For 52 years, Boston was a two-team Major League city, home to both the Red Sox and the Braves. This book focuses on the two teams' period of coexistence and competition for fans. The author analyzes the Boston fan base through trends in transportation, communication, geography, population and employment. Tracing the pendulum of fan preference between the two teams over five distinct time periods, a deeper understanding emerges of why the Red Sox remained in Boston and the Braves moved to Milwaukee.
For 52 years, Boston was a two-team Major League city, home to both the Red Sox and the Braves. This book focuses on the two teams' period of coexistence and competition for fans. The author analyzes the Boston fan base through trends in transportation, communication, geography, population and employment. Tracing the pendulum of fan preference between the two teams over five distinct time periods, a deeper understanding emerges of why the Red Sox remained in Boston and the Braves moved to Milwaukee.
Charlie Bevis, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is a retired adjunct professor of English at Rivier University. He has written for Nine, The Cooperstown Symposium, The National Pastime and Base Ball, and is the author of several baseball books. He lives in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction Part One: Nationals Have Monopoly, 1871-1900 1. Merchants as Spectators 2. Emerging Middle Class at the Ballpark 3. Two-Team City for Two Years 4. Rise of Irish-American Fans Part Two: Red Sox Dominate, 1901-1920 5. American League Enters Boston 6. Changing Nature of the Fans 7. New Ballparks for Big Crowds 8. Home Runs Convert Fans Part Three: Braves Have Edge, 1921-1933 9. Radio Broadcasts and the Vote on Sunday Baseball 10. Sunday Games Permitted Only at Braves Field 11. New Law Allows Sunday Games at Fenway Park 12. Braves Continue to Outdraw Red Sox Part Four: Red Sox Triumph, 1934-1945 13. Renovated Red Sox 14. Braves Change Name to Bees 15. Power Hitting at Fenway Park 16. Doubleheaders in the War Years Part Five: Braves Fight Back, 1946-1952 17. Braves Initiate Night Baseball 18. Trying to Mint Braves Fans 19. Television and Suburban Fans 20. Road-Game Radio Broadcasts Epilogue: Jimmy Fund Games Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction Part One: Nationals Have Monopoly, 1871-1900 1. Merchants as Spectators 2. Emerging Middle Class at the Ballpark 3. Two-Team City for Two Years 4. Rise of Irish-American Fans Part Two: Red Sox Dominate, 1901-1920 5. American League Enters Boston 6. Changing Nature of the Fans 7. New Ballparks for Big Crowds 8. Home Runs Convert Fans Part Three: Braves Have Edge, 1921-1933 9. Radio Broadcasts and the Vote on Sunday Baseball 10. Sunday Games Permitted Only at Braves Field 11. New Law Allows Sunday Games at Fenway Park 12. Braves Continue to Outdraw Red Sox Part Four: Red Sox Triumph, 1934-1945 13. Renovated Red Sox 14. Braves Change Name to Bees 15. Power Hitting at Fenway Park 16. Doubleheaders in the War Years Part Five: Braves Fight Back, 1946-1952 17. Braves Initiate Night Baseball 18. Trying to Mint Braves Fans 19. Television and Suburban Fans 20. Road-Game Radio Broadcasts Epilogue: Jimmy Fund Games Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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