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Frank Selee : Hall of Fame manager of the Boston Beaneaters and Chicago Cubs
- Title
- Frank Selee : Hall of Fame manager of the Boston Beaneaters and Chicago Cubs / Richard Bressler.
- Author
- Bressler, Richard
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
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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 21-2032 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- vii, 197 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "One of the best managers in the early years of professional baseball, Frank Selee (1859-1909) built two great teams. The Boston Beaneaters of the 1890s won five National League pennants during his tenure. The Chicago Cubs won four National League pennants and two World Series immediately after his period as manager-mostly with players he assembled. Selee's teams earned reputations for sportsmanship during an era known for dirty play, and Selee himself was known as a congenial man at a time when many managers and players had were considered loutish or combative. This biography tells the story of one of baseball's notable nice guys, who honed his craft to succeed in a ruthlessly competitive business --
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 192) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-2032
- ISBN
- 9781476682044
- 1476682046
- LCCN
- 2020051542
- OCLC
- 1224044384
- Author
- Bressler, Richard, author.
- Title
- Frank Selee : Hall of Fame manager of the Boston Beaneaters and Chicago Cubs / Richard Bressler.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 192) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-2032