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Middle Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1900-1948
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by Dean A. Sullivan
Sales Rank: 852476
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List Price: $16.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 250 pages
Published by: Bison Books; Subsequent edition February 1, 2001
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 080329283X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0803292833
Book Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 14.1 ounces
Product Review
In the follow-up volume to the superb Early Innings, which documents baseball history in the 19th century, Sullivan has, in essence, compiled a scrapbook that continues the story from the founding of the American League to the debut of Jackie Robinson and the death of Babe Ruth. As with its predecessor, Middle Innings serves up a melange of primary sources--mainly original newspaper and periodical accounts of important events--then adds contextual introductions for each.
The compendium is as breezy as a summer evening at the ballpark, as fascinating as a perfectly executed hit-and-run, and covers the bases impressively. The dazzling line-up includes: the Giants refusal to play the 1903 World Series, Walter Johnson's signing with the Washington Senators, the opening of Ebbetts Field, Babe Ruth's first home run (wonderfully accounted for by Damon Runyon), the first Negro League All-Star Game, the end of Lou Gehrig's consecutive-game streak, the introduction of aluminum bats, and a recap of a season in the All-American Girls' Baseball League. An extensively appealing collection, Middle Innings combines serious research with some marvelous journalism, and is as full of surprises as the game itself. --Jeff Silverman, Sports editor
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Book Description
Dean A. Sullivan presents a fascinating array of provocative, unexpected, and illuminating materials revealing the rich history of baseball. The 105 pieces in this work cover such topics as the Merkle Boner, Jim Thorpe, Christy Mathewson, the Black Sox scandal, Lou Gehrig, the death of Ray Chapman, Ty Cobb, Dizzy Dean, and more from the storied major leagues. Lesser-known treasures celebrate semipro teams, boys' baseball fiction, Japanese baseball, college ball, black baseball, the minor leagues, women's teams, and other facets of the wonderful game of baseball.
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This review is from: Middle Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1900-1948 (Hardcover)
The Giants didn't refuse to play the 1903 World Series - it was the 1904 World Series - the Boston Pilgrims and Pittsburgh Pirates played in the '03 Series (the first WS)...
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