Doubleheaders: A Major League History

by Charlie Bevis

Award-winning author Charlie Bevis explores the long history of the major league doubleheader from its beginnings in the late 19th century up to the present day. Emphasizing its significance within baseball and popular culture, Bevis describes the twin bill's role in holiday celebrations, its one-time identity as Sunday sporting event, and the part it played in baseball's survival during the Depression and World War Two.

238 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2010

Reviews

[Javier Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cultural and economic view of one of the many reminders of baseball past, Doubleheaders goes deep into the historic and practical consequences of one of baseball's more fabled relics. While it has its dry moment, the book is clearly a love over a treasured heirloom passed from one generation to the next. While it is unlikely that the doubleheader will make a comeback, it's legacy as one of its many gifts of language and culture of the sport is assured