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Baseball's Roaring Twenties

A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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Baseball's Roaring Twenties

A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures

By: Ronald T. Waldo

Following the 1919 Black Sox scandal, baseball needed men willing and able to pump life back into the game during tough times. Numerous ballplayers stepped forward and left their mark on the national pastime as it continued to thrive and grow during a decade that became known as the Roaring Twenties, a raucous, happy time period when a free-spirited nature prevailed. In Baseball’s Roaring Twenties: A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures, Ronald T. Waldo recounts the rollicking escapades surrounding a distinctive collection of players, managers, and umpires that truly personified this era of baseball history. Waldo includes a mix of unique stories and amusing tales surrounding baseball greats like Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, Rabbit Maranville, and Casey Stengel, alongside less famous diamond performers such as Duster Mails, Jay Kirke, Jimmy O’Connell, and Possum Whitted. The fans—who were every bit as important in helping the game grow during the ‘20s—are also given their due with a chapter of their own. From the story of Heinie Mueller unceremoniously pushing his attractive cousin out of sight when he saw manager Branch Rickey approaching to the tale of minor league hurler Augie Prudhomme literally following the sarcastic directive from pilot George Stallings to burn his uniform, Baseball’s Roaring Twenties provides an entertaining perspective of baseball during this singular decade. Amusing and informative, this book will be of interest to baseball fans and historians of all generations.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442274263

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9781442274266

Fred Clarke

A Biography of the Baseball Hall of Fame Player-Manager

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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Fred Clarke

A Biography of the Baseball Hall of Fame Player-Manager

By: Ronald T. Waldo

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945, Fred Clarke began his career in 1894 with a record day at the plate, going 5 for 5. He would go on to play for 21 years spending most of that time as the player-manager of the Pirates, a team he led to four pennants and one World Series Championship (1909).

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McFarland

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0786460164

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9780786460168

Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates

Scenes from a Golden Era

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates

Scenes from a Golden Era

By: Ronald T. Waldo

Honus Wagner's spectacular baseball career spanned 21 seasons from 1897 through 1917. Widely considered the greatest shortstop in baseball history, Wagner won eight National League batting titles and helped win the pennant four times for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. This book assembles the many stories about Wagner that circulated among his teammates, opposing players, writers and fans--reminiscences that define both his career and his life as a citizen in the Pittsburgh suburb of Carnegie.

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McFarland

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0786496673

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9780786496679

Pennant Hopes Dashed by the Homer in the Gloamin'

The Story of How the 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Blew the National League Pennant

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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Pennant Hopes Dashed by the Homer in the Gloamin'

The Story of How the 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Blew the National League Pennant

By: Ronald T. Waldo

After many disappointing seasons during the 1930s, the 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates looked like they were finally poised to claim their first National League pennant since 1927. A hot streak during June and July propelled manager Pie Traynor's squad into first place. Yet after commanding the top spot for more than two months, Pittsburgh could not hold off the charging Chicago Cubs and experienced one of the most monumental collapses in baseball history. This detailed historical account examines the entire 1938 season, while also looking at the players and events that were a major part of this star-crossed season.

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McFarland

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1476601747

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9781476601748

Characters from the Diamond

Wild Events, Crazy Antics, and Unique Tales from Early Baseball

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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Characters from the Diamond

