The Irish in baseball : an early history / David L. Fleitz.

Author/creator Fleitz, David L., 1955-
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2009.
Descriptionvii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Baseball--United States. --History. --19th century.
Irish American baseball players--History. --19th century.
Irish Americans--History. --19th century.
Ireland--Emigration and immigration. --History. --19th century.
United States--Emigration and immigration. --History. --19th century.

Contents Beginnings-the Irish in Boston -- The Irish White Stockings of Chicago -- Shamrocks, Trojans, and Giants -- Charlie Comiskey and the St. Louis Browns -- White Stockings, Colts, and Cubs -- Patsy Tebeau and the Hibernian Spiders -- Ned Hanlon and the Orioles -- The Heavenly Twins and the Boston Irish -- The umpires -- Comiskey and the White Sox -- McGraw and the Giants -- Wild Bill, Whiskey Face, and the tall tactician -- Red Sox and royal rooters.
Abstract "Professional baseball took root in America in the 1860s during the same years that the sons of the first wave Irish famine refugees began to reach adulthood. This is a survey of the enormous contribution of the Irish to the American pastime and the ways in which Irish immigrants and baseball came of age together"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index.
LCCN 2009001305
ISBN9780786434190 (ill. case bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN0786434198 (ill. case bdg. : alk. paper)

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