This book chronicles the history of the Philadelphia Athletics, the first real dynasty in Major League Baseball. The focus of the book is the 1931 season, in which Philadelphia, led by superstar pitcher Lefty Grove, had the best season in franchise history, leading to a third consecutive trip to the World Series. With a roster full of future Hall of Fame players--like Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Connie Mack--the Athletics were one of the best baseball teams of all time, and the 1931 season served as the apex of their success, as the financial restrictions of the Great Depression caused the owners to break up the team.
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
8 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-7566-7 (9780786475667)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The late Robert P. Broadwater wrote more than 35 books of military history and more than 100 magazine articles dealing with the American Civil War and the Revolutionary War. He lived in Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ?vi
Preface ?1
Introduction ?5
One.?The Building of a Dynasty ?9
Two.?Another Run at Greatness ?27
Three.?A Spring of Promise ?48
Four.?Seventeen Games in a Row ?61
Five.?The Boys of Summer ?70
Six.?Dog Days and Another Winning Streak ?92
Seven.?The Drive to a Third Pennant ?118
Eight.?Facing the Cardinals Again ?134
Nine.?End of an Era ?148
Epilogue ?159
Appendix 1: Athletics 1931 Team and Individual Statistics ?167
Appendix 2: Hall of Fame Players from the
Golden Era (1925-1941) ?171
Chapter Notes ?175
Bibliography ?179
Index ?181
