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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"extensively researched...well written...Bevis is to be commended"-Nine; "another worthy addition to the literature of the experiment that was the Players League"-Nineteenth Century Notes.
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Interest Age: From 18 years
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22 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 17 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7864-9665-5 (9780786496655)
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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.
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
