Encyclopedia of major league baseball team histories, National League
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Bibliographic Information
Encyclopedia of major league baseball team histories, National League
（Baseball and American society, 8）
Meckler, c1991
- : alk. paper
Available at 3 libraries
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UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA LIBRARY, ART & PHYSICAL EDUCATION LIBRARY
: alk. paper783.7-B5110091314618
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Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Contains encyclopaedic histories of each of the teams in the National Baseball League from 1903 onwards. Teams profiled include the Boston Braves, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and the San Diego Padres.
Table of Contents
- Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves - more woes that wahoos for baseball's wanderers, Morris Eckhouse
- Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers - from daffiness dodgers to the boys of summer and the myth of America's team, Peter C.Bjarkman
- Chicago Cubs - sic transit gloria mundi, Art Ahrens
- Cincinnati Reds - Cincinnati's hometown game from the red stockings to the big red machine, Peter C.Bjarkman
- Houston Colt 45s Houston Astros - from showbiz to serious baseball business, John M.Carroll
- Montreal Expos - bizarre new diamond traditions north of the border, Peter C.Bjarkman
- New York Giants, San Francisco Giants - a tale of two cities, Fred Stein
- New York Mets - from Throneberry to Strawberry-baseball's most successful expansion franchise, Pete Cava
- Philadelphia Phillies - often last, but seldom dull, Rich Westcott
- Pittsburgh Pirates - the art of the comeback, Paul D.Adomites
- San Diego Padres - the saga of a big mac and trader jack, David L.Porter
- St Louis Cardinals - baseball's perennial gas house gang, Stan W.Carlson.
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