Mysteries from Baseball's Past

Investigations of Nine Unsettled Questions
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-7864-4554-7
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 343 g

This collection of nine essays examines some of baseball's most elusive mysteries. Topics include the discovery of the body of Ed Delahanty at the bottom of Niagara Falls, the suicide of Chick Stahl, the strange death of National League president Harry Pulliam, the case of a game that may never have been played, three gambling scandals (one involving Hall of Famers), the facts concerning the legendary matchup of Satchel Paige and slugger Josh Gibson, and the intrigue behind the Brooklyn Dodgers' move to Los Angeles.

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Angelo J. Louisa is a researcher, writer, and community educator who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, he has contributed articles to books, periodicals, and websites. David Cicotello is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and a contributor to its Deadball Stars volumes. A student affairs administrator at Middle Tennessee State University, he lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.