New Century, New Team: The 1901 Boston Americans

di Society for American Baseball Research (Autore)

Society for American Baseball Research, 2019

The team now known as the Boston Red Sox played its first season in 1901. The city of Boston had a well-established National League team, known at the time as the Beaneaters, but the founders of the American League knew that Boston was a strong baseball market and when they launched the league as a new major league in 1901, they went head-to-head with the N.L. in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston. Chicago won the American League pennant and Boston finished second, just four games behind. The Boston Americans played in a new ballpark — the Huntington Avenue Grounds — literally on the other side of the railroad tracks from the Beaneaters and they out-drew the Beaneaters by more than 2-1, in part because they had enticed some of the more popular players — player/manager Jimmy Collins, pitcher Cy Young, and slugger Buck Freeman. This volume represents the collective work of more than 25 members of SABR—the Society for American Baseball Research. It offers individual biographies of the players, team owner Charles Somers, league founder Ban Johnson, and two of the team's most noted fans: Hi Hi Dixwell and Nuf Ced McGreevy. There is also a "biography" of the Huntington Avenue Grounds ballpark and a study of media coverage of Boston baseball in 1901, and a timeline running from the first spring training through that year's postseason games. Full Table of Contents:Introduction: Bill NowlinFranchise Firsts: Bill NowlinTeam Owner: George Somers: Fred SchuldAmerican League President Ban Johnson: Joe Santry and Cindy ThomsonThe Ballpark: Huntington Avenue Grounds: Ron SelterA Fuller Portrait of the First Home Game of the FranchiseBaseball in the New Century: Following the Boston Americans in 1901: Donna L. HalperThe Players Ben Beville: Bill NowlinJimmy Collins: Charlie BevisLou Criger: Steve KrahGeorge “Nig” Cuppy: Charles FaberTommy Dowd: Bill NowlinHobe Ferris: Dennis AugerFrank Foreman: Jim ElfersBuck Freeman: Eric EndersHarry Gleason: Jack MorrisCharlie Hemphill: Paul WendtCharlie Jones: Frank VaccaroWin Kellum: Bill NowlinTed Lewis: Rory CostelloLarry McLean: Mike LackeyFred Mitchell: Bill NowlinFrank Morrissey: Bill NowlinFreddy Parent: Dan DesrochersGeorge Prentiss: David ForresterOsee Schrecongost: Bill NowlinJack Slattery: Bill NowlinChick Stahl: Dennis AugerJake Volz: Bill NowlinGeorge Winter: Tom SimonCy Young: David SouthwickPersonality: “Hi Hi” Dixwell:Joanne HulbertPersonality: Mike “Nuf Ced” McGreevy: Pete Nash1901 Boston Americans Season Timeline: Bill NowlinBy the Numbers: Dan Fields

• Autore: Society for American Baseball Research
• Anno edizione: 2019
• Editore: Society for American Baseball Research
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781933599595

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