Early Professional Baseball in Hampton Roads

A History, 1884-1928

Peter C. Stewart (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2010
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4808-1 (ISBN)

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Focuses on the Norfolk team (nicknamed the Mary Janes), which played in the Virginia, Eastern and Atlantic leagues.

This work focuses on the Norfolk team (nicknamed the Mary Janes), which played in the Virginia, Eastern and Atlantic leagues. Much attention is given to the players, coaches and teams of the Virginia League and the local news coverage from 1884 through 1928 as well as the business of baseball, the relations between major and minor league teams, and the controversy over hosting professional baseball games on Sundays. Photographs of the players, cartoons, and an appendix of league statistics are included.

Peter C. Stewart is a semi-retired associate professor of history (emeritus) at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Early Sports in Hampton Roads

2. Professional Baseball Comes to the City by the Sea

3. The Virginia League, 1894–1896

4. Agony in the Atlantic League, 1897–1898

5. Hampton Roads at the Turn of the Century, 1900–1901

6. The Era of the Dead Ball, 1906–1910

7. “The Tide of Victory Ebbs and Flows,” 1911 –1914

8. Mary Jane at Low Tide, 1915–1918

9. Stormy Seas, 1919–1923

10. Final Voyages, 1924–1928

Epilogue

Appendix: Leagues and Standings

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2010
Zusatzinfo	16 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-4808-3 / 0786448083
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-4808-1 / 9780786448081
Zustand	Neuware