Scott Ferkovich

Motor City Champs

Mickey Cochrane and the 1934-1935 Detroit Tigers

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Produktbeschreibung

In the early 1930s, the Motor City was sputtering from the Great Depression. Then came a talented Detroit Tigers team, steered by player-manager Mickey Cochrane, to inject new pride into the Detroit psyche. It was a cast of colorful characters, with such nicknames as Schoolboy, Goose, Hammerin' Hank and Little Tommy. Over two seasons in 1934 and 1935, the team powered its way to the top of the baseball world, becoming a symbol of a resurgent metropolis and winning the first-ever Tigers championship. This exhaustively researched account provides an in-depth look into a remarkable period in baseball history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781476666594
• ISBN-10: 1476666598
• Artikelnr.: 47710503

Autorenporträt

Scott Ferkovich, a member of SABR, writes about the national pastime from his home near Detroit.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
A Note on Statistics and Quotations
One. "Detroit is not my lucky town"
Two. City on the Strait
Three. "The tumult and the shouting start"
Four. One Hot Goose
Five. "Get that fellow out of my sight in a hurry"
Six. "They'll never see another game like it"
Seven. Winning Streak
Eight. Schoolboy and the History Books
Nine. "A phenomena, bordering on the miraculous"
Ten. Heartbreak and Garbage
Eleven. "You can't keep a gang like that down"
Twelve. Hammerin' Hank Sets the Pace
Thirteen. "Pulling game after game out of the fire"
Fourteen. The Cubs Blow In
Fifteen. "The most obscene language I ever had to take from anybody"
Sixteen. "This mad, delirious city"
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index