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Jonathan Weeks - Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them

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Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them

2016

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8 Philadelphia Athletics S. 103-120

„… theunderdog Boston Braves in 1914, disillusioned owner-manager ConnieMack began to dismantle the club that had …” „… three straight World Series by a narrow margin.For Connie Mack, it was the last hurrah. The A’s slumped …” „… and had begun to spot it better, while using hiscurve more often. Connie Mack described Grove as a …”

4 Philadelphia Athletics S. 45-58

„… , managed by ConnieMack.Mack began his career as a catcher. Although only moderately tal-ented, he earned …” „… Octo-ber rematch. At the peak of the dynasty, Connie Mack quipped to asportswriter that he wouldn’t trade …” „… graduating from Gettysburg Col-lege, Connie Mack accepted him on the team without a shred of minor-league …”

7 New York Yankees S. 89-102

„… Yankeescontinued to dominate opponents the following year. They won fewergames but outpaced Connie Mack’s powerful …” „… attend theUniversity of Pennsylvania, but Connie Mack signed him in 1912. Pen-nock had serious control …” „… the A’spennant-winning squad that year. Connie Mack got rid of him anyway,later regretting it. “That …”

Bibliography S. 377-384

„… .“Connie Mack to Spring New Team.” New York Times, September 22, 1915.Corbett, Warren. “Earl Weaver …” „… .” Calhoun Times, July 10, 1993.Skipper, Doug. “Connie Mack.” Society for American Baseball Research …” „… Earnshaw Ordered to Retire by Manager Mack.” Associated Press, August 31, 1933.Gergen, George. “05-20-76 …”

Index S. 385-394

„… , Sparky, 282, 286, 288–289Lynch, Tom (umpire), 14Mack, Connie, 45–46, 50, 52, 54, 95, 100,106, 111 …” „… ; rebuilding a dynasty, 103;INDEX390selling off his best players, 47, 105,107, 115, 116Mackey, Biz, 184, 191 …”

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Ronald T. Waldo - Characters from the Diamond

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Characters from the Diamond

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2 Pranksters, Practical Jokes, and Tricks on the Diamond S. 21-40

„… joke,Connie Mack had engaged in a similar procedure when he managed thePittsburgh Pirates from 1894 to 1896 …” „… serious-minded people ever connected to baseball,Connie Mack could never be confused with someone who reveled …” „… .* * *Connie Mack was always searching for a new trick or deceptive ploy togive him any possible advantage …”

8 Demon Rum, John Barleycorn, and Frothy Suds S. 141-160

„… Philadelphia’s club office, excited and out of breath ashe rushed toward Mack.“Say, Connie,” he shouted, “that …” „… believe Connie Mack when themanager suspended his big southpaw pitcher during the season’s latterstages …” „… of the reasons I hadto suspend you.”11Once Waddell realized that Mack was serious, he told Connie …”

10 Pennant Fever, Copping the Flag, and World Series Moments S. 181-200

„… National Leaguepennant winners in 1905 and opposed Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Ath-letics for the baseball …” „… Athleticsmanager Connie Mack was usually the lone exception to this principle.He exhibited a levelheaded, quiet …” „… FLAG, AND WORLD SERIES MOMENTS 195These two incidents showed that Connie Mack, the revered …”

6 Hug, Hughie, the Peerless Leader, and Fellow Managers S. 101-120

„… Mack.CHAPTER 6120“I tried to Connie,” replied Manush, “but I couldn’t find the handleon the damn thing.”41Just …” „… managers during the Deadball Era. Fred Clarke, JohnMcGraw, Frank Chance, Connie Mack, and Hughie Jennings …” „… following his team’s dismantling of Connie Mack’s Athletics,Stallings responded to one of the many letters …”

1 Rebels, Sharpened Spikes, and Baseball Innovation in the Late Nineteenth Century S. 1-20

„… manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, Cornelius AlexanderMcGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack, was a …” „… eye.Suddenly, Connie Mack stepped aside behind the plate as Gumbertheld the ball out on the mound. Mack took …” „… batter’s box.14As baseball evolved throughout the 1890s, other players started tofollow Connie Mack’s lead …”

Notes S. 227-246

„… News, August 31, 1916, 4.30. “Baseball By-Plays,” August 31, 1916, 4.NOTES23031. “Connie Mack Was Wily …” „… Old Catcher,” The Day (New London, Con-necticut), September 14, 1916, 10.32. “Connie Mack Was Wily Old …” „… ), August 12, 1903, 3.4. Connie Mack, “My 66 Years in the Big Leagues: Chapter 9,”MonroeNews-Star (Monroe …”

