Lefty Grove and the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics

Robert P. Broadwater (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2014
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7566-7 (ISBN)

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This book chronicles the history of the Philadelphia Athletics, the first real dynasty in Major League Baseball. The focus of the book is the 1931 season, in which Philadelphia, led by superstar pitcher Lefty Grove, had the best season in franchise history, leading to a third consecutive trip to the World Series. With a roster full of future Hall of Fame players--like Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Connie Mack--the Athletics were one of the best baseball teams of all time, and the 1931 season served as the apex of their success, as the financial restrictions of the Great Depression caused the owners to break up the team.

The late Robert P. Broadwater wrote more than 35 books of military history and more than 100 magazine articles dealing with the American Civil War and the Revolutionary War. He lived in Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Preface 1

Introduction 5

One. The Building of a Dynasty 9

Two. Another Run at Greatness 27

Three. A Spring of Promise 48

Four. Seventeen Games in a Row 61

Five. The Boys of Summer 70

Six. Dog Days and Another Winning Streak 92

Seven. The Drive to a Third Pennant 118

Eight. Facing the Cardinals Again 134

Nine. End of an Era 148

Epilogue 159

Appendix 1: Athletics 1931 Team and Individual Statistics 167

Appendix 2: Hall of Fame Players from the

Golden Era (1925–1941) 171

Chapter Notes 175

Bibliography 179

Index 181

Zusatzinfo	8 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	268 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-7566-8 / 0786475668
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7566-7 / 9780786475667
Zustand	Neuware