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Bryan Soderholm-Difatte - America's Game in the Wild-Card Era

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America's Game in the Wild-Card Era

2021

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I: Return to Action S. 1-62

„… continuedemployment as manager were untenable to Showalter. The Yankees’baseball brain trust recommended Joe Torre as …” „… best earned run average in baseball. Avery won18 and Smoltz 15. Atlanta’s starting pitchers won 45 and …” „… for the top of the NL West in1993 was baseball’s last where winning 100 games did not guaranteeplaying …”

II: Wrestling with History S. 63-144

„… in Miami. One of baseball’smost well-regarded managers, Leyland had led Pittsburgh to threestraight …” „… regain its footing after longtime managerSparky Anderson resigned into retirement at the end of the 1995 …” „… IIWrestling with History656WILD-CARD WORLD SERIESOne of baseball’s verities is that over six months …”

III: Navigating the Competitive Landscape S. 145-190

„… highest-paid manager in baseball, left Oakland afterthe 1995 season to manage in St. Louis. The Cardinals, one …” „… of baseball’smost successful franchises with 15 pennants and nine World Series cham-pionships in the …” „… need of a makeover. They had had four winning and four losingseasons. Ozzie Smith, baseball’s defensive …”

Bibliography S. 253-260

„… , Chris. Evaluating Baseball’s Managers: A History and Analysis of Performance in theMajor Leagues …” „… https://www.baseball-reference.com for player and team statistics. The site includes multipledata aggregations, including batter and …” „… George F. Will. The Report of theIndependent Members of the Commissioner’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Baseball …”

IV: Paradigm Shifts S. 191-240

„… manage in Cleveland. The Indians had lost94 the previous year and had not had a winning record since …” „… baseball’s powerhouse teams in 2016, winning the division by a com-fortable eight games over Detroit …” „… Series play. Before Francona, the record for mostconsecutive wins by a manager to start his World Series …”

Preface

„… MajorLeague Baseball during the wild-card era, including the major storylines for all 30 teams,division races …” „… , and the state of dynasties in a new age of baseball”—Provided by publisher.Identifiers: LCCN …” „… 9781538145944 (ePub)Subjects: LCSH: Baseball—United States—History—20th century. | Baseball …”

Epilogue S. 241-246

„… 241EPILOGUEBaseball in the Year of CoronavirusBaseball’s expected story lines for 2020 began with …” „… dominant team withoutthe cheating. Seventy-year-old veteran manager Dusty Baker, one of themost respected …” „… no-nonsense people in baseball, was recruited to restorecredibility to the franchise while guiding a genuinely …”

Quotes and Notes S. 247-252

„… .” (Peter Pascarelli, “Baseball Report,” The SportingNews, April 26, 1993.) (p. 29)THE BOTTOM 25 …” „… evidence-basedenvironment,” said Minnesota’s chief of baseball operations DerekFalvey. (Adam Platt, “Fifteen Years after …” „… doing,” theirgeneral manager said. “But we have our marching orders.” (Mur-ray Chass, “Everybody Must Go …”

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Rocco Constantino - 50 Moments That Defined Major League Baseball

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50 Moments That Defined Major League Baseball

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Chapter 8. Baseball’s Weird, Wild, and Colorful Characters S. 123-144

„… both managers.Both teams featured some of the most intense players in the National League at the time …” „… 123• 8 •Baseball’s Weird, Wild, and Colorful CharactersBOB UECKER: MR. BASEBALL VERSUS JUAN …” „… he deadpanned about his failures in life and baseball. Despite the number of appearances he made on …”

Chapter 6. Passing Down Tradition and Influencing the Pros S. 99-0

„… 99• 6 •Passing Down Tradition and Influencing the ProsOne of the great things about baseball is …” „… and walk into professional baseball based on his God-given ability; however, one look at his Hall of …” „… a different kind of bond in teaching the sport of baseball. It’s that connection of generations and …”