4 Odd Occurrences, Two Men Called Rube, and Sleepy Bill S. 61-80

„… League, Athletics manager ConnieMack convinced Rube to join his team after corresponding with himthrough …” „… winding down afterConnie Mack sold him to the St. Louis Browns on February 7, 1908,another player with the …” „… finish thisball game?” demanded the puzzled Mack.Waddell gave his manager a concrete answer without even …”

Index S. 253-264

„… , Massachusetts, 150, 215Mack (Jersey City shortstop), 127Mack, Connie “the Tall Tactician,” x, 7–8,38, 47, 63–64 …” „… McGillicuddy, Cornelius Alexander. SeeMack, Connie “the Tall Tactician”McGinnity, Joe “Iron Man or the Turk,”41 …”

Preface

„… Waddell, and Connie Mack. Stories rooted in theidiosyncrasies of players like Harry McCormick, Jack Rowan …”

3 Baseball Icons, Turkey Mike, the Great Zim, Two Unique Catchers, and Ping’s Parrot S. 41-60

„… to Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics in1901, and led the American League in hitting with a .426 …”

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Ronald T. Waldo - Baseball's Roaring Twenties

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6 Rickey, McGraw, Mack, McCarthy, and Other Pilots Leading the Way S. 101-122

„… Eddie Rommel ended up being a great find for Connie Mack,posting a 27–13 record in 1922, supported by a …” „… pilots as Connie Mack andJohn McGraw, whose resumes included numerous pennants and manyhighly successful …” „… players in line using the allure of T-bone steaks,veteran counterpart Connie Mack continued plowing …”

4 Yankees’ Swagger, Shanty, Tiny, Possum, and Interesting Diamond Incidents S. 61-80

„… Philadelphia and the Detroit Tigers. Ashe addressed the press, Athletics manager Connie Mack stated that …” „… league raceinvolved who was going to finish in second place, Philadelphia Athleticsmanager Connie Mack …” „… two more.12CHAPTER 468To borrow a phrase from Connie Mack, hurler Wilcy Moore held manyAmerican League …”

Notes S. 231-256

„… Moore Is Yanks’ Big Bet: Connie Mack Asserts He DeservesMuch of Credit for Showing of Team This Season …” „… Dugan Has Deserted Again: New Haven Boy Quit Third Base Postwith Mack’s Cellar Champions,”Meriden …” „… Morning Record (Meriden, Connec-ticut), July 30, 1921, 2.7. “Dugan Through with A’s: Writes Connie He’ll …”

Preface

„… another at the dawn of the RoaringTwenties. Such baseball lifers as Ty Cobb, John McGraw, and ConnieMack …” „… , McGraw, Mack, McCarthy, and Other PilotsLeading the Way 1017 Bush League Madness and Players Wreaking …”

Bibliography S. 257-262

„… . Connie Mack: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915–1931. Lin-coln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012 …”

Index S. 263-276

„… Louisville Colonels, 33–34, 119, 127–129Lowell, Massachusetts, 204Luque, Dolf, 52Mack, Connie, x, 16, 55, 65 …” „… , 155Lawrence Merry Macks, 135Lee, Clifford “Cliff,” 164–165Leonard, Hubert “Dutch,” 7Levi, John, 170 …” „… players’ alibis,111; trade rumors surrounding starpitcher, 113Mackay, Gordon, 186Magee, Sherwood “Sherry …”

10 Pennant Winners, World Series Clashes, and October Champions S. 183-202

„… winning the American League pennant in 1929. For the first timesince 1914, Connie Mack’s team was playing …” „… McCarthy. Philadelphia topped off a grand season forMack by winning the World Series, four games to one …” „… sportswriter Gordon Mackay, Meuselwore out his welcome in Philadelphia when he clashed with a fan in theBaker …”

1 Seedy Individuals, Black Sox, and Baseball’s Dirty Laundry S. 1-20

„… Herrmann from the CincinnatiReds. These men were later joined by Connie Mack of the PhiladelphiaAthletics …”

3 Duster, Heinie, Casey, and Other Unique Major League Performers S. 41-60

„… it as verbalammunition anytime Connie Mack brought Harriss in to pitch. As Slimwarmed up in the …”

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Charlie Gentile - The 1928 New York Yankees

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Part III: THE REGULAR SEASON S. 59-216

„… for other clubs in visiting parks.13Miller Huggins and Connie Mack had a different approach to …” „… their intuitions, Connie Mack, with his infamous scorecard, was constantly motioning to his players and …” „… antique outfielders:It is incomprehensible, but nevertheless true, that Connie Mack did not break even on …”

Notes S. 245-292

„… Mack and the Early Years of Baseball (Lincoln: Uni-versity of Nebraska Press, 2012), 19.6. Connie Mack …” „… Times, 10 December 1914, 11; “Connie Mack May Manage Yankees,” New York Times, 9 December 1914, 11 …” „… (New York: Coward-McCann, 1951), 8.252 Notes44. “Connie Mack and John McGraw Stand Firm as Many …”

