| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-305). |
| Contents |
The Irish game -- Humble beginnings. Arrival ; Present-day interview : Glenn Patrick Sherlock ; Blocked at home plate ; NINA ; The first Irish stars ; More Irish firsts ; Present-day interview : Eric O'Flaherty -- The Emerald Age. They would be giants ; Molly Maguires ; Superstar ; Brotherhood ; Present-day interview : Ryan Roberts ; Spikes up ; Last slide ; Nice guys finish first ; Kill the ump ; More Irish record setting ; Present-day interview : Barry Enright -- A new century. The Delahanty brothers ' A new league ; Mr. Mack ; Present-day interview : Ruth Mack Clark ; Take me out to the ball game ; Faustian bargain ; Scandal and war ; They're all good Irish names ; The alert Irishman ; Homer in the gloamin' ; A real Casey ; Present-day interview : John Flaherty ; Wartime -- Postwar to the present. The fabulous fifties ; The crazy Sixties ; Green and gold ; The hidden potato trick ; Century's end and Irish resurgence ; Eire apparent : a visit to the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the Irish and their impact on baseball, citing influential Irish figures on and off the diamond, exploring their many contributions and interweaving interviews with modern-day Irish players, managers, and executives. |
| Subject |
Baseball -- Ireland -- History.
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Irish American baseball players.
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| ISBN |
9780062089885: $25.99 |
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0062089889: $25.99 |
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