Connie Mack and the early years of baseball
By: Norman L. Macht ; with a foreword by Connie Mack III.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 708
ISBN-13: 9780803232631
Subjects: Mack, Connie, -- 1862-1956; Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team) -- History; Baseball managers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography; Baseball -- United States -- History
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Growing up in East Brookfield; title: The young catcher; title: A rookie in Meriden; title: The bones battery; title: From Hartford to Washington; title: Life in the big leagues; title: Mr. and Mrs. Connie Mack; title: Jumping with the brotherhood; title: The players' league; title: Uncertainties of life and baseball; title: Connie Mack, manager; title: The terrible-tempered Mr. Mack; title: Fired; title: Milwaukee; title: Working the system; title: Learning how to handle men; title: Marching behind Ban Johnson; title: Launching the new American League; title: The City of Brotherly Love and "Uncle Ben" Shibe; title: Columbia Park and the "Athaletics"; title: Raiding the National League; title: The bullfrogs; title: The uniqueness of Napoleon Lajoie; title: Winning the battle of Philadelphia; title: A staggering blow; title: Schreck and the rube and the white elephant; title: Connie Mack's first pennant; title: Signing a treaty; title: The profits of peace; title: The Macks of Philadelphia; title: The first "official" world series; title: Rebuilding begins; title: "We wuz robbed"; title: Connie Mack's baseball school; title: Shibe Park; title: Connie's kids graduate; title: World champions; title: Mr. and Mrs. Connie Mack, part II; title: The $100,000 infield; title: The home run baker world series; title: Coasting down to third place; title: Speaking of money; title: Captain Hook; title: The second beating of John McGraw; title: Another baseball war; title: The Athletics win another pennant; title: ho hum; title: Swept; title: The end of the beginning.