More than Merkle : a history of the best and most exciting baseball season in human history

Author(s)

• Anderson, David W. (David Wallace)

Bibliographic Information

More than Merkle : a history of the best and most exciting baseball season in human history

David W. Anderson ; with a foreword by Keith Olbermann

University of Nebraska Press, c2000

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-253) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This work brings the baseball season of 1908 back to life, which consisted, amongst other events, of Merkle Boner and the Cubs' last World Series victory. In the National League, three teams finished within a half game of each other, and decided in the sport's first playoff game.

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Details

• NCID: BA49288020
• ISBN:
  • 0803210566
• LCCN: 99035024
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Lincoln, Neb. ; London
• Pages/Volumes: xxvii, 271 p., [14] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GV863.A1
  • DC21 : 796.357/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century