films.
Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and author of Urban Shocker: Silent Hero of Baseball’s Golden Age (Nebraska, 2017), winner of the SABR Baseball Research Award, and The World Series in the Deadball Era. Lyle Spatz is the author of many baseball books and the coauthor (with Steve Steinberg) of The Colonel and Hug: The Partnership that Transformed the New York Yankees (Nebraska, 2015), winner of the SABR Baseball Research Award, and 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York (Nebraska, 2010), winner of the Seymour Medal.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Historical Notes Part 1. Mike before Mabel 1. Growing Up with Tragedy 2. “I’m Going to Be a Sensation in Baseball” 3. The Making of Mike Donlin 4. “Provided He Takes Care of Himself” 5. Donlin and McGraw Battle with American League Umpires 6. A Brutal Assault 7. A Return to the National League 8. “A Manager Who Can’t Control Himself” 9. “I Am Through with Donlin!” 10. Goodbye to Cincinnati; Hello to Broadway 11. “I Guess I Have Had My Share of Trouble” 12. Mathewson Pitches the Giants to a World Series Title 13. The New York Hoodlums Part 2. Mabel 14. Vaudeville, America’s Other National Pastime 15. A Star Is Born 16. Mabel Meets Mike Part 3. Mike and Mabel 17. A Season Interrupted 18. Chicago, Their Kind of Town 19. Mabel Tells Mike: Become a Changed Man—or Else 20. The Prodigal Returns 21. The Most Popular Ballplayer in New York 22. A Pennant Race Like No Other 23. Stealing Home 24. Will He or Won’t He? 25. I Play for the Money 26. Despite Health Concerns, Mabel’s Star Continues to Rise 27. A Return to Baseball 28. A Trade to Pittsburgh 29. Tragic End of a Loving Partnership Part 4. Mike after Mabel 30. Life Goes On 31. Remarriage and a Final Return to the Major Leagues 32. Mike Enters the New World of Motion Pictures 33. Memphis Blues 34. Back on Broadway and Hollywood Calls 35. “The Very Breath of Life” 36. Acting Success and a Mysterious Illness 37. “Lights, Camera, Action” Continues to the End 38. A Life Well Lived Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Historical Notes Part 1. Mike before Mabel 1. Growing Up with Tragedy 2. “I’m Going to Be a Sensation in Baseball” 3. The Making of Mike Donlin 4. “Provided He Takes Care of Himself” 5. Donlin and McGraw Battle with American League Umpires 6. A Brutal Assault 7. A Return to the National League 8. “A Manager Who Can’t Control Himself” 9. “I Am Through with Donlin!” 10. Goodbye to Cincinnati; Hello to Broadway 11. “I Guess I Have Had My Share of Trouble” 12. Mathewson Pitches the Giants to a World Series Title 13. The New York Hoodlums Part 2. Mabel 14. Vaudeville, America’s Other National Pastime 15. A Star Is Born 16. Mabel Meets Mike Part 3. Mike and Mabel 17. A Season Interrupted 18. Chicago, Their Kind of Town 19. Mabel Tells Mike: Become a Changed Man—or Else 20. The Prodigal Returns 21. The Most Popular Ballplayer in New York 22. A Pennant Race Like No Other 23. Stealing Home 24. Will He or Won’t He? 25. I Play for the Money 26. Despite Health Concerns, Mabel’s Star Continues to Rise 27. A Return to Baseball 28. A Trade to Pittsburgh 29. Tragic End of a Loving Partnership Part 4. Mike after Mabel 30. Life Goes On 31. Remarriage and a Final Return to the Major Leagues 32. Mike Enters the New World of Motion Pictures 33. Memphis Blues 34. Back on Broadway and Hollywood Calls 35. “The Very Breath of Life” 36. Acting Success and a Mysterious Illness 37. “Lights, Camera, Action” Continues to the End 38. A Life Well Lived Notes Bibliography Index
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