num_pages: 176
description: Ever since 1851 when two amateur teams from Joliet and Lockport met on the diamond for the city's first recorded game, Chicago has been a baseball kind of town. Covering everything from major leagues to little leagues, Chicago: Baseball in the City is a comprehensive catalog of the enduring love between the city and the sport. .It features:• Information from the “Black Sox” Scandal of 1919 to Slammin' Sammy Sosa's quest for the homerun title;• A foreword by Studs Terkel, and great reading on the Major, Minor and Little Leagues to the historic National Negro League, Women's Leagues and College teams;• Meet hometown heroes like “Shoeless Joe” Jackson, Charles Cominskey, and popular announcer Harry Caray, and visit legendary Wrigley Field and Cominskey Park;• Chicago's baseball culture is almost as famous as the players. From the Bleacher Bums at Wrigley Field to the Polish dogs piled sky-high, get to know what makes the die-hard fans tick;• The 10 Best and 10 Worst Chicago Baseball Moments and the 10 Most Outrageous Chicago Baseball Moments.;• Fans of the sport and of the city will love the more than 100 contemporary and historical photos and extended captions.
language: English
title: Chicago Baseball in the City
titlecomplete: Chicago Baseball in the City
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Thunder Bay Press