Blackguards and Red Stockings

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Pub. Date: 2000-08-01
Publisher(s): McFarland Publishing
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Summary

Originally published in 1992 by McFarland, this paperback reprint is published by Colebrook Press.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction xi
Opening Day
1(3)
Elysian Fields to Fort Wayne
4(7)
Collier's Rooms
11(4)
The Game
15(9)
The Players
24(15)
Play Ball
39(9)
The First Pennant Race
48(16)
The Pernicious Practice
64(9)
A Two-Tiered League
73(13)
The Tournament
86(8)
Financial Troubles
94(9)
The Umpire
103(9)
A New Powerhouse
112(7)
The Mutuals
119(5)
Boston Makes a Run
124(6)
The Return of the White Stockings
130(6)
A Trip to Europe
136(13)
Going for Three
149(9)
Not Cricket
158(9)
The Mutuals Repulsed
167(11)
Going West
178(5)
The Force Case
183(9)
Going Broke
192(7)
An Early Challenge
199(10)
A Little Chin Music, Maestro
209(7)
A Stunning Secession
216(7)
Grand Central Hotel
223(6)
Appendix: Selected Statistics 229(7)
Notes 236(25)
Selected Bibliography 261(4)
Index 265

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