Research Catalog

Title

Baseball memories, 1930-1939 : a complete pictorial history of the "Hall of Fame" decade / Marc Okkonen.

Author

Okkonen, Marc

Publication

New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c1994.

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Details

Description

242 p. : ill. (some col.); 23 x 29 cm.

Subject

• 1900-1999
• Baseball > United States > Pictorial works. > 20th century

Genre/Form

• History
• Pictorial works
• Illustrated works

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• 1. Baseball's America of 1930-1939. A decade of drama and despair -- Status of baseball in the Thirties -- The passing of giants -- Radio coverage of the game -- The introduction of night baseball -- The birth of the All-Star game -- The hall of fame and baseball's centennial -- Publicizing and promoting the game -- Uniforms and tools of the trade -- Uniforms and tools of the trade -- The ballparks of the Thirties -- The decade's outstanding players and heroic moments -- Position players and pitchers of the decade -- Field managers -- Club owners & executives -- Spring training sites -- The Negro leagues -- The commissioner -- League officers and umpires. 2. The cities and the ballparks. Boston -- Brooklyn -- Chicago -- Cincinnati -- Cleveland -- Detroit -- New York -- Philadelphia -- Pittsburgh -- St. Louis -- Washington D.C.
• 3. The teams. Boston Braves-Bees -- Boston Red Sox -- Brooklyn Robins-Dodgers -- Chicago Cubs -- Chicago White Sox -- Cincinnati Reds -- Cleveland Indians -- Detroit Tigers -- New York Giants -- New York Yankees -- Philadelphia Athletics -- Philadelphia Phillies -- Pittsburgh Pirates -- St. Louis Browns -- St. Louis Cardinals -- Washington Nationals-Senators. 4. The seasons. 1930 to 1939.

ISBN

0806905743 :

LCCN

^^^94020698^

OCLC

• 30544133
• SCSB-11193973

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library