David L. Fleitz

Rowdy Patsy Tebeau and the Cleveland Spiders

Fighting to the Bottom of Baseball, 1887-1899

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Produktbeschreibung

In an era of rowdy teams, the Cleveland Spiders (1887-1899) were baseball's rowdiest. Managed by Oliver "Patsy" Tebeau, a quick-tempered infielder, the Spiders seemed to heap abuse of one kind or another on everyone--umpires, opposing teams, even the fans. Their aggression never brought home the pennant, but Cleveland's battles with the league's top clubs, including an 1895 Temple Cup victory over the Baltimore Orioles, are now legendary. Yet the story of the Spiders amounts to more than a 12 year free-for-all. There were top-flight players like Ed McKean, George Davis, Jesse Burkett, and Cy Young. There was the racially progressive signing of Holy Cross star Louis Sockalexis, the first American Indian in the major leagues. And then there was the team's final season, 1899, when a club ravaged by syndicalism set the standard for baseball futility.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780786499472
• ISBN-10: 0786499478
• Artikelnr.: 46770513

Autorenporträt

David L. Fleitz is a web developer and database analyst who lives in Troy, Michigan. A longtime SABR member, he has written nine other books on baseball history.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction
1.
Frank Robison and Cleveland Baseball
2.
Association Blues
3.
The Spiders Are Born
4.
The Players League
5.
Patsy Takes Over
6.
Half a Pennant
7.
The Battling Spiders
8.
Team Turmoil
9.
The Temple Cup 10.
A Riotous Season 11.
The Cleveland Indians 12.
The End of an Era 13.
The Disaster of 1899 14.
The Bitter End Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index