Part I: THE BACKGROUND S. 1-24

„… ballplayer, manager, and owner Connie Mack’s life span from 1862 to 1956 allowed him to live through and …” „… of the Athletics that Connie Mack might be the next manager of the Yankees. Even after unload-ing …” „… architects, all Hall of Fame inductees—Branch Rickey, Connie Mack, and John McGraw—were active participants …”

Afterword S. 237-240

„… to Connie Mack after a third straight loss at Shibe Park buried them for good, thirteen and a half …” „… eight players, finally broke a fifteen-year drought for Connie Mack.5The Athletics, however, slipped to …” „… dismantling of the last Mack machine began with the sale of Al Sim-mons, Jimmy Dykes, and Mule Haas to the …”

Bibliography S. 293-294

„… Baseball Story. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1950.———. Connie Mack: Grand Old Man of Baseball. New York …” „… : G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1944.Macht, Norman L. Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball. Lincoln …” „… Gehrig and His Time. New York: Harper Perennial, 1991.Romanowski, Jerome C., Rev. The Mackmen …”

Part II: THE OFFSEASON AND SPRING TRAINING S. 25-58

„… circuit.”Connie Mack was constantly reminded of his 1912 club and was pre-dicting that the same fate would affect …” „… nonattendance from his home crowd as Connie Mack had with his last great Athletic club. This was not attributed …” „… opposi-tion. Connie Mack has a strong team; his southpaws, Grove and Walberg, are the best pair of wonders …”

Index S. 295-302

„… , 86, 108, 122, 127, 151, 160, 174Mackay, Gordon, xviii, 66, 106, 182Mack, Connie, 22, 24, 30, 44, 80 …” „… to Mack request, 188baseball: 1928 season, 214; all New York World Series, 168–69, 209; attendance …” „… Mack, 160; retirement from game, 201Cochrane, Gordon Mickey, 72, 158, 187, 239, 241Collins, Eddie …”

Part IV: THE POSTSEASON S. 217-236

„… twenty-fifth. The baseball world was hoping to see a rematch of the 1913 series between Con-nie Mack and John …” „… , along with nine in the series. Moreover, Miller Huggins tied Connie Mack and John McGraw with three …”

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Hal Bock - The Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty

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11 The Other Guys S. 169-182

„… his 2,763 victories as amanager are second only to Connie Mack’s 3,731.He was good at infuriating …” „… sixdays to propel the Giants to the championship over ConnieMack’s Philadelphia Athletics. Using a pitch …” „… 18. Itwas a virtuoso performance that left Mack in awe. Asked aboutTHE OTHER GUYS 163the Giants ace …”

7 And Then . . . S. 97-122

„… the World Series once again were ConnieMack’s Philadelphia Athletics. The A’s were constructed …” „… 877AND THEN . . .The Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty ended with the 1910 WorldSeries loss to Connie …” „… Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics. That com-pleted a five-year stretch during which the Cubs played .693 …”

6 104 Wins Are Not Enough S. 85-96

„… stark contrast to the statelyPhiladelphia manager Connie Mack, who was in the other dug-out.Mack’s young …” „… Series. Even without Johnny Evers, the Cubs were stillfavored against Mack’s young A’s, who had injury …” „… nursing a sore arm. But Mack had pitch-er Jack Coombs, and he proved to be the difference.Mack liked to …”

Bibliography S. 201-204

„… . Lincoln:University of Nebraska Press, 2007.Lowry, Philip J. Green Cathedrals. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1992.Mack …” „… , Connie.My 66 Years in the Big Leagues. Mineola, NY: Dover, 2009.Mead, William B. Two Spectacular Seasons …”

Notes S. 197-200

„… . “Connie Mack Quotes,” Baseball Almanac, accessed September23, 2015, http://www.baseball-almanac.com/.2 …”

1 Prelude to a Dynasty S. 1-18

„… dollars was no small piece of change as far as Ansonwas concerned. In his autobiography, Connie Mack …” „… getting three shutouts by Christy Mathewson to defeatConnie Mack’s AL champion Philadelphia Athletics in a …”

Index S. 205-210

„… “the Crab”;Tinker, JoeLowe, Bobby, 19–20Lundgren, Carl, 29, 36, 48, 132, 133Mack, Connie, 10Mathewson …”

4 Revenge S. 47-60

„… games, difficult to do on a team that lost only 58 all season.Connie Mack’s Philadelphia As challenged …”

12 Where They Played—Then and Now S. 183-196

„… tying the Series. But Connie Mack’s Athleticsrallied, scoring 10 runs to win the game and taking a …”

Preface

„… monumental propor-tions.When Connie Mack found himself short of outfielders on May8, he sent pitcher Chief …”

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