Chapter 1. Noteworthy Debuts, Pioneers, and Baseball Firsts S. 7-26

„… 7• 1 •Noteworthy Debuts, Pioneers, and Baseball FirstsHANK AARON: NUMBER 1 OF 755April 23, 1954The …” „… , Alabama, who cared more for playing semipro baseball with the Mobile Black Bears than he did his …” „… -Constantino.indb 8 3/31/16 6:34 AMDebuts, Pioneers, and Baseball Firsts 9what would ultimately be the …”

Chapter 2. Magic Numbers S. 27-42

„… emotional will stick in my mind forever.Rose retired from baseball in November 1986, but continued to manage …” „… fallen since his 1989 banishment from baseball, it’s hard to recall a time when he was a true treasure of …” „… . The game was the home opener for the Expos, and with the chance to see baseball history, 48,060 fans …”

Chapter 12. Baseball Odds and Ends S. 185-202

„… manager at the start of a season. In retrospect, the crusty baseball lifer may not have been the best fit …” „… manager Jim Fregosi, a classy baseball lifer, was gracious in defeat: “It’s Frank’s [Robinson] night. I …” „… 185• 12 •Baseball Odds and EndsPETE GRAY: A WINNER NEVER QUITSApril 17, 1945One of the few things …”

Chapter 9. Historic Home Runs S. 145-154

„… , politicians, and black baseball pioneer Monte Irvin at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium.Aaron had surpassed Babe …” „… address the crowd. Unlike some of the in-game speeches and celebrations that have occurred in baseball …” „… years apart, reached heights that no other Major League Baseball player had ever achieved. For those …”

Chapter 5. Tragedy, Trials, and Tribulations S. 81-98

„… with any profession, the world of baseball is not immune to tragedy. Like any physical occupation …” „… Grounds. The game was filled with baseball royalty; Babe Ruth led Miller Huggins’s Yankees against the …” „… Indians, who featured Hall of Fame player-manager Tris Speaker. Ruth was in his first season in a Yankees …”

Chapter 3. Masterful on the Mound S. 43-62

„… 43• 3 •Masterful on the MoundSANDY KOUFAX: THE DAWN OF THE PHENOMAugust 27, 1955Sometimes baseball …” „… Braves on August 27. They were even four games ahead of the Yankees for the best record in baseball. For …” „… making a big jump to the top of the baseball world. On June 24, with the Dodgers losing 7–1 to the Braves …”

Chapter 10. Hall of Famers’ Last Hurrahs S. 155-168

„… were coming off a 1966 season in which they finished with the fourth-worst record in baseball and …” „… as the team’s third hitter as manager Bill Rigney moved Mays up one spot, to number two. This gave …” „… majority of the time at first base during the first part of the season, manager Dave Bristol was turning to …”

Chapter 4. Incredible Feats and Unbreakable Records S. 63-80

„… NO-HITTER”May 2, 1917Baseball is a game that reveres rare feats and unique occurrences. With more than 2,400 …” „… , baseball somehow finds a way to have statistical anomalies with regularity. Every so often, there will be …” „… baseball.On a Wednesday afternoon, with the 1917 season not even a month old, the Cubs and Reds hooked up for …”

Chapter 7. The Immortals S. 107-122

„… started that day.One of the great things about sports, and baseball in particular, is that it’s a forum …” „… Cochrane, all baseball royalty in their own right. Former St. Louis Browns legend Zach Wheat, in his final …” „… Waite Hoyt faced off against Lefty Grove. As if those names weren’t enough, the managers in the game …”

Chapter 11. The New Millennium S. 169-184

„… 169• 11 •The New MillenniumTHE MONTREAL EXPOS: EXPANDING BASEBALL’S BORDERSApril 11, 2003Since the …” „… turn of the twentieth century, baseball has evolved in just about ev-ery way possible. Babe Ruth, Lou …” „… players to club homers with consistency throughout the ’20s and ’30s. The ’40s saw baseball fighting to …”

Chapter 13. Extra Innings S. 203-212

„… 203• 13 •Extra InningsThe baseball season is like life. It’s every day. It’s a grind out there. You …” „… quarterback and tried to switch me to defensive back. I chose baseball instead and signed with the Baltimore …” „… in the seventh and finished the inning. The next day our general manager, Dave Dombrowski, called me …”

