Abstract
Following the 1919 Black Sox scandal, baseball needed men willing and able to pump life back into the game during tough times. Numerous ballplayers stepped forward and left their mark on the national pastime as it continued to thrive and grow during a decade that became known as the Roaring Twenties, a raucous, happy time period when a free-spirited nature prevailed.
In Baseball’s Roaring Twenties: A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures, Ronald T. Waldo recounts the rollicking escapades surrounding a distinctive collection of players, managers, and umpires that truly personified this era of baseball history. Waldo includes a mix of unique stories and amusing tales surrounding baseball greats like Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, Rabbit Maranville, and Casey Stengel, alongside less famous diamond performers such as Duster Mails, Jay Kirke, Jimmy O’Connell, and Possum Whitted. The fans—who were every bit as important in helping the game grow during the ‘20s—are also given their due with a chapter of their own.
From the story of Heinie Mueller unceremoniously pushing his attractive cousin out of sight when he saw manager Branch Rickey approaching to the tale of minor league hurler Augie Prudhomme literally following the sarcastic directive from pilot George Stallings to burn his uniform, Baseball’s Roaring Twenties provides an entertaining perspective of baseball during this singular decade. Amusing and informative, this book will be of interest to baseball fans and historians of all generations.
Schlagworte
Minor League Baseball Rabbit Maranville Possum Whitted MiLB American pastime Duster Mails Augie Prudhomme Jimmy O'Connell Babe Ruth Jay Kirke 1920s baseball Black Sox scandal George Stallings Branch Rickey Connie Mack Heinie Mueller Casey Stengel umpires national pastime roaring twenties MLB Major League Baseball baseball baseball anecdotes baseball history baseball in the 1920s baseball in the 20s baseball legends baseball managers baseball players baseball stories baseball tales baseball umpires baseball's roaring twenties- 231–256 Notes 231–256
- 257–262 Bibliography 257–262
- 263–276 Index 263–276
- 277–277 About the Author 277–277
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- „... ability—rarely com-plained as they toiled in the unforgiving profession as baseball umpires.Sometimes confronted ...” „... any laughing?”—American League umpire Tommy Connolly, responding to a wise-cracking Boston Red Sox fan ...” „... who had disliked the umpire’s seriousexpression during a doubleheader at Fenway Park on June 25, 1926 ...”
- „... players, umpires,owners, and fans are some of the essential prerequisites for those whothrive as a ...” „... the past, umpires, held accountable formaking accurate and impartial decisions while maintaining order ...” „... for a safety, Pittsburghmanager George Gibson alerted home-plate umpire Ernie Quigley.After giving ...”
- „... betweenplayers, managers, and umpires, it was the fans in the stands whosespirit and devotion helped determine ...” „... friend.“Don’t you know me, old pal, I’m Connolly?” asked One-Eye.“Tommy Connolly, the umpire?” queried the ...” „... man.“No, I’m not the umpire,” responded Connolly. “I’ve got one goodeye, thank goodness.”8Even the ...”
- „... chief umpire,he could not locate the piece of paper. While checking his pockets,Wiltse believed he had ...” „... found the list and handed it to the umpire. Thedistinguished arbiter cleared his throat, removed his cap ...” „... , the learned umpire, who was rendered speechless,could not complete this simple task, since George had ...”
- „... some way during a particulartime period. I feel that the words of players, managers, umpires, andfans ...” „... , umpires, and fans also had a hand inadding flavor to the great game through their crazy antics and ...” „... of a group of players, managers, umpires, and patrons who didtheir part to guarantee that a deep love ...”
- „... By-Plays,” Sporting News, September 23, 1926, 4.2. “Baseball By-Plays: Umpire Gets Shock of His Life ...” „... . Harvey J. Boyle, “Mirrors of Sport: An Umpire Story,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 3, 1943, 16.12 ...” „... , 1923, 4.22. Edgar G. Brands, “Between Innings: Just Two Umpires Doing TheirBest,” Sporting News ...”
- „... on October 5, hebecame incensed with the umpires after being called out for failing totouch first ...” „... experienced a horrible slump in June 1922, Eddieconfided to umpire Billy Evans while the Yankees traveled by ...” „... World Series in a column for Liberty magazine, umpire Billy Evansreported that Senators manager Bucky ...”
- „... umpires about the lineup change.“Well, here comes the ‘Big Needle and Thread Man’ again,” saidO’Leary.“Who ...” „... do you mean?” asked the confused umpire, who did notunderstand what O’Leary was driving at.“Why ...”
- „... properly.Hodge decided that he was capable of handling duties as both apitcher and an umpire.44 In the second ...” „... advice literally, tossing the baseball into De-troit’s dugout and walking up to home plate umpire Billy ...”
- „... 60 home runs during the 1927 campaign, he told umpire BillyEvans that he had other ambitions aside ...”
- „... each ordered topay $600 in damages for attacking umpire Edward Lauzon during anexhibition game in that ...”