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  • Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
  • Written by author Edward J. Rielly
  • Published by ABC-CLIO Ltd, 2000/08/01
  • Baseball has brought us great players, great writers, and some really rotten calls. Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture looks at American society through the prism of its favorite pastime, discussing not only the game but also such issues
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Preface xi
Introduction xv
Aaron, Henry Louis (Hank, Hammerin' Hank) (1934- ) 1
African Americans 4
Alexander, Grover Cleveland (Old Pete, Alex the Great) (1887-1950) 6
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 7
Allen, Mel (1913-1996) 9
All-Star Games 11
American Legion Baseball 12
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease) 12
Anson, Adrian Constantine (Cap, Pop) (1852-1922) 13
Antitrust Exemption 15
Art 16
Artificial Turf 18
Australian Baseball 18
Autographs 19
Autry, Orvon Gene (1907-1998) 19
Babe Ruth League 21
Baker, John Franklin (Home Run) (1886-1963) 21
Ballparks 23
Banks, Ernest (Ernie, Mr. Cub) (1931- ) 25
Barber, Walter Lanier (Red) (1908-1992) 26
The Baseball Encyclopedia 27
Bauman, Joe Willis (1922- ) 28
Bell, James Thomas (Cool Papa) (1903-1991) 28
Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) (1925- ) 29
Black Sox Scandal 30
Bouton, James Alan (Jim) (1939- ) 33
Brickhouse, John Beasley (Jack) (1916-1998) 34
Brooklyn Dodgers 34
Brown, Mordecai Peter Centennial (Three Finger, Brownie) (1876-1948) 37
Business 38
Campanella, Roy (Campy) (1921-1993) 43
Canadian Baseball 44
Cancer 45
Caray, Harry (ca. 1914-1998) 46
Cards, Baseball 47
Cartwright, Alexander Joy (1820-1892) 49
"Casey at the Bat," 50
Castro, Fidel (1927- ) 52
Chadwick, Henry (1824-1908) 53
Chandler, Albert Benjamin (Happy) (1898-1991) 53
Chapman, Raymond Johnson (Ray) (1891-1920) 54
Cheating 54
Cincinnati Red Stockings 56
Clemente, Roberto Walker (1934-1972) 57
Cobb, Tyrus Raymond (the Georgia Peach) (1886-1961) 58
Collectibles 61
College Baseball 61
Colorado Silver Bullets 63
Comiskey, Charles Albert (Charlie, the Old Roman, Commy) (1859-1931) 64
Commissioner 66
Connors, Kevin Joseph Aloysius (Chuck) (1921-1992) 67
Creighton, James (1841-1862) 68
Cricket 69
Cuban Baseball 70
Cummings, William Arthur (Candy) (1848-1924) 71
Damn Yankees 73
Dean, Jay Hanna (Dizzy) (1910-1974) 74
Democracy 75
DiMaggio, Joseph Paul (Joltin' Joe, the Yankee Clipper) (1914-1999) 77
Disabilities 81
Doby, Lawrence Eugene (Larry) (1923- ) 83
Doubleday, Abner (1819-1893) 84
Durocher, Leo Ernest (the Lip) (1905-1991) 85
Equipment 87
Expansion 90
Family Relationships 93
Fantasy Camps 94
Favorite Baseball Player 94
Feller, Robert William (Rapid Robert) (1918- ) 95
Fiction 96
Field of Dreams 99
Films 99
Finley, Charles Oscar (1918-1997) 102
Flood, Curtis Charles (Curt) (1938-1997) 103
Food Vendors 104
Foster, Andrew (Rube, Jock) (1879-1930) 105
Free Agency 106
Gaedel, Edward Carl (Eddie) (1925-1961) 109
Gambling 109
Games 111
Gashouse Gang 113
Gehrig, Henry Louis (Lou, the Iron Horse) (1903-1941) 113
Giamatti, Angelo Bartlett (1938-1989) 116
Gibson, Joshua (Josh) (1911-1947) 119
Gibson, Pack Robert (Bob, Hoot) (1935- ) 120
Greenberg, Henry Benjamin (Hank) (1911-1986) 121
Grey, Pearl Zane (1875-1939) 123
Griffey, George Kenneth, Jr. (Junior, Ken) (1969- ) 124
Griffith, Clark Calvin (the Old Fox) (1869-1955) 124
Hall of Fame and Museum 127
Hemingway, Ernest Miller (1899-1961) 128
Heroes 131
Hitless Wonders 133
Home Run 133
Hornsby, Rogers (Rajah) (1896-1963) 136
House of David 137
Hunter, James Augustus (Catfish) (1946-1999) 137
Industrial Leagues 139
Internet 140
Irvin, Monford (Monte) (1919- ) 140
Jackson, Joseph Jefferson (Shoeless Joe) (1889-1951) 143
Jackson, Reginald Martinez (Reggie) (1946- ) 144
Japanese Baseball 145
Jewish Americans 147
Johnson, Byron Bancroft (Ban) (1864-1931) 149
Johnson, Walter Perry (the Big Train) (1887-1946) 151
Journalism (Print) 151
Kelly, Michael Joseph (King) (1857-1894) 155
