The St. Louis baseball reader
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press
2006.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Sports and American culture series. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31678026*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Fans, broadcasters, and writers. Growing up with the game / John Grisham
- Bob Costas will never be as young as he looks today / Bob Costas
- Hall of Fame acceptance speech / Jack Buck
- Hall of Fame acceptance speech / Harry Caray
- The Gas House Gang / J. Roy Stockton
- The mystery of Stan Musial / Bob Broeg
- The beginnings of St. Louis baseball. Jeremiah Fruin / Alfred H. Spink
- The first baseball games in St. Louis / Merritt W. Griswold
- Alfred H. Spink / Steven Gietschier
- A charter member / Frederick J. Lieb
- The St. Louis Browns are champions / Staff reporter
- Farewell to Chris Von der Ahe, 1892-1899 / Jon David Cash
- The American League Browns. Browns in American League since 1902 / Frederick J Lieb
- Jimmy Austin / Lawrence S. Ritter
- Rickey tells how he'll boss Browns / Hunt Stromberg
- The dazzling record of George Sisler / F. C. Lane
- Will George Sisler equal Ty Cobb? / Hugh Jennings
- The beginning of a St. Louis dynasty. The rise of baseball in St. Louis, 1920-1925 / Steve Steinberg
- From rags to riches: a baseball success story / J. Roy Stockton
- Grover Cleveland Alexander / Francis J. Powers
- Bob O'Farrell / Lawrence S. Ritter
- Country boy / Red Smith
- Fans in nine-hour rampage / Staff reporter
- Me an underminer? Not on your life / Rogers Hornsby
- The 1928 World's Series / Frederick J. Lieb
- The Gas House Gang. The Cardinals' first publicity man / Gene Karst
- Bill Hallahan / Donald Honig
- Redbird who stole a world series / Ray Robinson
- Admits he would like to be a manager some day / Sid Keener
- The Fordham Flash becomes a manager / F. C. Lane
- Dizzy Dean / Bob Broeg
- Muscles and me / Donald E. Hood
- St. Louis Swifties and the Streetcar Series. Billy Southworth's St. Louis Swifties / E. G. Fischer
- A St. Louis harbinger: the 1942 Browns / Bill Borst
- Marty Marion / Lyall Smith
- Branch Rickey is named president of the Brooklyn Dodgers / J. Roy Stockton
- Morton Cooper / John P. Carmichael
- World Series review / Sgts. Robert W. Broeg and Robert H. Myers
- Full house / Tim Wiles
- Slaughter's dash and the Brownies' flight. Cards champs sixth time because of old fight / Frederick J. Lieb
- Enos' dash to destiny revived / Bob Broeg
- A troubling year / James N. Giglio
- I'm from Missouri
- momentarily / Bill Veeck
- Hail the prodigal rajah! / Frank Graham
- The day Veeck played a midget / Bob Broeg
- Maybe I'll pitch forever / LeRoy (Satchel) Paige
- The Gibson sixties. Distance / Roger Angell
- Dick Groat / Danny Peary
- October 1964 / David Halberstam
- Redhead cool operator on redbird hot seat / Robert L. Burnes
- Gibson pitches three-hitter in 7-2 finale / Robert L. Burnes
- Tim hails 'vicious desire' by Hoot / Ed Wilks
- Untamed Tigers savor sweet, sweet victory / Lowell Reidenbaugh
- The 'Silly' Series: heroes, goats, turning points, tears / Bob Broeg
- Dred Scott in spikes / George F. Will
- Whitey ball and a Big Mac attack. Cardinals fire Shoendienst / Bob Broeg
- Larcenous Lou laughs off pressure / Neal Russo
- World champs: Cardinals wrap it up / Rick Hummel
- Clutch base h its came in bunches / Kevin Horrigan
- St Louis's Wizard of Ozzie / Jim Murray
- Signatures / Whitey Herzog
- Twins are champs / Rick Hummel
- Our Casey / Tom Boswell
- The manager / George F. Will
- For Mark McGwire, it was the culmination of a season-long quest / Mike Eisenbath
- Over and out / Joe Strauss
- The house that Busch built. A toast to Busch / Tim O'Neil.