Preface

„… 50 Moments That Defined Major League Baseball15_907-Constantino.indb 1 3/31/16 6:34 AM15_907 …” „… -Constantino.indb 2 3/31/16 6:34 AM50 Moments That Defined Major League BaseballRocco ConstantinoROWMAN …” „… Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Constantino, Rocco, 1974- author.Title: 50 moments that defined major league baseball …”

Introduction S. 1-6

„… have direct descendants in today’s baseball rule book, Cartwright set forth a sport that has captured …” „… sport. One example is the color barrier that existed in baseball during the first 70 years of …” „… player since Walker. It was clearly a game-changing event in the grand scope of baseball, but the game …”

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Tom Van Riper - Cincinnati Red and Dodger Blue

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1 The Right Matchup at the Right Time S. 1-8

„… got [managers]Sparky Anderson and Walter Alston followed by Tommy Lasorda, thatfamiliarity and …” „… two manage to form a bond—except in one episode, when Chico tries unsuccessfully to convince Edto join …” „… up the topic of baseball rivalries, and what comes to mind?Probably three sets of teams: Yankees–Red …”

7 Greatness Recognized and Greatness Snubbed S. 57-70

„… slewof Hall of Fame–caliber players and three Hall of Fame managers,you’ve got a rivalry for the ages—a …” „… baseball, was ArizonaState outfielder Rick Monday by the Kansas City A’s. The pick wouldactually become …” „… of the professional ballplayer,” says Garvey.In baseball, players tend to get branded easily. Some …”

5 It Begins S. 35-46

„… in the 1960s doing minor league baseball and various college andhigh school sports, Michaels landed …” „… League Baseball and for the NFLfor much of the 1960s and 1970s. When there was a big event—All-StarGame …” „… his fellow baseball lovers get abum rap. “It really is all about the traffic, no one wants to devote …”

3 Making Draft History and Medical History S. 17-26

„… times.Campanis was the Dodger scouting director under general managerBuzzie Bavasi in 1966 when the team began …” „… baseball. The amateur draft had just beenimplemented in 1965, a creation of the owners to cut down on …” „… Dodgers so much talent in the pipeline also brought aCHAPTER 320challenge: how to manage and evaluate all …”

Epilogue S. 195-202

„… the 1980s. As time marched on and baseball’s atten-dance vaulted from 43 million to 55 million paid …” „… continued as a major cog in the baseball machine. Not onlydid Vin Scully or Al Michaels broadcast every …” „… Detroit Tigers in five games. The Tigers’manager: Sparky Anderson, who had taken over in mid-1979, less …”

4 Building the Machine S. 27-34

„… emphasison speed and athleticism. The Reds could hit, but they needed to getquicker. General manager Bob …” „… on. Cincinnati had probably beenone of baseball’s more underrated teams of the 1960s, overshadowed …” „… baseball’s inaugural1965 draft, made his Reds debut at age 19 in August 1967. He took overas the regular …”

9 Packing Them In S. 83-92

„… home separately—was a big crowd. That was somethingfew other teams in baseball could count on at the …” „… to 1.13 million in 1969 (baseball expanded byCHAPTER 984four teams in 1969, which naturally increased …” „… Mets led all of baseball in attendance for the first threeyears of the 1970s, drawing over two million …”

20 Onward . . . S. 185-194

„… Osteen to the Astros for outfielder JimmyWynn.A changing of the guard was coming in baseball. After 1973 …” „… baseball’s new sensation in 1974—even withhis name not appearing on the All-Star ballot following his …” „… . InONWARD . . . 187forming one of the best one-two punches at the top of a rotation thatany baseball team …”

8 Monsters of the Mound S. 71-82

„… Expos’ task-master manager.Billingham seemed to be settling in by his third season in Houston in1971 …” „… player-manager. Scherger became something of a mentor to his young team-mate, taking him under his wing and …” „… is clearly in one of those grooves, thekind where the baseball looks like a grapefruit on nearly …”

