Charlie Bevis

Tim Keefe

A Biography of the Hall of Fame Pitcher and Player-Rights Advocate

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the greatest pitchers of the 19th century, Tim Keefe (1857-1933) was an ardent believer in the artisan work ethic that was becoming outmoded in burgeoning industrial America. A master craftsman, he compiled 342 career victories during his 14-season Major League career while adapting to numerous changes in pitching rules during the 1880s. Known as a strategic pitcher, he outsmarted batters, particularly with his change-of-pace pitch. He led the New York Giants to the National League pennant in 1888 and 1889, establishing a Major League record with 19 consecutive pitching victories in 1888. He taught pitching as a college baseball coach, wrote several articles about his craft and established a sporting goods firm where he manufactured a baseball of his own design. He was a proponent for players' rights as the secretary of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, which formed the ill-fated Players' League in 1890. This first-ever biography of Keefe covers the career of the 1964 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780786496655
• ISBN-10: 0786496657
• Artikelnr.: 42792854

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface 1.
Sir Timothy 2.
Irish Roots and Artisan Thinking 3.
Carpenter's Son Growing Up Near Boston 4.
Infielder on Amateur and Semipro Teams 5.
Pitcher in the Minor Leagues 6.
Pitching in the National League for Troy 7.
College Baseball Coach 8.
With the Metropolitans in New York City 9.
Transfer to the New York Giants 10.
Secretary of the Brotherhood 11.
Strategic Pitcher with League-Leading 42 Wins 12.
Land Owner in Cambridge 13.
Adapting to Numerous Pitching Rule Changes 14.
Clara Helm, the Future Mrs. Keefe 15.
Record-Setting 19 Consecutive Wins 16.
Sporting Goods Proprietor 17.
Successful Salary Holdout 18.
Establishing the Players' League 19.
Capitalists Desert the Ballplayers 20.
Aftermath of the Players' League 21.
Ending His Pitching Career in Philadelphia 22.
Harvard Baseball Coach 23.
Umpire in the National League 24.
Retirement from Baseball in Cambridge 25.
Hall of Fame Selection 25.
Unsung Pioneer of Ballplayer Rights Appendices A: Tim Keefe on Pitching B: Tim Keefe on Shorthand C: Tim Keefe on Strategic Pitching D: Pitching Changes Keefe Adapted to, 1880 to 1893 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index