In the spring of 1933, with a new president in office and a banking crisis narrowly averted, there was optimism in Washington, D.C., even among the baseball fans. The hard-luck Senators, who topped 90 wins in each of the previous three seasons only to finish well in back of the pennant winner, seemed full of promise. They secured a "new deal" of their own with 26-year-old Joe Cronin, their peppery shortstop, who had emerged as one of the best players in the American League. Newly signed as the youngest manager in the majors, Cronin was determined to lead the Senators to the pennant, though…mehr
In the spring of 1933, with a new president in office and a banking crisis narrowly averted, there was optimism in Washington, D.C., even among the baseball fans. The hard-luck Senators, who topped 90 wins in each of the previous three seasons only to finish well in back of the pennant winner, seemed full of promise. They secured a "new deal" of their own with 26-year-old Joe Cronin, their peppery shortstop, who had emerged as one of the best players in the American League. Newly signed as the youngest manager in the majors, Cronin was determined to lead the Senators to the pennant, though Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and the world champion New York Yankees stood in the way.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Gary A. Sarnoff has written for Nats News, Minor League News, and for the Biography Project of the Society for American Baseball Research. He also writes for the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts of the Cal Ripken Sr. League and lives in Arlington, Virginia.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1933 Washington Senators Roster Prologue: Nats Win Flag by Nosing Out Browns, 2-1 1. Spring Training 2. The Old Fox, the Big Train, and the Washington Senators (Nationals) 3. Joe Cronin 4. The Strange Season of 1928 5. The 1929 Season 6. The Surprising Senators (1930) 7. The 1931 Season 8. Damn Yankees (1932) 9. New Deal for the Senators 10. Opening Day, 1933 11. War at Griffith Stadium 12. The Incredible Double Play 13. The Old Washington Wrecking Crew 14. Baseball's Dream Game 15. Heat of the Pennant Race 16. The Winning Streak 17. Winning the Pennant 18. The 1933 World Series 19. One More Cheer for the Senators Appendix 1. Game-by-Game Results for the 1933 Senators Appendix 2. 1933 Senators Statistics Appendix 3. 1933 World Series Statistics Chapter Notes Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1933 Washington Senators Roster Prologue: Nats Win Flag by Nosing Out Browns, 2-1 1. Spring Training 2. The Old Fox, the Big Train, and the Washington Senators (Nationals) 3. Joe Cronin 4. The Strange Season of 1928 5. The 1929 Season 6. The Surprising Senators (1930) 7. The 1931 Season 8. Damn Yankees (1932) 9. New Deal for the Senators 10. Opening Day, 1933 11. War at Griffith Stadium 12. The Incredible Double Play 13. The Old Washington Wrecking Crew 14. Baseball's Dream Game 15. Heat of the Pennant Race 16. The Winning Streak 17. Winning the Pennant 18. The 1933 World Series 19. One More Cheer for the Senators Appendix 1. Game-by-Game Results for the 1933 Senators Appendix 2. 1933 Senators Statistics Appendix 3. 1933 World Series Statistics Chapter Notes Index
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