2 The Pariah S. 9-16

„… of black managers and executives around baseball,Campanis responded by saying that he believed many …” „… andthroughout baseball. Unfortunately, his ultimate legacy was to bewrapped more in controversy than in baseball …” „… th anniversary of theshattering of baseball’s color line by Campanis’s former minor leagueteammate …”

6 The Three Kings S. 47-56

„… . In 2016, he was elected tothe Baseball Hall of Fame with the highest percentage of the vote …” „… follow him into retire-ment a year later.Luckily for the locals, there would be plenty of baseball …” „… one of baseball’s all-time swindles. Ryan wouldgo on to lead the American League in strikeouts in …”

Preface

„… Cataloging-in-Publication DataName: Riper, Tom Van, 1963–, author.Title: Cincinnati Red and Dodger Blue : baseball …” „… : Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)—History. | Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseballteam)—History. | Sports …” „… family. And for all the friendsI grew up watching baseball with.vi iCONTENTSAcknowledgments ixPrologue xi …”

12 How Great Were They? S. 113-122

„… by-products of a long season, or if yester-day’s game actually had something to do with today’s. In baseball …” „… their six straight losses to the Reds and Padres. At 63–37, theyowned baseball’s best record. The Reds …” „… the defending league champs would manage the NationalLeague squad, Concepcion not only had to sit out …”

14 Late Bloomer S. 133-138

„… the teams swapped two of baseball’s topstarting pitchers, with the Giants sending Gaylord Perry to the …” „… no further than these two trades. The GiantsLATE BLOOMER 135gave up one of baseball’s dominant …” „… hitters and one of baseball’s domi-nant pitchers for, essentially, nothing. They can only speculate how …”

16 A Giant Loss S. 147-158

„… a few miles per hour off the fastball as he tires? Understand-able. But baseball pundits often talk …” „… thegame in the outfield the previous inning, to begin the ninth. Playing forthe tying run, manager Charlie …” „… waseverywhere—Wooden was a big baseball fan who loved going to Dodg-er games and, eventually, Angel games as well.1 …”

17 Grinding toward the Wire S. 159-168

„… -gameturnaround from their 11-game deficit on June 30.Baseball players will tell you that during the six-month …” „… the Reds put a runner on second with no one out.Braves’ manager Eddie Matthews, apparently no dummy …” „… one last run atCincinnati, baseball’s other three divisional races were taking shape. Inthe American …”

13 Sparking an Evolution S. 123-132

„… manager Sparky Anderson (chatting with NBC announcer Curt Gowdy be-fore a game at Dodger Stadium …” „… ), virtually unknown when he took over as Reds’manager in 1970, won 2,194 games in 26 years with Cincinnati and …” „… part-time player?It’s easy to speculate that the deal was more than just a baseball trade,that the Reds saw …”

11 Showdown S. 103-112

„… , mostdramatic baseball they would ever see between two of the best teamsever assembled. All four games would be …” „… unlikely variety would emerge.In the Saturday night opener, both managers went with lefties. Hall,despite …” „… base hit up the middle, the Dodger manager sent up histhree left-handed bats—Buckner, Joshua, and …”

19 Frustration S. 179-184

„… baseball fights, orderwas restored without anyone getting hurt. Play resumed with—anothersign of the …” „… control. Finally an A-listcontingent of Staub, Seaver, Mays, and manager Yogi Berra walkedfrom the …”

18 The Winners S. 169-178

„… Perez’s 25th homer with a base hitto left. Hough manages to end the inning when Foster grounds into aforce …” „… was voted the 1973 NationalLeague Most Valuable Player by the baseball writers in a close ballotover …” „… coaching careerthat included a 1986 Manager of the Year Award for leading the Hous-ton Astros to the …”

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K. P. Wee - So You Want to Work in Sports

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Part IV SPORTS MANAGEMENT/OWNERSHIP S. 119-174

„… [maybe due to the way the] computer [is programmed], you aren’t getting through to the hiring manager.“So …” „… SPORTS MANAGEMENT/OWNERSHIPIVWNBA General ManagerAnn Meyers Drysdale, Broadcaster and Former …” „… title: Vice president, Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury; for-mer general manager, Phoenix Mercury …”