Kiner, Ralph McPherran (1922- ) 156
Kinsella, William Patrick (W. P.) (1935- ) 156
Korean Baseball 157
Koufax, Sanford (Sandy) (1935- ) 158
Kuhn, Bowie K. (1926- ) 159
Labor-Management Relations 161
Lacy, Samuel H. (Sam) (1903- ) 166
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain (1866-1944) 167
Language, Baseball 169
Lardner, Ringgold Wilmer (Ring) (1885-1933) 171
Larsen, Donald James (Don) (1929- ) 173
Lasorda, Thomas Charles (Tommy) (1927- ) 174
Latin American Baseball 174
Law 177
Little League 180
Louisville Slugger 183
Mack, Cornelius Alexander (the Tall Tactician) (1862-1956) 185
MacPhail, Leland Stanford, Sr. (Larry) (1890-1975); and Leland Stanford, Jr. (Lee) (1917- ) 186
Major Leagues 188
Malamud, Bernard (1914-1986) 191
Manley, Effa (1900-1981) 192
Mantle, Mickey Charles (Mick, the Commerce Comet) (1931-1995) 194
Marichal, Juan Antonio (Manito) (1937- ) 196
Maris, Roger Eugene (1934-1985) 196
Mathewson, Christopher (Matty, Big Six) (1880-1925) 197
Mays, Willie Howard (Say-Hey Kid) (1931-) 198
McGraw, John Joseph (Mugsy, Little Napoleon) (1873-1934) 199
McGwire, Mark David (1963-) 200
McLain, Dennis Dale (Denny) (1944-) 203
Men's Senior Baseball League/Men's Adult Baseball League 204
Merkle Boner 204
Miller, Marvin James (1917-) 205
Minor Leagues 205
Murderer's Row 208
Musial, Stanley Frank (Stan the Man) (1920-) 208
Music 210
Myth 211
Native Americans 215
Negro Leagues 217
New York Yankees 219
Nicknames 222
Night Baseball 223
Ott, Melvin Thomas (Master Melvin) (1909-1958) 227
Paige, Leroy Robert (Satchel) (ca. 1906-1982) 229
Peanuts 230
Perfection 231
Periodicals 231
Poetry 232
Polo Grounds 234
PONY Baseball and Softball 234
Postema, Pamela (1954-) 235
Povich, Shirley (1905-1998) 235
Presidents of the United States 236
Quisenberry, Daniel Raymond (1953-1998) 239
Radbourn, Charles Gardner (Old Hoss) (1854-1897) 241
Radio Broadcasting 242
Railroads 244
Records Set 245
Religion 246
Reserve Clause 248
Rice, Grantland (1880-1954) 249
Rickey, Wesley Branch (the Mahatma) (1881-1965) 250
Ripken, Calvin Edwin, Jr. (Cal) (1960-) 252
Ritual 253
Robinson, Frank (1935-) 254
Robinson, Jack Roosevelt (Jackie) (1919-1972) 256
Rose, Peter Edward (Pete, Charlie Hustle) (1941-) 259
Rotisserie Baseball (Fantasy Leagues) 261
Rounders 262
Rural America 263
Ruth, George Herman (Babe, the Bambino, the Sultan of Swat) (1895-1948) 264
Ryan, Lynn Nolan (1947-) 267
Schacht, Alexander (Al) (1892-1984) 271
Scouts 271
Seaver, George Thomas (Tom Terrific) (1944-) 272
Seymour, Harold (1910-1992) 273
Smith, Walter Wellesley (Red) (1905-1982) 273
Smith, Wendell (1914-1972) 274
Society for American Baseball Research 275
Sockalexis, Louis Francis (Chief, Sock) (1871-1913) 276
Softball 277
Sosa, Samuel Peralta (Sammy) (1968-) 278
Souvenirs 279
Spalding, Albert Goodwill (1850-1915) 280
The Sporting News 281
"The Star-Spangled Banner," 283
Statistics 284
Steinbrenner, George Michael, III (1930-) 285
Stengel, Charles Dillon (Casey, the Old Professor) (1890-1975) 286
Strikeouts 288
Substance Abuse 290
Sunday, William Ashley (Billy, Parson, the Evangelist) (1862-1935) 292
Taiwanese Baseball 293
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game," 293
Television Broadcasting 294
Theater 297
Tinker to Evers to Chance 298
Torre, Joseph Paul (1940-) 298
Total Baseball 299
Townball 300
Turner, Robert Edward (Ted) (1938-) 301
Twain, Mark (1835-1910) 301
Umpires 303
Uniforms 306
Veeck, William L., Jr. (1914-1986) 309
Wagner, John Peter (Honus, the Flying Dutchman) (1874-1955) 311
Walsh, Edward Augustine (Big Ed) (1881-1959) 312
War 312
Ward, John Montgomery (Monte) (1860-1925) 315
White, William DeKova (Bill) (1934-) 316
Whitman, Walter (Walt) (1819-1892) 316
"Who's on First?" 317
Wilhelm, James Hoyt (1923-) 318
Williams, Theodore Samuel (the Kid, Teddy Ball Game, the Splendid Splinter) (1918-) 319
Wilson, August (1945-) 321
Wilson, Lewis Robert (Hack) (1900-1948) 322
Women in Baseball 323
World Series 327
Wrigley Field 329
Yankee Stadium 331
Young, Denton True (Cy) (18


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