The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates

Author : Ronald T. Waldo
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786478322
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates written by Ronald T. Waldo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After many years of being an also-ran in the National league, the Pittsburgh Pirates' fortunes changed dramatically following the 1899 season after a monumental deal with the Louisville Colonels. The addition of star players such as Fred Clarke, Honus Wagner, Tommy Leach and Deacon Phillippe allowed Pittsburgh to become the first baseball dynasty of the twentieth century as they won National League pennants in 1901, 1902 and 1903. Without question, the 1902 Pirates aggregation was the greatest of those three squads. This definitive historical account examines the record-breaking 1902 Pittsburgh season, the politics that shaped baseball's landscape during that era and the players responsible for that squad's claiming its rightful place in baseball history.

Author : Morris Eckhouse
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ISBN 13 : 9780812860528
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History written by Morris Eckhouse and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ronald T. Waldo
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786487895
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battling Bucs of 1925 written by Ronald T. Waldo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After coming close to winning the pennant on more than one occasion during the early 1920s, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally shed the stigma of being underachievers and claimed the National League flag in 1925, ending the New York Giants' four-year reign at the top of the league. Manager Bill McKechnie's brigade of young guns moved on to oppose the defending world champion Washington Senators in the World Series. After falling behind three games to one, Pittsburgh pulled off the greatest comeback in World Series history when they rallied to win in a thrilling seventh game. This detailed history recounts the entire 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates season, paying special attention to the team's construction and the World Series. Appendices provide complete statistics for the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, box scores for all seven games of that year's World Series, and World Series statistics for both teams.

Author : David Finoli
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439663130
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pittsburgh’s Greatest Teams written by David Finoli and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburgh is synonymous with winning. From the Penguins and Steelers to the Pirates and Panthers, the Steel City knows championships. There must be something special in the water to make Pittsburgh so particularly gifted with its sports teams. The most famous teams in the city's history would most likely be the 1970s Steelers, known as the Steel Curtain for obvious reasons, and the Penguins who raised the Stanley Cup five times. Names such as Lemieux, Crosby, Roethlisberger, Bradshaw, Clemente and Stargell are legends of American sport and members of Pittsburgh's most cherished franchises, but for every sports legend and multi-million dollar franchise, there are a dozen more talented players and long-past teams that have been forgotten to history; the Negro League's Crawford and Homestead Grays are too often overlooked in the city's sports history but were as talented as any team that has played there. Author Dave Finoli ranks the fifty greatest teams that won trophies, brought glory and lifted the hearts of Pittsburgh's devoted sports fans.

Author : Ronald T. Waldo
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786460164
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fred Clarke written by Ronald T. Waldo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945, Fred Clarke began his career in 1894 with a record day at the plate, going 5 for 5. He would go on to play for 21 years spending most of that time as the player-manager of the Pirates, a team he led to four pennants and one World Series Championship (1909).

Author : Brian Martin
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476644187
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barney Dreyfuss written by Brian Martin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young German immigrant, Barney Dreyfuss was an American success story in business and in baseball. He fell in love with the game after settling in Paducah, Kentucky, where he discovered he had a knack for assembling good players on the diamond. Relocating to Louisville, he became involved in the professional game with the Colonels. Faced with ouster from the National League, he took his players to Pittsburgh, where he became owner of the Pirates and forged a winning tradition, leading the club to six pennants and two World Series. This first biography of Dreyfuss chronicles the innovative career of the Hall of Famer executive who built Forbes Field--the National League's first concrete-and-steel ballpark, into which he put $1 million of his own money--pushed for creation of the office of commissioner to govern the game and helped initiate the modern World Series.

Author : Warren N. Wilbert
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786411566
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cunning Kind of Play written by Warren N. Wilbert and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2002-05-29 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants--the National League's greatest teams in its early days--took hold with the founding of the league in 1876. Between the two bitter rivals there were nine first-second finishes, eight second-third finishes, and 30 out of a possible 65 championships in the league's first six decades. Their games often showcased match-ups between baseball's most talented and toughest players and often had playoff implications. This history of the rivalry begins coverage in 1876 (when the Cubs won the first NL championship) and goes through 1932 (when John McGraw stepped down as manager of the Giants). All of the many great personalities, player match-ups, streaks, and pennant races are included.

Author : Bob Smizik
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780517070826
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Pittsburgh Pirates written by Bob Smizik and published by . This book was released on 1991-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 910 pages
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Download or read book Baseball Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James R. Rothaus
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
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Download or read book Pittsburgh Pirates written by James R. Rothaus and published by . This book was released on with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: