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Red Sox vs. Braves in Boston : the battle for fans' hearts, 1901-1952
- Title
- Red Sox vs. Braves in Boston : the battle for fans' hearts, 1901-1952 / Charlie Bevis.
- Author
- Bevis, Charlie, 1954-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 18-659 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- vi, 244 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This study focuses on two team's period of coexistence and competition for fan allegiance. Tracing the fan preference between the two teams over five distinct time periods, an understanding emerges of why the Red Sox remained in Boston and the Braves moved to Milwaukee"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Part One: Nationals have monopoly, 1871/1900 -- Merchants as spectators -- Emerging middle class at the ballpark -- Two-team city for two years -- Irish-American fans -- Part Two: Red Sox dominate, 1901/1920 -- American League enters Boston -- Changing nature of the fans -- New ballparks for big crowds -- Home runs convert fans -- Part Three: Braves have edge, 1921/1933 -- Radio broadcasts and the vote on Sunday baseball -- Sunday games permitted only at Braves field -- New law allows Sunday games at Fenway Park -- Braves continue to outdraw Red Sox -- Part Four: Red Sox triumph, 1934/1945 -- Renovated Red Sox -- Braves change name to Bees -- Power hitting at Fenway Park -- Doubleheaders in the war years -- Part Five: Braves fight back, 1946/1952 -- Braves initiate night baseball -- Trying to mint Braves fans -- Television and suburban fans -- Road-game radio broadcasts -- Epilogue: Jimmy fund games.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-659
- ISBN
- 9780786496648
- 0786496649
- LCCN
- 2017038164
- OCLC
- 1005782317
- Author
- Bevis, Charlie, 1954- author.
- Title
- Red Sox vs. Braves in Boston : the battle for fans' hearts, 1901-1952 / Charlie Bevis.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-659