The First World Series and the Baseball Fanatics of 1903

Abrams, Roger I

ISBN 10: 1555535615 / ISBN 13: 9781555535612

Published by Northeastern University Press, 2003

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• Title: The First World Series and the Baseball Fanatics of 1903
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555535615
• ISBN 13: 9781555535612
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Baseball's fall classic was born in October 1903, when the Boston Americans, the American League champions, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, the National League pennant winners, played the first World Series. The games drew thousands of loyal, high-spirited fans to the Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston, the Athens of America, and to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh, the Smokey City. Local newspapers of the day devoted as much coverage to the shenanigans of the spectators as they did to the exciting action on the diamond. In this vivid and lively account, Roger I. Abrams recaptures the drama and color of this historic sporting event. He shows how the series, which was won in eight games by the Boston Americans, provides a unique lens to view American life and culture at the dawn of the twentieth century. This is a fascinating story brimming with colorful, larger-than-life characters: legendary players Honus Wagner, Cy Young, Jimmy Collins, Fred Clarke, Big Bill Dineen, and Deacon Phillippe on the field; and Mike Nuf Ced McGreevey, Honey Fitz Fitzgerald, and the boisterous Boston Royal Rooters, cheering, chanting, and singing in the grandstands. This is also the story of how the po

About the Author

ROGER I. ABRAMS is Richardson Professor of Law at Northeastern University. A leader in the field of sports law, he is the author of The Money Pitch: Baseball Free Agency and Salary Arbitration and Legal Bases: Baseball and the Law. He lives in the Boston area.