Mack, McGraw, and the 1913 baseball season
By: Richard Adler.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780786436750
Subjects: Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team) -- History.; New York Giants (Baseball team) -- History.
Description: "Few franchises in the deadball era won as consistently as the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics. The teams claimed 12 pennants and finished 2nd or higher 22 times. Author Rich Adler provides a researched account of the season-long dominance of the Giants and A's, the narrative building toward a dramatic collision in the Fall Classic"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-310) and index.
Table of contents: title: The tall tactician; title: The old Oriole; title: The American League race; title: The 1913 National League season; title: Athletics vs. Giants : analysis of the opponents; title: Game one; title: Game two; title: Game three; title: Game four; title: Game five; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix. World's Series team totals.