Bøger af Jerrold Casway

The comprehensive story of baseball in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, from the early formation of the National Association, through the shipyard leagues and Little League, all the way to the major league Athletics and Phillies. Includes all the articles found in the summer 2013 print issue of The National Pastime (vol. 43) as well as all the articles included in the unabridged digital issue. From The National Pastime, Volume 43, Print EditionPrelude to the Formation of the American Association by Brock HelanderThe Jefferson Street Ball Parks (1864-91) by Jerrold CaswayPhiladelphia-October 1866: The Center of the Baseball Universe by Jeff LaingDid New York Steal the Championship of 1867 from Philadelphia? by Richard HershbergerMundell's Solar Tips: The Intersection of Amateur, Trade, Professional, and Major League Baseball in Philadelphia by Paul BrowneTuck Turner's Magical 1894 Phillies Season, Or, Whatever Happen to Tuck? by Peter MancusoColumbia Park II: Philadelphia American League (1901-08) by Ron SelterThe Long Way To Philadelphia: The Strange Route Leading Rube Waddell To Join The Philadelphia Athletics by Joe NieseThe Strangest Month in the Strange Career of Rube Waddell by Steven A. KingTim Hurst's Last Call by Rick HuhnThe Delaware River Shipbuilding League, 1918 by Jim LeekeHarry Passon: Philadelphia Baseball Entrepreneur by Rebecca T. AlpertThe Real Jimmie Foxx by Bill JenkinsonThe Day Ted Williams Became the Last .400 Hitter in Baseball by Bill NowlinThe Philadelphia Phillies' 1943 Spring Training by James D. SzalontaiEddie Waitkus and The Natural: What Is Assumption? What Is Fact? by Rob EdelmanPhillies Bonus Babies, 1953-57 by Sam ZygnerTom Qualters's Amazing 1954 Season for the Philadelphia Phillies by Stephen D. Boren MD, FACEP1964 Phillies, Fans, and Media by Andrew MilnerDick Allen's Second Act by Mitch NathansonFan Perspectives on Race and Baseball in the City of Brotherly Love by Jen McGovernFrom The National Pastime, Volume 43, Unabridged Digital EditionConnie Mack by Doug SkipperThe Early Years of Philadelphia Baseball by Rich WestcottPhiladelphia Phillies by Rich WestcottWilliam T. Stecher: Ignominious Record Holder, Community Servant by Jonathan FrankelBaseball's Deadliest Disaster: "Black Saturday" in Philadelphia by Robert D. WarringtonThe Great Philadelphia Ballpark Riot by Robert D. WarringtonDropping the Pitch by Barbara GregorichConnie Mack's Second Great Athletics Team by Bryan Soderholm-DifatteThe 1929 Mack Attack by Jimmy KeenanBlack Tuesday by David JordanA Phil Named Syl by Matthew CliffordConnie Mack and Wartime Baseball-1943 by Norman MachtThe Sultan of Slap and Run by Francis KinlawKids Snatch a Flag by Francis KinlawA Final Season: The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics Finish Eighth, 60 Games Back by Thomas E. Van HyningHandy in a Pinch: Dave Philley by Cort VittyPhiladelphia Area Teams that Have Participated in the Little League World Series by Mark KanterMitch Williams' Amazing Month: Eight Wins Out of the Bullpen by Bob BogartPitch Perfect: Reexamining Brad Lidge's Performance in 2008 Using Win Probabilities Added and Leverage Index by Jim SweetmanPhiladelphia's Other Hall of Famers by Steven GlassmanContributors

A biography of legendary baseball player Ed Delahanty (1867-1903). This book examines the life and career of the first ""King of Swatsville,"" including the enigma surrounding his tragic and untimely death. Through Delahanty's story, it traces the evolving character of major league baseball and its effect on the lives and ambitions of its athletes.