Published by University of Missouri, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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Published by University of Missouri Press, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The author's in-depth analysis begins with an exploration of the factors the motivated St. Louis civic leaders to form the city's first major league team. He examines the economic trade rivalry between Chicago and St. Louis and how that rivalry led to the formation of the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1875. A very well researched examination of this early history of baseball in St. Louis. In very good condition. I have almost 300 baseball team histories and about 250 publications on the history of baseball in stock. Discounts are provided with you purchase multiple items on the same order.
Published by University of Chicago press, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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Published by Brand: University of Missouri, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Mark McGwire, Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock. These famous Cardinals are known by baseball fans around the world. But who and what were the predecessors of these modern-day players and their team? In Before They Were Cardinals, Jon David Cash examines the infancy of major-league baseball in St. Louis during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. His in-depth analysis begins with an exploration of the factors that motivated civic leaders to form the city's first major-league ball club. Cash delves into the economic trade rivalry between Chicago and St. Louis and examines how St. Louis's attempt to compete with Chicago led to the formation of the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1875. He then explains why, three years later, despite its initial success, St. Louis baseball quickly vanished from the big-league map.St. Louis baseball was revived with the arrival of German immigrant saloon owner Chris Von der Ahe. Cash explains how Von der Ahe, originally only interested in concession rights, purchased a controlling interest in the Brown Stockings. His riveting account follows the team after Von der Ahe's purchase, from the formation of the American Association, to its merger in 1891 with the rival National League. He chronicles Von der Ahe's monetary downturn, and the club's decline as well, following the merger.Before They Were Cardinals provides vivid portraits of the ball players and the participants involved in the baseball war between the National League and the American Association. Cash points out significant differences, such as Sunday games and beer sales, between the two Leagues. In addition, excerpts taken from Chicago and St. Louis newspapers make the on-field contests and off-field rivalries come alive. Cash concludes this lively historical narrative with an appendix that traces the issue of race in baseball during this period.The excesses of modern-day baseball-players jumping contracts or holding out for more money, gambling on games, and drinking to excess; owners stealing players and breaking agreements-were all present in the nineteenth-century sport. Players were seen then, as they are now, as an embodiment of their community. This timely treatment of a fascinating period in St. Louis baseball history will appeal to both baseball aficionados and those who want to understand the history of baseball itself.
Published by University of Missouri, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
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Published by University of Missouri, 2011
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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Published by Univ of Missouri Pr, 2010
ISBN 10: 0826219357 ISBN 13: 9780826219350
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