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Description edit
Focusing on the years 1903 to 1930, Dr. Seymour discusses the emergence of the two major leagues and the World Series, the bitter trade struggles and pennant rivalries, and such legendary figures as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.
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Characters/People edit
- Landis: Add a description of this character.
- Ban Johnson
- John Mcgraw
- Garry Herrmann
- Ruth
- Connie Mack
- Dreyfuss
- Fultz
- Rickey
- Rothstein
- Pulliam
- Heydler
- Hornsby
- Mays
- Ruppert
- Chase
- Comiskey
- Huston
- Jackson
- Cicotte
- Fogel
- Benton
- Murphy
- Robbie
- Clark Griffith
- Sisler
- Magee
- Lasker
- Christy Mathewson
- Merkle
- Dunn
- Gilmore
- Herzog
- Phil
- Bresnahan
- Baker
- Lajoie
- Hageman
- O'connell
- Huggins
- Maharg
- Walter Johnson
- Frazee
- Eddie Collins
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Chicago
- Ty Cobb
- Brooklyn
- Cincinnati
- St. Louis
- Washington
- Pittsburgh
- Boston
- America
- United States
- Stoneham
- Fraternity
- Baltimore
- Detroit
- California
- Ohio
- Cuba
- Pennsylvania
- Newark
- Atlanta
- Georgia
- Cleveland
- Ebbets Field
- Organized Baseball
- Kansas City
- Michigan
- Flatbush
- Texas
- Massachusetts
- Zork
- Europe
- Buffalo
- Indianapolis
- Manhattan
- Illinois
- Germany
- Denver
- Risberg
- South Carolina
- Wall Street
- Havana
- Nashville
First Sentence edit
A STRANGE help-wanted ad appeared in a New York newspaper in 1903.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1971
ISBN: 0195014030
Page Count: 512
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1971
ISBN: 0195014030
Page Count: 512
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.35709
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Popular Culture
- Books › Sports › Baseball › History
- Books › History › Americas › United States
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