Tris Speaker And The 1920 Indians

Author : Gary Webster
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786491278

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Tris Speaker and the 1920 Indians by Gary Webster Pdf

During the Cleveland Indians' checkered 110-year history, only two of its teams have brought home baseball's ultimate prize. While the 1948 team continues to be revered by Clevelanders, little has been written about the 1920 team that won the city's first pennant and World Series. Few, if any, World Series championship teams faced as much adversity as did the 1920 Indians. Among the obstacles they faced were the death of their star pitcher's wife in May; the shadow of the Chicago "Black Sox" scandal; and the tragic deadly beaning of shortstop Ray Chapman, the only fatal injury ever sustained by a major league player on the field of play. This chronicle of that extraordinary season highlights an overlooked chapter in the history of one of baseball's most beloved underdogs.

Author : Gary Webster
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786467969

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Tris Speaker and the 1920 Indians by Gary Webster Pdf

During the Cleveland Indians' checkered 110-year history, only two of its teams have brought home baseball's ultimate prize. While the 1948 team continues to be revered by Clevelanders, little has been written about the 1920 team that won the city's first pennant and World Series. Few, if any, World Series championship teams faced as much adversity as did the 1920 Indians. Among the obstacles they faced were the death of their star pitcher's wife in May; the shadow of the Chicago "Black Sox" scandal; and the tragic deadly beaning of shortstop Ray Chapman, the only fatal injury ever sustained by a major league player on the field of play. This chronicle of that extraordinary season highlights an overlooked chapter in the history of one of baseball's most beloved underdogs.

Author : Franklin A. Lewis
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0873388852

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The Cleveland Indians by Franklin A. Lewis Pdf

First published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1949, Franklin "Whitey" Lewis's The Cleveland Indians begins with the organization's early years as the Cleveland Forest Citys, covers the 1920 World Series victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and concludes with the excitement of the 1948 pennant race. This early team history covers such Cleveland legends as Cy Young, from his days in Tuscarawas County and Canton and his time with the Cleveland Spiders; Bob Feller, his discovery and development; and Larry Doby, the second African American to play in the major leagues and the first to play in the American League. It also delivers such forgotten and lesser-known stories as professional baseball's first-ever perfect game, thrown by John Lee Richmond of Worcester against the Cleveland Forest Citys on June 12, 1880; the acquisition of Napoleon Lajoie and the city's vote to change the team's name to the Napoleons (Naps) in his honor; and Charles W. Somers and John F. Kilfoyl and the birth of the American League.

Author : Russell Schneider
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1582618402

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The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia by Russell Schneider Pdf

The third edition of The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia contains everything fans have ever wanted to know about one of baseball's most storied franchises. From 1869, when professional baseball came to Cleveland, to 1901, when the Indians became charter members of the American League, to their consistently fabulous play in the 1990s, the team has featured innumerable stars over the years. This comprehensive volume traces the genesis of baseball in Cleveland, covering all of the team lore and legend, the controversies, the triumphs, and the heartaches, including: - Nearly 300 player profiles--from Napoleon Lajoie and Tris Speaker in the early part of the 20th century to 1960s stars Rocky Colavito and Sam McDowell to today's headliners like Omar Vizquel and Jody Gerut - Season-by-season descriptions of unforgettable moments and memories - Nearly 1,000 illustrations of players, game highlights, and memorabilia, including a panoramic foldout of Jacobs Field - Extensive statistics, including box scores, team and individual records, and trades - The World Series championship, the managerial strategies, the personalities, the honors, and the milestones - An immense treasure of little-known facts and surprising anecdotes

Author : Jason Aronoff
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786441136

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Going, Going ... Caught! by Jason Aronoff Pdf

Though Willie Mays' World Series catch of Vic Wertz's long drive in 1954 immediately comes to mind, there are many catches that have been called "the greatest." This work documents baseball's best catches by outfielders from 1887 through 1964 (the year of Duke Snider's retirement, the demolition of the Polo Grounds, and, arguably, Willie Mays' last great grab). After introductory chapters on factors that influenced the catches and their legacies--from ballpark quirks, changes to the baseball and the evolution of baseball gloves, to sportswriters and photography--the book describes famous catches by decade from such players as Mays, Willie Keeler, Joe DiMaggio, Duke Snider, Roberto Clement, Curt Flood and many others. Extensive research yields a wealth of information for each catch, including commentary by period sportswriters, players, and, often, the man who snagged the ball.

Author : Gerald C. Wood
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803244993

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Smoky Joe Wood by Gerald C. Wood Pdf

Though his pitching career lasted only a few seasons, Howard Ellsworth “Smoky Joe” Wood was one of the most dominating figures in baseball history—a man many consider the best baseball player who is not in the Hall of Fame. About his fastball, Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson once said: “Listen, mister, no man alive can throw harder than Smoky Joe Wood.” Smoky Joe Wood chronicles the singular life befitting such a baseball legend. Wood got his start impersonating a female on the National Bloomer Girls team. A natural athlete, he pitched for the Boston Red Sox at eighteen, won twenty-one games and threw a no-hitter at twenty-one, and had a 34-5 record plus three wins in the 1912 World Series, for a 1.91 ERA, when he was just twenty-two. Then in 1913 Wood suffered devastating injuries to his right hand and shoulder that forced him to pitch in pain for two more years. After sitting out the 1916 season, he came back as a converted outfielder and played another five years for the Cleveland Indians before retiring to coach the Yale University baseball team. Joe's final reward for courageously enduring the eccentricities of his father, his sister's polio, the 1926–27 baseball scandal, and the loss of his beloved wife and a son was an honorary doctorate in 1985 from Yale and its president, Bart Giamatti. With details culled from interviews and family archives, this biography, the first of this rugged player of the Deadball Era, brings to life one of the genuine characters of baseball history.

