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- Author: Gary D Santella
- Publisher: History Press
- ISBN-10: 1467156795
- ISBN-13: 9781467156790
- Format: 15 x 22.6 x 1.4 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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Discover the ferocious history of the first Chicago Cubs dynasty
Unlike today's Chicago Cubs, the Cubs of 1906-1910 were not at all lovable, and certainly did not always display traits customarily linked with a winning team. Their manager would brawl with his own players, and the players brawled with each other. Their second baseman and shortstop hated each other and didn't speak for years. Their best pitcher pitched with a mutilated hand. Their star catcher got into a spat with management and left the team for a year to play professional billiards. Their manager over time grew to despise the team owner. Yet, this group of brawlers, bickerers, and battlers dominated the National League and established a baseball dynasty, winning four National League pennants and two world championships in 5 years. Author Gary D Santella follows the story of a team whose toughness and tenacity was a fitting reflection of early twentieth-century Chicago.
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- Author: Gary D Santella
- Publisher: History Press
- ISBN-10: 1467156795
- ISBN-13: 9781467156790
- Format: 15 x 22.6 x 1.4 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
Discover the ferocious history of the first Chicago Cubs dynasty
Unlike today's Chicago Cubs, the Cubs of 1906-1910 were not at all lovable, and certainly did not always display traits customarily linked with a winning team. Their manager would brawl with his own players, and the players brawled with each other. Their second baseman and shortstop hated each other and didn't speak for years. Their best pitcher pitched with a mutilated hand. Their star catcher got into a spat with management and left the team for a year to play professional billiards. Their manager over time grew to despise the team owner. Yet, this group of brawlers, bickerers, and battlers dominated the National League and established a baseball dynasty, winning four National League pennants and two world championships in 5 years. Author Gary D Santella follows the story of a team whose toughness and tenacity was a fitting reflection of early twentieth-century Chicago.
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