Red Sox vs. Braves in Boston

The Battle for Fans' Hearts, 1901-1952

Charlie Bevis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

250 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9664-8 (ISBN)

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For 52 years, Boston was a two-team Major League city, home to both the Red Sox and the Braves. This book focuses on the two teams' period of coexistence and competition for fans. The author analyzes the Boston fan base through trends in transportation, communication, geography, population and employment. Tracing the pendulum of fan preference between the two teams over five distinct time periods, a deeper understanding emerges of why the Red Sox remained in Boston and the Braves moved to Milwaukee.

Charlie Bevis, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is a retired adjunct professor of English at Rivier University. He has written for Nine, The Cooperstown Symposium, The National Pastime and Base Ball, and is the author of several baseball books. He lives in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part One: Nationals Have Monopoly, 1871–1900

1. Merchants as Spectators

2. Emerging Middle Class at the Ballpark

3. Two-Team City for Two Years

4. Rise of Irish-American Fans

Part Two: Red Sox Dominate, 1901–1920

5. American League Enters Boston

6. Changing Nature of the Fans

7. New Ballparks for Big Crowds

8. Home Runs Convert Fans

Part Three: Braves Have Edge, 1921–1933

9. Radio Broadcasts and the Vote on Sunday Baseball

10. Sunday Games Permitted Only at Braves Field

11. New Law Allows Sunday Games at Fenway Park

12. Braves Continue to Outdraw Red Sox

Part Four: Red Sox Triumph, 1934–1945

13. Renovated Red Sox

14. Braves Change Name to Bees

15. Power Hitting at Fenway Park

16. Doubleheaders in the War Years

Part Five: Braves Fight Back, 1946–1952

17. Braves Initiate Night Baseball

18. Trying to Mint Braves Fans

19. Television and Suburban Fans

20. Road-Game Radio Broadcasts

Epilogue: Jimmy Fund Games

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	12.08.2017
Zusatzinfo	32 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	322 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-7864-9664-9 / 0786496649
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-9664-8 / 9780786496648
Zustand	Neuware