The Minor League Milwaukee Brewers, 1859-1952

Name: The Minor League Milwaukee Brewers, 1859-1952
Brand: McFarland and Company, Inc.
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By Podoll, Brian A.

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Statues of Hank Aaron and Robin Yount, two of Milwaukee's baseball heroes, stand outside the city's palatial new Miller Park. Aaron and Yount represent two generations of major league baseball in Milwaukee, but what about professional baseball in Milwaukee before the arrival of the major league Braves in 1953? Why was it such an important city for minor league baseball? This book traces Milwaukee's baseball history from the game's first appearance in the city in 1859 to the Brewers' last American Association season in 1952. It covers Rufus King, the man responsible for bringing baseball to Milwaukee, and his efforts at getting the game off to a successful start in the city, Milwaukee's status as the largest minor league market in the Northwestern League and Western Association, legendary manager Connie Mack, southpaw Rube Waddell, Hall of Fame player Hugh Duffy, who managed the team to its only Western League pennant in 1903, widowed owner Agnes Malloy Havenor, who chose veteran third baseman Harry Clark to lead the Brewers to their first two AA pennants in 1913 and 1914, colorful owner Otto Borchert, the Brewers' pennant-winning 1936 season under manager Al Sothoron, the "golden era" of minor league baseball in the city, highlighted by owner Bill Veeck's sideshows and colorful managers Casey Stengel, "Jolly Cholly" Grimm, and Nick "Tomato Face" Cullop, and the last years of minor league baseball in 1952 before the arrival of the Braves.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 386
Release Date:: 2003-09-01
Publication Date:: 2003-10-01
Publisher:: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0786414553
ISBN13:: 9780786414550
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:: 18
Weight:: 625 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 23 cm

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