The Deacon and the Schoolmaster

Phillippe and Leever, Pittsburgh's Great Turn-of-the-Century Pitchers

Robert Peyton Wiggins (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-5842-4 (ISBN)

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Among the great pitchers in baseball history, Charles ""Deacon"" Phillippe and Samuel ""The Schoolmaster"" Leever hardly stand out as household names. But during the first decade of the twentieth century, these two Pittsburgh Pirates were among the most celebrated pitchers in the major leagues. From 1900 through 1906, these models of consistency posted a combined record of 261 victories against 131 losses for a win-loss percentage of .666. During the years Deacon and the Schoolmaster toiled on the mound, the Pirates never finished out of the first division, won four National League pennants, and came in second four times. With little flamboyance or controversy to color their legacy, their fame faded quickly after their workman-like playing days. This narrative chronicles the thriving careers of these unassuming aces and returns them to their rightful place among the most important players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club.

Robert Peyton Wiggins is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He is employed with the University of Virginia Health Services. He is the author of several books and won the 2010 Larry Ritter Award from the Society for American Baseball Research for his book, The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Charles Louis Phillippe

2. The Goshen Schoolmaster

3. A New Era in Pittsburgh

4. A Pennant Comes to Pittsburgh

5. The Best Pitching in Baseball

6. Three in a Row

7. The First World Series

8. Mugsy McGraw’s Giants

9. Transition

10. World Series Champions

11. Swan Song

12. With the Outlaws

13. Life After Baseball

Appendix: Career Pitching Summaries

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	23 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 226 mm
Gewicht	411 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-5842-9 / 0786458429
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-5842-4 / 9780786458424
Zustand	Neuware