Gentlemen at the Bat: A Fictional Oral History of the New York Knickerbockers and the Early Days of Base Ball

by Howard Burman

Beginning in 1845, the New York Knickerbockers were the first fully organized base ball club to play the game with written rules similar to those used today. While they did not invent the game, they had an unparalleled role in stabilizing the playing rules and maintaining standards of conduct in a way that fostered an astonishing proliferation of players and clubs. Based on years of research and told in the style of oral history, this fictional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786447206
• ISBN13: 9780786447206
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher