| 19th Century Baseball in Chicago Contributor(s): Rucker, Mark (Author), Freyer, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738531812 ISBN-13: 9780738531816 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2003113720 |
| Series: Images of Baseball |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6.38" W x 9.3" (0.64 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Chicago area today hosts two of the most historic major league franchises and half a dozen minor or independent league teams. Baseball's roots run deep in the Windy City. Indeed, it was Chicago businessman William "I'd rather be a lamp-post in Chicago than a millionaire in any other city" Hulbert, who, according to baseball lore, staged the coup that in 1876 would put the National League on the map. The Chicago White Stockings (now ironically called the Cubs) were one of eight charter members, winning the inaugural NL Championship with such legendary names as A.G. Spalding, "Cap" Anson, and Roscoe Barnes. But The National Pastime arrived in Chicago well before the 1876 season, as is proven in this fascinating new book, 19th Century Baseball in Chicago, illustrated with over 150 vintage images.Any local fan of the modern game-whether the action takes place at the "Friendly Confines," 35th & Shields, or the cozy setting of a minor league ballpark out in Kane or suburban Cook County-will enjoy the wealth of information offered in 19th Century Baseball in Chicago. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rucker, Mark: - By virtue of exhaustive research into ancient box scores and newspaper accounts dating to the early 1850s, authors Mark Rucker and John Freyer tell the story of baseball's 19th-century migration to the Midwest, its development in Chicago as an amateur sport and the city's central role in the dawn of professionalism. Both Mark and John are longstanding members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). |