Tales from the deadball era: Ty Cobb, home run Baker, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and the wildest times in baseball history

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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART 1: DEADBALL ERA HIGHLIGHTS; 1. Big League Cheating; 2. Baseball at the Turn of the Century; 3. A Pitchers' Paradise; 4. Inside Baseball; 5. Rowdyism; PART 2: DEADBALL ERA STANDOUTS; 6. Little Napoleon; 7. The Georgia Peach; 8. The Big Train; 9. A Game for the Ages; PART 3: BEYOND THE DEADBALL ERA; 10. Baseball at the Crossroads; 11. The Black Sox Scandals; 12. The Black Sox Myth; Postscript; Photo gallery; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z.;The Deadball Era (1901û1920) is a baseball fanÆs dream. Hope and despair, innocence and cynicism, and levity and hostility blended then to create an air of excitement, anticipation, and concern for all who entered the confines of a major league ballpark. Cheating for the sake of victory earned respect, corrupt ballplayers fixed games with impunity, and violence plagued the sport. Spectators stormed the field to attack players and umpires, ballplayers charged the stands to pummel hecklers, and physical battles between opposing clubs occurred regularly in a phenomenon known as ôrowdyism.ö. At th. Cover Contents Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1: DEADBALL ERA HIGHLIGHTS 1. Big League Cheating 2. Baseball at the Turn of the Century 3. A Pitchers' Paradise 4. Inside Baseball 5. Rowdyism PART 2: DEADBALL ERA STANDOUTS 6. Little Napoleon 7. The Georgia Peach 8. The Big Train 9. A Game for the Ages PART 3: BEYOND THE DEADBALL ERA 10. Baseball at the Crossroads 11. The Black Sox Scandals 12. The Black Sox Myth Postscript Photo gallery Notes Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y Z.