19th Century Baseball in Chicago (IL) (Images of Baseball)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 128 pages
• Published by: Arcadia Publishing November 29, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0738531812
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0738531816
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Weighs: 10.4 ounces

Book Description
The Chicago area today hosts two of the most historic major league franchises and half a dozen minor or independent league teams. Baseballís roots run deep in the Windy City. Indeed, it was Chicago businessman William ìIíd rather be a lamp-post in Chicago than a millionaire in any other cityî Hulbert, who, according to baseball lore, staged the coup that in 1876 would put the National League on the map. The Chicago White Stockings (now ironically called the Cubs) were one of eight charter members, winning the inaugural NL Championship with such legendary names as A.G. Spalding, ìCapî Anson, and Roscoe Barnes. ÝÝBut The National Pastime arrived in Chicago well before the 1876 season, as is proven in this fascinating new book, 19th Century Baseball in Chicago, illustrated with over 150 vintage imagesÝÝAny local fan of the modern gameówhether the action takes place at the ìFriendly Confines,î 35th & Shields, or the cozy setting of a minor league ballpark out in Kane or suburban Cook Countyówill enjoy the wealth of information offered in 19th Century Baseball in Chicago. .

Reader Reviews
I recommend this book to any baseball fan that already has some knowledge of baseball in its infancy. The text will give the reader a slight comprehension how the game was played differently. The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Baseballgives a year by year explanation of rule changes in baseball in the nineteenth century. The book titled 19th Century Baseball in Chicago has an imformative text about the nineteenth century chicago baseball scene, but this can be obtain through other books about the Chicago Cubs. What makes this work worth obtaining are the pictures. Showing ballplayers of an era long gone. But also showing the crude boxscores of yesteryear. And a little about the ballfields the games were played on before Wrigley field or the original Comiskey Park were built or played on.