The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957

ISBN-13: 9781476678276 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 380 str.

Dennis Snelling

Spis treści

• Preface
• 1. Before the PCL: From the Gold Rush to 1900
• 2. 1901 to 1905: The Pacific Coast League Is Born/li>
• 3. 1906 to 1909: Things Get Shaken Up
• 4. 1910 to 1914: The McCredie Era
• 5. 1915 to 1916: An Oasis in the Desert 59
• 6. 1917 to 1919: A Southern California Rivalry
• 7. 1920 to 1921: Lying Tigers and Bees, Oh My!
• 8. 1922 to 1924: The Battle of Avalon
• 9. 1925 to 1928: Murder, Mayhem and Manslaughter, Inc.
• 10. 1929 to 1932: Let There Be Lights! 128
• 11. 1933 to 1935: Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio
• 12. 1936 to 1937: Bill Lane Leaves Hollywood and Finds a Star
• 13. 1938 to 1941: A New Wizard for the Emerald City
• 14. 1942 to 1945: Gashouse Baseball and the Miracle of ’42 191
• 15. 1946 to 1948: Lefty, Casey and the Nine Old Men
• 16. 1949 to 1951: The Golden Boy and the Natural
• 17. 1952 to 1954: Hooray for Hollywood
• 18. 1955 to 1957: Stout Steve and the PCL’s Last Great Team
• 19. Endings and Beginnings
• Appendix
• League Champions; Highest Batting Average, Season; Most Home Runs, Season;
• Most Home Runs, Career; Most RBIs, Season; Longest Hitting Streaks; Most Wins, Pitcher, Season;
• Most Wins, Pitcher, Career; No- Hitters; Unassisted Triple Plays; Most Wins, Manager, Career;
• Replaced Managers; Spring Training Sites
• Chapter Notes
• Sources and Bibliography
• Index