The A's

A Baseball History

David M. Jordan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

252 Seiten

2014
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7781-4 (ISBN)

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This is a straightforward history of the Athletics franchise, from its Connie Mack years in Philadelphia with great teams featuring Eddie Collins, Chief Bender, Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Cochrane and Lefty Grove, through its 13 years in Kansas City, under Arnold Johnson and Charles O. Finley, and on to its great years in Oakland-with the three World Series wins featuring Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando and Vida Blue, and the conflicts with Finley-as well as the less successful seasons that followed, and ending up with the unusual operation of the club by Billy Beane.

A longtime Philadelphia baseball fan, David M. Jordan is a retired attorney and the author of nine books on the Civil War, baseball, and political events.

Table of Contents

Introduction: One Ball Club, Through the Years 1

1. Mister Mack Comes to Town 5

2. Getting Settled in the Quaker City 12

3. Mister Mack’s First Dynasty 20

4. To the Bottom 30

5. The Greatest Team 37

6. To the Bottom Again 48

7. The End in Philadelphia 62

8. To Kansas City and a Good First Year 71

9. A Yankees Farm Team? 82

10. Charlie O. Takes Over 93

11. Playing Out the String in Kansas City 105

12. A New Start on the West Coast 116

13. The Mustache Gang! 128

14. On Top of the World 137

15. The A’s Carry On After Williams 145

16. The Last Years of Charlie Finley 153

17. New Blood in Oakland 164

18. To the Top Again 170

19. Another Ride 179

20. Billy Beane on the Scene 187

21. Still Doing Well 197

22. Losers Again, but Then … 204

Epilogue 216

Chapter Notes 219

Bibliography 227

Index 231

Zusatzinfo	26 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-7781-4 / 0786477814
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7781-4 / 9780786477814
Zustand	Neuware