Barney Dreyfuss

Pittsburgh's Baseball Titan

Brian Martin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

241 Seiten

2021
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7961-7 (ISBN)

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This first biography of Barney Dreyfuss chronicles the innovative career of the Hall of Famer executive who built Forbes Field--the National League's first concrete-and-steel ballpark, into which he put $1 million of his own money - pushed for creation of the office of commissioner to govern the game and helped initiate the modern World Series.

A young German immigrant, Barney Dreyfuss was an American success story in business and in baseball. He fell in love with the game after settling in Paducah, Kentucky, where he discovered he had a knack for assembling good players on the diamond. Relocating to Louisville, he became involved in the professional game with the Colonels. Faced with ouster from the National League, he took his players to Pittsburgh, where he became owner of the Pirates and forged a winning tradition, leading the club to six pennants and two World Series.

This first biography of Dreyfuss chronicles the innovative career of the Hall of Famer executive who built Forbes Field--the National League's first concrete-and-steel ballpark, into which he put $1 million of his own money--pushed for creation of the office of commissioner to govern the game and helped initiate the modern World Series.

Award-winning journalist Brian Martin lives in London, Ontario. He is a member of the selection committee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the Society for American Baseball Research.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsviii

Preface

1. An Unshakeable Belief in Baseball

2. The Little Clerk, Big Dreams

3. A Fine Diversion

4. Louisville

5. Buying In

6. “I am tired of losing so much money….”

7. 1899: One Door Closes…

8. …Another Door Opens: The Colonels and a Captain

9. Success at Last

10. 1903: Making History

11. Riding High in the First Division: 1904 to 1908

12. Politics, Dirty Business and Tragedy

13. Champions

14. Departures and Decline

15. Retooling

16. Back on Top

17. Last Hurrah

18. After the Little Colonel

Epilogue

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.09.2021
Zusatzinfo	36 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	435 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
ISBN-10	1-4766-7961-4 / 1476679614
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7961-7 / 9781476679617
Zustand	Neuware