
September Streak
The 1935 Chicago Cubs Chase the Pennant
Doug Feldmann(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 22. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
247 pages
978-0-7864-1591-5 (ISBN)
Description
With the recent success of the Gas House Gang as backdrop, the National League prepared for the 1935 season. The United States was still in the Great Depression, but executives in baseball predicted a financial comeback during the year, and Chicago's "windy" politicians demanded a pennant-contending ballclub. Yes, there was a time when the Cubs were expected to win.
This book chronicles the Cubs' 1935 season and the many on- and off-field events that impacted the game for years to come: Fans who had once turned to baseball for heroes and men of character now laughed at players' uncouth antics and fun-loving carousing reported in the morning newspapers; Babe Ruth debuted in the National League with the Boston Braves, and retired soon after; the first major league night game was played in Cincinnati; the chewing gum king Phil Wrigley was the first to broadcast all of his team's games on the radio; and the Cubs won 21 games in a row in September to take the pennant--the last Cubs team to win 100 games in a season.
This book chronicles the Cubs' 1935 season and the many on- and off-field events that impacted the game for years to come: Fans who had once turned to baseball for heroes and men of character now laughed at players' uncouth antics and fun-loving carousing reported in the morning newspapers; Babe Ruth debuted in the National League with the Boston Braves, and retired soon after; the first major league night game was played in Cincinnati; the chewing gum king Phil Wrigley was the first to broadcast all of his team's games on the radio; and the Cubs won 21 games in a row in September to take the pennant--the last Cubs team to win 100 games in a season.
Reviews / Votes
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-1591-5 (9780786415915)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Doug Feldmann is a professor in the College of Education at Northern Kentucky University and a former scout for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, and San Diego Padres.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Overcoming the "Gang"
2. Gabby, Jolly Cholly, and the Grimm Reapers
3. The Great One Takes a Final Bow
4. The Night the Lights Went On
5. Alabama Gets Out, and So Does the Babe
6. Cubs Out After Dark
7. Chasing the Galloping Hoodlums
8. An Amazing Run
9. Hold That Tiger
Epilogue
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Overcoming the "Gang"
2. Gabby, Jolly Cholly, and the Grimm Reapers
3. The Great One Takes a Final Bow
4. The Night the Lights Went On
5. Alabama Gets Out, and So Does the Babe
6. Cubs Out After Dark
7. Chasing the Galloping Hoodlums
8. An Amazing Run
9. Hold That Tiger
Epilogue
Appendices
Bibliography
Index