Preface

„… Baseball Radio Play-by-Play: Jeff Levering, Sports Broadcaster 93 Sports Radio and Podcasting: Ted Sobel …” „… , Radio Sportscaster 194 Minor League Baseball Play-by-Play: Chris King, Sports Broadcaster 295 Media …” „… Reporter 45PART II: Journalism and Photography7 Sports Photography: Richard Kee, Baseball Team …”

Conclusion S. 265-278

„… OPERATING COMPANY CEO AND GENERAL MANAGERDarryl Dunn has served as CEO and general manager for the Rose …” „… manages the Rose Bowl, one of the most famous venues in sporting history. As CEO/GM, Dunn is responsible …” „… managers in their own respective organizations]. I notice people who are here early and stay late. [Even …”

Part V FINDING AND WORKING WITH ATHLETES S. 175-202

„… in baseball negotiations, as a sports agent he had to work with those same general managers again …” „… of the Min-nesota Twins, announced his retirement from Major League Baseball. His list of …” „… , Shapiro Sher—includes more Hall of Famers than any other agent, as he represented some of baseball’s …”

Part VII OTHER CAREERS IN SPORTS S. 219-264

„… OTHER CAREERS IN SPORTSVIIMessage Board OperatorJeff Fellenzer, Former-Baseball …” „… capital. You’ve got two pro football teams, two baseball teams, two hockey teams, and three basketball …” „… teams (counting the WNBA). You’ve got minor-league baseball, which is an area I think sometimes students …”

Part III SPORTS MARKETING, PUBLICITY, AND SALES S. 77-118

„… R K E T I N GJob title: Former general manager of Dodger Blue, the LA Dodg-ers newspaper; tech …” „… career.80 C H A P T E R 9marketing business—in auto racing and baseball. Her stint in baseball came …” „… MARSHA COLLIER WITH HALL OF FAME MANAGER TOMMY LASORDA. COURTESY OF MARSHA COLLIERS P O R T S M A R K E …”

Part VI ANALYTICS S. 203-218

„… ANALYTICSVIAnalytics in BaseballAri Kaplan, Baseball Analyst24Ari Kaplan is a leading figure in …” „… sports analytics, having worked with more than half of all Major League Baseball organizations and many …” „… global sports media organizations during his three-plus decades in baseball.205C H A P T E R 2 4A N A L …”

Part II JOURNALISM AND PHOTOGRAPHY S. 53-76

„… JOURNALISM AND PHOTOGRAPHYIISports PhotographyRichard Kee, Baseball Team Photographer7Richard Kee …” „… LA Dodgers in the 1970s and 1980s. After working a decade in that role, he left baseball and opened …” „… 7Airlines, General Motors, Coca-Cola, Sports Illustrated, the Rose Bowl, and baseball’s Dodgers, San …”

Part I BROADCASTING/PLAY-BY-PLAY S. 1-52

„… hoursnbn.com/.)Baseball Radio Play-by-PlayJeff Levering, Sports Broadcaster2Milwaukee Brewers radio play-by-play …” „… III college baseball at Chapman University in Southern California, did public address announcing for …” „… was it for my collegiate career in terms of play-by-play. I didn’t do a full baseball game until the …”

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5 Boston Red Sox S. 59-74

„… RBIs.With Collins and Young leading the way, the Red Sox won baseball’sfirst official World Series over the …” „… bad baseball town,” he toldBOSTON RED SOX 63GM Bob McRoy. Speaker eventually had a change of heart …” „… served as player-manager for eight of them. Sportswriter Grantland Rice describedSpeaker as “not only a …”

Bibliography S. 377-384

„… , 1953.Aaron, Hank, et al. The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball’s Greats. Boston: Little, Brown andCompany …” „… : Arcadia, 2007.Akin, William. “Steve Brodie.” Society for American Baseball Research …” „… York Times, December 27,1994.Anderson, Ron. “Bullet Joe Bush.” Society for American Baseball Research …”

15 Baltimore Orioles S. 225-240

„… three-foot, seven-inchcircus performer named Eddie Gaedel to the plate and allowing fans toact as managers …” „… manag-er Sparky Anderson once griped, “[Robinson] can throw his glove outthere and it will start 10 double …” „… decades later in the popu-lar baseball film Bull Durham.By 1966, the Orioles were carrying four eventual …”

