A Game of Brawl: The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant

by Bill Felber

Book Overview

Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history; it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. This book re-creates the rowdy, season-long 1897 battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles had acquired a reputation as the dirtiest team in baseball. Future Hall of Famers John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and "Foxy" Ned Hanlon were proven winners--but their nasty tactics met...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803211368
• ISBN13: 9780803211360
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.7"