After many years of being an also-ran in the National league, the Pittsburgh Pirates' fortunes changed dramatically following the 1899 season after a monumental deal with the Louisville Colonels. The addition of star players such as Fred Clarke, Honus Wagner, Tommy Leach and Deacon Phillippe allowed Pittsburgh to become the first baseball dynasty of the twentieth century as they won National League pennants in 1901, 1902 and 1903.
Without question, the 1902 Pirates aggregation was the greatest of those three squads. This definitive historical account examines the record-breaking 1902 Pittsburgh season, the politics that shaped baseball's landscape during that era and the players responsible for that squad's claiming its rightful place in baseball history.
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Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
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17 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7864-7832-3 (9780786478323)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Ronald T. Waldo, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, lives in Pittsburgh. His articles have appeared in Pittsburgh Pride Magazine and Sports Collectors Digest, and he is the author of several books on baseball history.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ?v
Preface ?1
1.?Player Influx Catapults Pittsburgh into a Pennant Contender ?5
2.?Williams Jumps to the Americans, Pirates Win the Pennant ?25
3.?Barney Dreyfuss Battles Fellow National League Magnates ?46
4.?Pittsburgh Breaks Out of the Gate in Splendid Fashion ?68
5.?Executive Discipline Fails to Derail the Pirates Train ?88
6.?Honus Wagner and Jack -O'Connor Heading to St. Louis? ?109
7.?Jack Chesbro Becomes the National League's Top Pitcher ?129
8.?Pirates Rooters Demand a Shift to the American League ?149
9.?Ban Johnson Lures Pirates Stars to the American League ?169
10.?Jack Chesbro and Jesse Tannehill Issue an Ultimatum to Dreyfuss ?190
11.?Pittsburgh Breaks Record as Tommy Leach Fight Intensifies ?211
12.?Pirates Win Third Consecutive Pennant Despite Loss of Stars ?232
Appendices
A: 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster ?255
B: 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics ?257
Chapter Notes ?259
Bibliography ?282
Index ?285