17 Cincinnati Reds S. 257-268

„… all-professionalteams in baseball history. Founded in the 1860s, the club compiled an89-game winning streak before …” „… managers took the helm be-tween 1965–1968, as the Reds finished in fourth place or lower eachyear during …” „… there are managers who would never allow themselves to beput on this level with their own ballplayers …”

12 Brooklyn Dodgers S. 173-194

„… and then letting them down. After more than adecade of mediocrity, manager Wilbert Robinson guided the …” „… in baseball history(details to follow). Dressen stayed on for two more pennant-winningseasons before …” „… ) and won six NL Manager ofthe Year Awards. He would later be enshrined at Cooperstown.It has been …”

3 Chicago Cubs S. 31-44

„… colors.Chicago’s squad, originally known as the “Chicago Baseball Club,”chose white uniforms and began referring to …” „… themselves as the “WhiteStockings.” They joined the National Association of Baseball Players in1870 and won a …” „… charter members. Financed by businessman WilliamHulbert, a stadium known as the Union Baseball Grounds was …”

1 Baltimore Orioles S. 1-16

„… 12According to historian Fred Lieb, Orioles owner Harry Von derHorst entered baseball for the sole …” „… the AA folded. Von der Horstmoved the club into the NL and granted able-bodied player-manager …” „… Ned Hanlon authority over baseball operations. Hanlon’s official Hall ofFame biography paints him as a …”

8 Philadelphia Athletics S. 103-120

„… again.Cochrane returned to baseball as a bench manager in 1938, but hewas ineffective in his job and was let go …” „… theunderdog Boston Braves in 1914, disillusioned owner-manager ConnieMack began to dismantle the club that had …” „… , he was putting the finishingCHAPTER 8104touches on his new “baseball machine,” which was fueled by a …”

20 Toronto Blue Jays S. 311-324

„… path to Cooperstown.With big shoes to fill, the Jays hired Jimy Williams as manager—aveteran of six …” „… years, Gaston would be criticized as a “push button” and“do-nothing” manager. In all fairness to his …” „… his efforts, Gaston finished second in Manager of theYear voting.By 1990, the Toronto clubhouse was …”

18 New York Yankees S. 269-292

„… wouldn’t sell to him. Steinbrenner despised the word no,and in 1973, his aspirations of owning a baseball …” „… that Steinbrenner had been negotiating behind the scenes toarrange a trade of managers. Obviously upset …” „… $500—the maximum penalty allowed by theMajor League Baseball Players Association. Although Willie …”

2 Pittsburgh Pirates S. 17-30

„… the case, Pittsburgh player-manager Fred Clarke quickly tired of Waddell’s antics and sold him tothe …” „… challenged the AL champion BostonAmericans to a best-of-nine postseason showdown.Baseball’s first official …” „… hose and bats (supplied by thehome team’s business manager), police reinforcements were able tosecure a …”

14 St. Louis Cardinals S. 207-224

„… September dashedtheir pennant hopes. Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson announcedbefore spring training that …” „… sweepingseries of front-office changes. Manager Johnny Keane’s job was spared,although rumors circulated widely …” „… ” prospect, manager Dutch Meyer kicked him offthe team at Tulsa after he hit just .233 in 25 games. At …”

9 St. Louis Cardinals S. 121-138

„… hadserved as manager of the Browns from 1913–1915. He demonstrated akeen eye for talent and was among the …” „… manager and assigned exclusively toCHAPTER 9122player development. Unhappy in the role, he defected to the …” „… player-manager in 1933. He remained in charge forportions of six seasons.There was no shortage of gifted pitchers …”

4 Philadelphia Athletics S. 45-58

„… from 1882–1890. Mackserved as treasurer, part-owner, and manager—a post he would occupyfor 50 years …” „… asthe “atom bomb of baseball before the atom bomb was discovered.”With Plank and Bender still anchoring …” „… sentiment, manager George Stallingsdeclared that his club would “knock Mack’s block off.” Both …”

