Greatness in Waiting

An Illustrated History of the Early New York Yankees, 1903-1919

Ray Istorico (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

241 Seiten

2013
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7513-1 (ISBN)

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Before they acquired Babe Ruth or won a single championship, the New York Yankees (nee Highlanders) were a team that inspired the strongest of feelings in baseball circles. This heavily illustrated volume combines a fully documented history of the deadball-era Yankees with 195 photos of the people, places, and events that figured prominently in the story.

Before they acquired Babe Ruth or won a single championship, the New York Yankees (ne Highlanders) inspired the strongest of feelings in baseball circles. Stars such as Jack Chesbro, Hal Chase, and Brooklyner Willie Keeler had loud followers, and the team made loyal fans of those who disliked the crosstown Giants or Dodgers.

Even Ban Johnson prized the franchise, which gave his upstart American League a foothold in the nation's most populous city. Baltimoreans, on the other hand, nurtured an animus toward the team, which only a few years earlier had been called the Orioles. And former Orioles manager John McGraw hatched a plan, along with Giants owner Andrew Freedman, to sabotage the new club.

This heavily illustrated volume combines a fully documented history of the deadball-era Yankees with more than 190 photographs of the people, places and events that figured prominently in the story.

Ray Istorico is a member of SABR (the Society for American Baseball Research). He has resided in New York City and Sarasota, Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Marty Appel

Preface

Introduction—Who Are the Highlanders?

1. The Best Team Money Could Buy? 1903

2. The Old Fox

3. The First Bomber

4. Happy Jack/Mistake Pitch, 1904

5. Back to Earth, 1905

6. An Enigma at First Base

7. Dave Fultz, a Man for All Seasons

8. Almost There, 1906-1907

9. Goodbye Griff (Two Versions), 1908

10. Apocalypse

11. With a Little Help, 1909

12. The Emery Ball, 1910

13. “Drawing Flies,” 1911

14. Harry in the House (of Horrors), 1912

15. “A Bunion and an Onion,” 1913

16. No Chance, 1914

17. The New Breed, 1915

18. Big Bill

19. Origin of the “NY” Logo

20. Frankly Speaking

21. Wild Bill, 1915

22. Mr. Ed (Sweeney)

23. The Unluckiest Pitcher in the League

24. Meanwhile, in Boston

25. Mystery Man, Arthur Irwin

26. The Entertainer

27. Transitions, 1916–1917

28. Miller Time, 1918

29. The Vermont Schoolmaster

30. The Original “Murderer’s Row,” 1918–1919

31. Undercurrents

32. The Ping of the Bat

33. Before They Were Famous

34. Where Have You Gone, Frank Gilhooley?

35. New Beginnings

Appendix 1: Honor Roll

Appendix 2: The Ones That Got Away

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	195 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-7513-7 / 0786475137
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7513-1 / 9780786475131
Zustand	Neuware