Description |
1 online resource (x, 442 pages) : illustrations. |
Series |
Sports and American culture series |
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Sports and American culture series.
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Note |
Print version record. |
Contents |
Fans, broadcasters, and writers. Growing up with the game / John Grisham -- Bob Costas will never be as young as he looks today / Bob Costas -- Hall of Fame acceptance speech / Jack Buck -- Hall of Fame acceptance speech / Harry Caray -- The Gas House Gang / J. Roy Stockton -- The mystery of Stan Musial / Bob Broeg -- The beginnings of St. Louis baseball. Jeremiah Fruin / Alfred H. Spink -- The first baseball games in St. Louis / Merritt W. Griswold -- Alfred H. Spink / Steven Gietschier -- A charter member / Frederick J. Lieb -- The St. Louis Browns are champions / Staff reporter -- Farewell to Chris Von der Ahe, 1892-1899 / Jon David Cash -- The American League Browns. Browns in American League since 1902 / Frederick J Lieb -- Jimmy Austin / Lawrence S. Ritter -- Rickey tells how he'll boss Browns / Hunt Stromberg -- The dazzling record of George Sisler / F.C. Lane -- Will George Sisler equal Ty Cobb? / Hugh Jennings -- The beginning of a St. Louis dynasty. The rise of baseball in St. Louis, 1920-1925 / Steve Steinberg -- From rags to riches: a baseball success story / J. Roy Stockton -- Grover Cleveland Alexander / Francis J. Powers -- Bob O'Farrell / Lawrence S. Ritter -- Country boy / Red Smith -- Fans in nine-hour rampage / Staff reporter -- Me an underminer? Not on your life / Rogers Hornsby -- The 1928 World's Series / Frederick J. Lieb -- The Gas House Gang. The Cardinals' first publicity man / Gene Karst -- Bill Hallahan / Donald Honig -- Redbird who stole a world series / Ray Robinson -- Admits he would like to be a manager some day / Sid Keener -- The Fordham Flash becomes a manager / F.C. Lane -- Dizzy Dean / Bob Broeg -- Muscles and me / Donald E. Hood -- St. Louis Swifties and the Streetcar Series. Billy Southworth's St. Louis Swifties / E.G. Fischer -- A St. Louis harbinger: the 1942 Browns / Bill Borst -- Marty Marion / Lyall Smith -- Branch Rickey is named president of the Brooklyn Dodgers / J. Roy Stockton -- Morton Cooper / John P. Carmichael -- World Series review / Sgts. Robert W. Broeg and Robert H. Myers -- Full house / Tim Wiles -- Slaughter's dash and the Brownies' flight. Cards champs sixth time because of old fight / Frederick J. Lieb -- Enos' dash to destiny revived / Bob Broeg -- A troubling year / James N. Giglio -- I'm from Missouri -- momentarily / Bill Veeck -- Hail the prodigal rajah! / Frank Graham -- The day Veeck played a midget / Bob Broeg -- Maybe I'll pitch forever / LeRoy (Satchel) Paige -- The Gibson sixties. Distance / Roger Angell -- Dick Groat / Danny Peary -- October 1964 / David Halberstam -- Redhead cool operator on redbird hot seat / Robert L. Burnes -- Gibson pitches three-hitter in 7-2 finale / Robert L. Burnes -- Tim hails 'vicious desire' by Hoot / Ed Wilks -- Untamed Tigers savor sweet, sweet victory / Lowell Reidenbaugh -- The 'Silly' Series: heroes, goats, turning points, tears / Bob Broeg -- Dred Scott in spikes / George F. Will -- Whitey ball and a Big Mac attack. Cardinals fire Shoendienst / Bob Broeg -- Larcenous Lou laughs off pressure / Neal Russo -- World champs: Cardinals wrap it up / Rick Hummel -- Clutch base h its came in bunches / Kevin Horrigan -- St Louis's Wizard of Ozzie / Jim Murray -- Signatures / Whitey Herzog -- Twins are champs / Rick Hummel -- Our Casey / Tom Boswell -- The manager / George F. Will -- For Mark McGwire, it was the culmination of a season-long quest / Mike Eisenbath -- Over and out / Joe Strauss -- The house that Busch built. A toast to Busch / Tim O'Neil. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Subject |
St. Louis Browns (Baseball team : 1902-1953) -- History.
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St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team) -- History.
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St. Louis Browns (Baseball team : 1902-1953)
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St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)
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St. Louis Browns (Baseball team) (OCoLC)fst00568532
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St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team) (OCoLC)fst00540292
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Baseball -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- 20th century.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- Essays & Writings.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- Statistics.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Baseball. (OCoLC)fst00827904
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Missouri -- Saint Louis.
(OCoLC)fst01204930
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Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Peterson, Richard F.
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Added Title |
Saint Louis baseball reader |
Other Form: |
Print version: St. Louis baseball reader. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006 (DLC) 2006012904 |
ISBN |
9780826265586 (electronic bk.) |
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0826265588 (electronic bk.) |
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