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. A Game of Brawl 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803226365
• ISBN13: 9780803226364
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"