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Rowdy Patsy Tebeau and the Cleveland Spiders: Fighting to the Bottom of Baseball, 1887-1899 - Softcover

Fleitz, David L.

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9780786499472: Rowdy Patsy Tebeau and the Cleveland Spiders: Fighting to the Bottom of Baseball, 1887-1899
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ISBN 10: 0786499478 ISBN 13: 9780786499472
Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2017

Synopsis

In an era of rowdy teams, the Cleveland Spiders (1887-1899) were baseball's rowdiest. Managed by Oliver "Patsy" Tebeau, a quick-tempered infielder, the Spiders seemed to heap abuse of one kind or another on everyone--umpires, opposing teams, even the fans. Their aggression never brought home the pennant, but Cleveland's battles with the league's top clubs, including an 1895 Temple Cup victory over the Baltimore Orioles, are now legendary.

Yet the story of the Spiders amounts to more than a 12 year free-for-all. There were top-flight players like Ed McKean, George Davis, Jesse Burkett, and Cy Young. There was the racially progressive signing of Holy Cross star Louis Sockalexis, the first American Indian in the major leagues. And then there was the team's final season, 1899, when a club ravaged by syndicalism set the standard for baseball futility.

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About the Author

David L. Fleitz is a web developer and baseball writer from Troy, Michigan. A longtime SABR member, he has written twelve books on baseball history, including biographies of Napoleon Lajoie, Louis Sockalexis, and Cap Anson.

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Publisher
McFarland & Company
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0786499478
ISBN 13 
9780786499472
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224
Rating
  • 4.07 out of 5 stars
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