Bad Bill Dahlen

The Rollicking Life and Times of an Early Baseball Star

Lyle Spatz (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

252 Seiten

2004
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-1978-4 (ISBN)

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He was often nonchalant and unfocused, showing up minutes before a game. He was rumored to get himself ejected so he could get to the racetrack. He was feisty, and abusive towards umpires even by today's standards. And he's among the best shortstops ever to play the game. "Bad Bill" Dahlen retired having played in more games than anyone in major league history; he was in the top ten for walks, extra base hits, RBI's and stolen bases; and he led all shortstops in games, assists, putouts and double plays. He starred in both the 19th century and the deadball era, and managed as well. He's a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame, right? Wrong. Player after player with lower career ratings has been admitted, yet Dahlen has been ignored. Maybe time has clouded memories of the brilliance of this offensive dynamo and master of his position--but how much longer can it be before Bad Bill Dahlen takes his rightful place in Cooperstown?

This examination of Bill Dahlen's career as a player and manager highlights his strengths and weaknesses, personal and professional. Chronicling his achievements and placing him in context with the greats of all time, it makes a strong case that Bill Dahlen is a Hall of Fame shortstop, head and shoulders above many inductees. Seventeen chapters and 49 photographs trace his career; appendices compare his numbers to his Hall of Fame contemporaries, Hall of Fame shortstops, and list his lifetime batting and fielding statistics. Notes, a bibliography and an index are included.

Lyle Spatz recently stepped down after 25 years as the chairman of SABR’s Baseball Records Committee. He is the recipient of SABR’s Bob Davids and Henry Chadwick, and Seymour Medal awards, and among the books he has written or edited are biographies of Bill Dahlen, Willie Keeler, Dixie Walker and Hugh Casey.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. From Nelliston to Chicago

2. The Best Young Player in the Game

3. A Record-Breaking Hitting Streak

4. “A Disorderly Element,” but Another Marvelous Season

5. The Captain Becomes Expendable

6. A Trade to Brooklyn Brings a Championship

7. One of the Great Teams of All Time

8. The American League Comes Calling

9. “It Has Always Been My Ambition to Play in New York City”

10. The Most Hated Team in Baseball

11. From “Bad Bill” to “Bill the Wizard”

12. The Giants Fade, and So Does Dahlen

13. Banished to Boston

14. Managing the Dodgers

15. Building a Contender. for Someone Else

16. The End of the Line

17. From Nelliston to Cooperstown

Appendix A: Bill Dahlen and His Hall of Fame Contemporaries

Appendix B: Bill Dahlen and Hall of Fame Shortstops

Appendix C: Bill Dahlen's Lifetime Batting Statistics

Appendix D: Bill Dahlen's Lifetime Fielding Statistics

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	50 photos, tables, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	345 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-1978-4 / 0786419784
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-1978-4 / 9780786419784
Zustand	Neuware