A Game of Brawl The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant |
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Author:
| Felber, Bill |
Foreword by:
| Kennedy, Edward M. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8032-2636-4 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $28.60 |
Book Description:
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Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history; it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. This book re-creates the rowdy, season-long 1897 battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. Bill Felber brings to life the most intensely watched team sporting event in the US's history to that time.
Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history; it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. This book re-creates the rowdy, season-long 1897 battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. Bill Felber brings to life the most intensely watched team sporting event in the US's history to that time.