Wild Events, Crazy Antics, and Unique Tales from Early Baseball

By: Ronald T. Waldo

Baseball during the late 1800s and the Deadball Era was filled with aggressive, hard-nosed players who had no qualms about exhibiting belligerent behavior while tenaciously achieving victory on the diamond. These unique and eccentric individuals helped the game grow in popularity through their brilliance on the field and their legendary exploits off it. From manager Miller Huggins fighting with a pitcher over thick, juicy steaks to Rube Waddell getting arrested for tossing doughnuts at the coiffure of a waitress, their stories kept baseball fans entertained throughout the season—and still entertain us today. In Characters from the Diamond: Wild Events, Crazy Antics, and Unique Tales from Early Baseball, Ronald T. Waldochronicles the adventures of an unparalleled group of players, managers, and umpires whose tales continue to define that era of baseball. From the days of Chris Von der Ahe when his St. Louis Browns dominated the American Association to the Great War, this book presents an array of unique stories, peculiar accounts, and humorous anecdotes involving the men who were the very fabric of the game during that time period. Baseball icons such as John McGraw, Willie Keeler, Ty Cobb, Frank Chance, Rube Waddell, and Mike Donlin are profiled in this book, while numerous lesser-known players—including Arthur Evans, Jack Rowan, Bill Kellogg, Bill Bailey, Ping Bodie, and William Dugan—are also given their moment in the sun alongside their more famous baseball brethren. Characters from the Diamond breathes life back into baseball from the late nineteenth century and Deadball Era. Illuminating, entertaining, and noteworthy, these stories surrounding some of the game’s most unique individuals paint a humorous, off-beat picture of an often-forgotten era for baseball lovers everywhere.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442258691

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9781442258693

The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates

Treachery and Triumph

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates

Treachery and Triumph

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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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300

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McFarland

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0786478322

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9780786478323

Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler

A Baseball Biography

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler

A Baseball Biography

By: Ronald T. Waldo

One of the greatest outfielders of his generation, Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler (1898-1950) was working as a roof assembler in an auto plant in Michigan when he seized an opportunity to realize his dream of playing major league baseball. After toiling in the minor leagues for more than three years, he took the National League by storm and became a legitimate star during his 1924 rookie season with Pittsburgh. Considered one of the fastest and smartest base runners of his era, Cuyler played for four National League pennant winners and participated in three World Series over his career, earning election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968. This definitive biography chronicles Cuyler's life and career, including his dispute with Pirate manager Donie Bush and his subsequent trade to Chicago in 1928.

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0786491329

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9780786491322

The Battling Bucs of 1925

How the Pittsburgh Pirates Pulled Off the Greatest Comeback in World Series History

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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The Battling Bucs of 1925

How the Pittsburgh Pirates Pulled Off the Greatest Comeback in World Series History

By: Ronald T. Waldo

After coming close to winning the pennant on more than one occasion during the early 1920s, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally shed the stigma of being underachievers and claimed the National League flag in 1925, ending the New York Giants' four-year reign at the top of the league. Manager Bill McKechnie's brigade of young guns moved on to oppose the defending world champion Washington Senators in the World Series. After falling behind three games to one, Pittsburgh pulled off the greatest comeback in World Series history when they rallied to win in a thrilling seventh game. This detailed history recounts the entire 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates season, paying special attention to the team's construction and the World Series. Appendices provide complete statistics for the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, box scores for all seven games of that year's World Series, and World Series statistics for both teams.

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0786487895

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9780786487899

Narralogues

Truth in Fiction

By: Ronald Sukenick

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Narralogues

Truth in Fiction

By: Ronald Sukenick

These "narralogues" combine story and argument, moving from Socratic dialogue to outright narrative, and ultimately making the case that fiction is a medium for telling the truth.

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SUNY Press

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0791444007

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9780791444009

Fred Clarke

A Biography of the Baseball Hall of Fame Player-Manager

By: Ronald T. Waldo

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Fred Clarke

A Biography of the Baseball Hall of Fame Player-Manager

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Baseball's Roaring Twenties

A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures

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A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures

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Book's by Ronald T. Waldo

Baseball's Roaring Twenties

Baseball's Roaring Twenties

Fred Clarke

Fred Clarke

Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates

Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates

Pennant Hopes Dashed by the Homer in the Gloamin'

Pennant Hopes Dashed by the Homer in the Gloamin'

Characters from the Diamond

Characters from the Diamond

The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates

The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates

Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler

Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler

The Battling Bucs of 1925

The Battling Bucs of 1925

Narralogues

Narralogues

Fred Clarke

Fred Clarke

Baseball's Roaring Twenties

Baseball's Roaring Twenties

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