Major league baseball in Gilded Age Connecticut
Subtitle: the rise and fall of the Middletown, New Haven, and Hartford clubs
By: David Arcidiacono ; foreword by William J. Ryczek.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786436774
Subjects: Baseball -- Connecticut -- History -- 19th century; Baseball teams -- Connecticut -- History -- 19th century
Description: "By the end of the decade, when the state's final big league team, Hartford Dark Blues, left the National League, baseball's transition from amateur pastime to major league sport had been accomplished. And Connecticut had played a significant role in its development. The history of the Nutmeg State's three major league teams is described here in full"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.