The 1922 St. Louis Browns: Best of the American League's Worst

by Roger A. Godin

Book Overview

Sometimes life isn't fair: Most of the finishes in the 52-year history of the franchise (1901-1953) were in the depths of the second division. The one exception was 1922, a year in which the Browns led the league in batting, slugging, runs, triples, stolen bases, walks, strikeouts, saves and earned run average--and still came in second.This book meticulously recreates that year from spring training to season's end, when they fought the Yankees down...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0899505910
• ISBN13: 9780899505916
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 239 Pages