Mark Halfon looks at life in the Major Leagues in the early 1900s, when the game was defined by low scoring and an emphasis on pitching and defense, and when players like Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, and Walter Johnson. For almost two decades, this era produced some of the best players who ever played the game.
Mark Halfon looks at life in the Major Leagues in the early 1900s, when the game was defined by low scoring and an emphasis on pitching and defense, and when players like Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, and Walter Johnson. For almost two decades, this era produced some of the best players who ever played the game.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Mark S. Halfon is professor of philosophy at Nassau Community College in New York. He is the author of Can a Dead Man Strike Out? Offbeat Baseball Questions and Their Improbable Answers.
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Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Deadball Era Highlights 1. Big League Cheating 2. Baseball at the Turn of the Century 3. A Pitchers’ Paradise 4. Inside Baseball 5. Rowdyism Part 2: Deadball Era Standouts 6. Little Napoleon 7. The Georgia Peach 8. The Big Train 9. A Game for the Ages Part 3: Beyond the Deadball Era 10. Baseball at the Crossroads 11. The Black Sox Scandals 12. The Black Sox Myth Postscript Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Deadball Era Highlights 1. Big League Cheating 2. Baseball at the Turn of the Century 3. A Pitchers’ Paradise 4. Inside Baseball 5. Rowdyism Part 2: Deadball Era Standouts 6. Little Napoleon 7. The Georgia Peach 8. The Big Train 9. A Game for the Ages Part 3: Beyond the Deadball Era 10. Baseball at the Crossroads 11. The Black Sox Scandals 12. The Black Sox Myth Postscript Notes Bibliography Index
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