The Athletics of Philadelphia : Connie Mack's white elephants, 1901-1954
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The Athletics of Philadelphia : Connie Mack's white elephants, 1901-1954
McFarland, c1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index
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内容説明
In 1900, American League president Ban Johnson convinced Connie Mack to manage the newly created Philadelphia Athletics, which had been strategically placed in the same market as the National League Phillies, making the City of Brotherly Love a two-team town. The Athletics thus began their 54-year history by attempting to split the city's fan base, perhaps the first indication of the team's tendency toward polarity and vicissitude. As Ed Fitzgerald put it, "Like the little girl with the curl on her forehead, when the Athletics were good, they were very very good. But when they were bad, horrid was hardly the word." The A's won nine pennants and five World Series, yet finished last 16 times; they raided the Phillies roster in 1901, and later stripped themselves in baseball's first great fire sale; they boasted the illustrious "$100,000 Infield," yet Mack had to sell star players one after another to pull the A's through the Depression.
This book, written by a long-time fan of the defunct team, relates the Athletics to the city of Philadelphia and tells the stories of the organization's signature seasons, from the championship years to the days when the A's were synonymous with baseball's cellar. The book also details the exploits of such Hall of Famers as Chief Bender, Eddie Collins, Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, and Al Simmons, and considers the unique achievements and personality of Connie Mack, baseball's "Tall Tactician."
目次
Table of Contents
Preface
Prologue: The Quaker City at the Turn of the Century
1. New Man in Town
2. A Pennant for Philadelphia
3. Top Dogs
4. Interlude, 1906–1908
5. Shibe Park and the First Dynasty
6. A Stick in John McGraw’s Eye
7. Rollercoaster
8. Rock Bottom
9. On the Way Again
10. Top of the Mountain
11. Another Dynasty
12. Back to the Basement
13. The War Years
14. New Day Coming
15. A Surprising Pennant Race
16. Jubilee
17. The Road to Kansas City
Epilogue: The Wanderers
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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