Author : Terry Pluto
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Baseball fans
ISBN : 9780684845050

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Our Tribe by Terry Pluto Pdf

A Midwesterner's version of "Wait Till Next Year"--a witty, charming account of the history of the Cleveland Indians, and how a common love of baseball forged a remarkable bond between a man and his father. 16 pp of photos.

Author : Scott H. Longert
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781612344942

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The Best They Could Be: How the Cleveland Indians Became the Kings of Baseball, 1916-1920 by Scott H. Longert Pdf

Since the founding of professional baseball, few teams have risen above years of mediocrity only to see their fortunes interrupted by war and tragedy. Fewer still have then rallied to win the World Series. In the early twentieth century, the Cleveland Indians brought the world championship to their city of passionate fans in a spectacular style that has yet to be replicated. The Best They Could Be recaps the compelling story of the ballplayers and team owner who resurrected this proud but struggling franchise. Although the Cleveland ball club had been an active part of professional baseball fr

Author : Dale Thomas
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9781467116930

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Cleveland in World War I by Dale Thomas Pdf

This photographic history documents Cleveland's substantial contributions to the war effort at home and abroad during World War I. Cleveland's contribution to the war front began on May 25, 1917, with the Lakeside Hospital Unit becoming the first American detachment to land in Europe. On the home front, the war accelerated the growth of Cleveland, which became the fifth-largest city in the nation by the end of the decade. When war broke out, Cleveland's growing industries could no longer depend on the labor emigrating from Europe. At the same time, 40,000 Clevelanders would eventually leave the workforce and serve in the military. Women replaced them in jobs that were not available in the past. Scores of African Americans left the South, and this Great Migration led to significant economic, social, and political developments in the coming years. Cleveland's ethnic neighborhoods included many who had come from the nations and regions of the Central Powers. Americanization programs taught immigrants English and patriotism.

Author : Bill James,Rob Neyer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781439103777

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The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers by Bill James,Rob Neyer Pdf

Preeminent baseball analyst Bill James and ESPN.com baseball columnist Rob Neyer compile information on pitches and their origins, nearly two thousand pitchers, and more in this comprehensive guide. Pitchers, the pitches they throw, and how they throw them—they’re the stuff of constant scrutiny, but there's never been anything like a comprehensive source for such information…until now. Bill James and Rob Neyer spent over a decade compiling the centerpiece of this book, the Pitcher Census, which lists specific information for nearly two thousand pitchers, ranging throughout the history of professional baseball. Their guide also includes a dictionary describing virtually every known pitch, biographies of great pitchers who have been overlooked, and top ten lists for fastballs, spitballs, and everything in between. James and Neyer also weigh in on the debate over pitcher abuse and durability, offer a formula for predicting the Cy Young Award winner, and reveal James’s Pitcher Codes. Learn about the origins and development of baseball’s most important pitches and more knuckleballers and submariners than you ever thought existed! Baseball’s action always starts with the pitchers. Begin to understand them and join in on entertaining debates while having a great deal of fun with the history of the game that captivates so many with this one-of-a-kind guide.

Author : Mike Sowell
Publisher : Lyons Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 1493017233

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The Pitch That Killed by Mike Sowell Pdf

ESPN the Magazine calls The Pitch That Killed "The best baseball book no one has read." This new edition with a foreword by TK introduces to a new generation of readers this classic account of baseball's only death at bat--how the popular Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians w...

Author : Don Cox
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476623191

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All-Time Nines by Don Cox Pdf

Who was the best baseball team of all time? This timeless question can most effectively be answered through comprehensive analysis of baseball statistics. Over the course of a season, winning teams tend to score more runs while allowing fewer than their opponents. The greater the difference in runs per game, the more a team can be expected to win. Comparing this data for the top five percent of Major League nines from 1901 through 2014, this book argues that runs above league average is the best statistic for ranking teams. The author sorts 220 teams by era, franchise and skills—hitting, fielding, baserunning, pitching—evaluates their strengths and weaknesses and assigns numerical values to each player’s skills to demonstrate how they contributed to team performance.

Author : Allison Danzig,Joseph L. Reichler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Baseball
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007498764

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The History of Baseball: Its Great Players, Teams and Managers by Allison Danzig,Joseph L. Reichler Pdf

Author : Lou Boudreau,Ed Fitzgerald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Baseball players
ISBN : UCAL:$B513160

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Player-manager by Lou Boudreau,Ed Fitzgerald Pdf

Author : Bill Felber
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803234710

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Under Pallor, Under Shadow by Bill Felber Pdf

Babe Ruth, in his first season with the Yankees in 1920, was on pace to break the single-season home run record. In August Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was beaned by a pitch thrown by the Yankees? Carl Mays during a game in New York and died the next day. In September a grand jury convened in Chicago, and four White Sox players were called to testify about fixing the 1919 World Series. ø Focusing on the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees, this book takes us back to a pivotal season when baseball was shaken by tragedy and scandal and when power shifted irretrievably from the teams? owners to a single commissioner. The struggle for the soul of baseball, both on the field and off, is the story of how the entire American League structure changed. Following the fortunes of baseball?s stars of 1920, Under Pallor, Under Shadow shows us how a unique opportunity for reform was squandered and how the result was the transfer of authority from one powerful dictator (Ban Johnson) to another (Judge K. M. Landis). The first book to tie together the disparate elements of the 1920 pennant race, Under Pallor, Under Shadow shows us America?s pastime at a critical moment in the nation?s cultural history.