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Baseball rowdies of the 19th century : brawlers, drinkers, pranksters, and cheats in the early days of the major leagues

Title
Baseball rowdies of the 19th century : brawlers, drinkers, pranksters, and cheats in the early days of the major leagues / Eddie Mitchell.
Author
Mitchell, Eddie, 1945-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

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TextUse in library JFD 18-3132Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
vii, 225 pages; 23 cm
Summary
""During the 19th century, baseball was a game with few rules, many rowdy players and just one umpire. Dirty tricks were simply part of a winning strategy. Providing brief bios of dozens of players, managers, umpires and owners, this book chronicles some of the flamboyant, unruly and occasionally criminal behavior of the baseball's early years"--Provided by publisher" --
Alternative Title
Baseball rowdies of the nineteenth century
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Anecdotes.
  • Biography.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Unmanageable managers -- Uncontrollable owners -- Wild pitchers -- Irregular infielders -- Disorderly outfielders -- Unruly umpires -- Other rowdies.
Call Number
JFD 18-3132
ISBN
  • 9781476664873
  • 1476664870
LCCN
2018026963
OCLC
1040085369
Author
Mitchell, Eddie, 1945- author.
Title
Baseball rowdies of the 19th century : brawlers, drinkers, pranksters, and cheats in the early days of the major leagues / Eddie Mitchell.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1800-1899
Research Call Number
JFD 18-3132
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