Research Catalog

Title

The Southern Association in baseball, 1885-1961 / Marshall D. Wright.

Author

Wright, Marshall D.

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2002.

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Details

Description

viii, 599 pages; 26 cm

Summary

• "Ranking just below the top major and minor leagues in the first half of the twentieth century was another group of quality circuits. The Southern Association, which was formed in 1901 and had teams in several prominent Southern cities, was part of that group. In the mid 1930s, league directors decided to make the old Southern League, which had enjoyed an off-and-on existence since 1885, part of the Southern Association."
• "Each chapter covers one year and contains an essay describing a team, player, or trend in that particular year, and a list of teams in order of winning percentage. Details provided for each team include its record, winning percentage, the number of games it finished behind first place, its manager, and a list of its known players, their positions and statistics."--Jacket.

Subject

• Southern Association (Baseball league) > History > Chronology
• Southern Association (Baseball league) > Statistics
• Southern Association (Baseball league)
• Minor league baseball > South (U.S.) > History
• Minor league baseball

Genre/Form

• Chronologies
• History
• Statistics
• Statistics.
• Statistiques.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-560) and index.

Contents

Prelude--Baseball Down South -- 1885--First Pitch -- 1886--Failed Franchises -- 1887--The Pelicans Arrive -- 1888--Two League Team -- 1889--Fourth of July League -- 1892--Second Season -- 1893--Expansion -- 1894--Broken Promise -- 1895--Atlanta Crackers -- 1896--Abner Powell -- 1898--Complete Collapse -- 1899--Western Assistance -- 1901--Rebirth -- 1902--Second Look -- 1903--Thrice a Bridesmaid -- 1904--The Ragged Regiment -- 1905--Quarantine -- 1906--30-Game Winner -- 1907--Double Shutout -- 1908--Percentage Points -- 1909--Dixie Championship -- 1910--New Orleans Pelicans -- 1911--Good Field, No Hit -- 1912--Second Tier -- 1913--Photo Finish -- 1914--Postseason Challenge -- 1915--The Travelers Return -- 1916--Tom Rogers and Johnny Dodge -- 1917--Tailender -- 1918--First Casualty -- 1919--Hub Perdue -- 1920--Dixie Series -- 1921--Memphis Chicks -- 1922--Rube Robinson -- 1923--Tie Game -- 1924--Edged Out -- 1925--Minor League Legend -- 1926--Larry Gilbert -- 1927--Elliott Bigelow -- 1928--Barons' Barrage -- 1929--Released -- 1930--Let There Be Light -- 1931--Publicity Stunt -- 1932--Overruled -- 1933--Losing Pitcher -- 1934--Promoted -- 1935--Contact Hitter -- 1936--Special Status -- 1937--Little Rock Travelers -- 1938--All Star Classic -- 1939--Four-Way Finish -- 1940--Nashville Vols -- 1941--Les Fleming -- 1942--Dixie Kings -- 1943--Pete Gray -- 1944--Relocated -- 1945--Three-Base Hit -- 1946--Nine in a Row -- 1947--Mobile Bears -- 1948--Sulphur Dell -- 1949--Tussle with Tulsa -- 1950--Narrow Decisions.

ISBN

• 0786412917
• 9780786412914

LCCN

2002000284

OCLC

• ocm48777266
• 48777266
• SCSB-1258371

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library