10 New York Yankees S. 139-154

„… gone.When manager Miller Huggins died unexpectedly in September1929, the Bombers were a team without a …” „… steered the Cubs tothe 1929 Fall Classic, he became the first manager to capture pennantsin both leagues …” „… . Described as “self-effacing and relentlessly confident,”McCarthy had his share of detractors. Rival manager …”

21 Atlanta Braves S. 325-338

„… up empty each time. While theBraves’ record for futility is not as extreme, they did manage to …” „… allof baseball) for six years running. Sometimes the best teams don’t win.The Braves have the numbers to …” „… games behind the division-leading Reds. In histhird year at the helm, manager Russ Nixon guided the club …”

22 New York Yankees S. 339-360

„… a scorecard just to keep up with the influx of managers andcoaches. During the 1980s, the Bombers …” „… rewarding manager BuckShowalter for a job well done, the “Boss” went out and hired Joe Torreto pilot the …” „… protests ofBaltimore manager Davey Johnson. The play proved to be pivotal, asthe Yankees won in 11 innings …”

16 Oakland Athletics S. 241-256

„… sold the club during the 1980 campaign,he was universally disliked by those inside the baseball …” „… American League MVP.Jackson may very well have been the most arrogant player in base-ball history …” „… backbiting in Oak-land, manager Dick Williams resigned shortly after the A’s clinched the1973 Series. He was …”

11 New York Yankees S. 155-172

„… . Manager Joe McCarthy resigned in May 1946. He was replaced atthe helm by catcher Bill Dickey, who quit …” „… MacPhail before the1948 campaign) dismissed manager Bucky Harris and replaced himwith Casey Stengel. A new …” „… thoselosses and never held a lead. On the heels of a crushing 10–6 defeat inGame 5, Brooklyn manager Burt …”

13 Los Angeles Dodgers S. 195-206

„… enough toaccommodate a baseball diamond. The left-field fence was only 250feet from home plate. The …” „… had toiled in relative anonymity due to hisextreme wildness. Manager Walter Alston later recalled …” „… , CENTER FIELDDavis grew up in Los Angeles and was a three-sport star in high school,playing baseball and …”

6 New York Giants S. 75-88

„… , Orioles player-manager John McGraw jumped to the New YorkGiants in July 1902. He brought several …” „… was banned from baseball after throwing games in 1919, Kellywas installed as a replacement. Tall for …” „… clubs of alltime. In addition to the aforementioned Frisch, Kelly, and Youngs, anew crop of baseball …”

19 Oakland Athletics S. 293-310

„… a uniform, but he was undoubtedly among the greatest leadoffhitters in baseball history.Henderson …” „… trajectoryto Cooperstown, manager Tony La Russa (a future Hall of Famer him-self) assigned the aging hurler to …” „… Series.”The Giants were led by effervescent manager Roger Craig, whopopularized the rallying cry “Humm Baby …”

Index S. 385-394

„… Series failures, 174Dodger Stadium (construction of), 195Dolan, Cozy (banned from baseball), 77Doyle …” „… , 115,116–117; as manager, 118, 139, 144Earnshaw, George, 112–114, 123Ebbets Field, 157; demolition of, 178 …” „… : as manager, 254, 313; asplayer, 312Gehrig, Lou, 68, 140, 346; decline of, 142;consecutive game streak …”

23 Honorable Mentions S. 361-376

„… Musial outside of Busch Stadium, Commissioner FordFrick declared, “Here stands baseball’s happy warrior …” „… YANKEES (1960–1964)No era of baseball history would be complete without a slew of WorldSeries appearances …” „… Game 7defeat. Ralph Houk took over as manager the following year, and Fordhad two of his best seasons …”

7 New York Yankees S. 89-102

„… let the big batsdrive him home. “Up here we’ll call you ‘the waiter,’” manager MillerHuggins once told …” „… league would fallout,” manager Miller Huggins once quipped.Having conquered his control problems, Pennock …” „… managerBob Shawkey about how to handle A’s slugger Al Simmons. Hoyt’s skillswent into decline outside of New …”

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