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The Glorious Beaneaters of the 1890s
More than a century has passed since the “glorious Beaneaters” era of Boston’s baseball history in the 1890s. While Boston would soon have a second baseball club that would capture the hearts of New England (the Red Sox), never again would there be such dominance over a decade as the Beaneaters accomplished. The team won five pennants in the decade. Nine of these players are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
This book includes biographies of every player to appear with the team in the 1890s, as well as year-by year-recaps of seasons 1891 through 1899, bios of the owner and manager, articles on the ballparks they played in, recaps of 50 of the team's most thrilling and historic games, and articles on the team's impact on pop culture and 1980s baseball.
Legendary manager Connie Mack called that era “a turbulent decade of the so-called roughhouse days in baseball. The Boston Beaneaters were ready for any fray, ever willing to take on the pugnacious Baltimore Orioles and give them a dose of their own medicine.”
“The tumultuous 1890s witnessed a player revolt against high-handed and monopolistic management,” wrote baseball historian John Thorn, “The game was in a period of consolidation, or hibernation, or stagnation; one’s perspective depended upon whether he were an owner, fan, or player.”
This book represents the combined efforts of more than 50 writers and editors from the Society for American Baseball Research.
PLAYERS Jimmy Bannon by Thomas J. Brown, Jr. Charlie Bennett by Paul Hofmann Marty Bergen by Brian McKenna Cliff Carroll by Alan Cohen Boileryard Clarke by Matt Albertson John Clarkson by Brian McKenna. Jimmy Collins by Charlie Bevis Frank Connaughton by Joanne Hulbert Cozy Dolan by Bob LeMoine Hugh Duffy by Bill Lamb Charlie Frisbee by Bill Nowlin Charlie Ganzel by Chad Moody Hank Gastright by Glen Sparks Pretzels Getzien by Mike Huber Billy Hamilton by David L. Fleitz Joe Harrington by Seth Moland-Kovash King Kelly by Peter M. Gordon Fred Klobedanz by Mark S. Sternman Ted Lewis by Rory Costello Herman Long by Richard “Dixie” Tourangeau Bobby Lowe by Richard “Dixie” Tourangeau Tommy McCarthy by Bill Lam Bill Merritt by Bob LeMoine Billy Nash by Richard “Dixie” Tourangeau Kid Nichols by Richard Bogovich Joe Quinn by Rochelle Llewelyn Nicholls Jack Ryan by Matt Clever General Stafford by Richard “Dixie” Tourangeau Chick Stahl by Dennis Auger Harry Staley by JW Stewart Jack Stivetts by Gregory H. Wolf Harry Stovey by Paul Hofmann Jim Sullivan by Richard Bogovich Billy Sullivan Sr by Trey Strecker Marty Sullivan by Mike Huber Fred Tenney by Mark S. Sternman Tommy Tucker by David Nemec Vic Willis by Daniel R. Levitt George Yeager by Richard Bogovich MANAGER Frank Selee by David L. Fleitz. OWNERS James B. Billings by Charlie Bevis William H. Conant by William H. Lyons Arthur Soden by Brian McKenna BALLPARKS South End Grounds by Bob Ruzzo Congress Street Grounds by Charlie Bevis OTHER How Bostonians Became the Beaneaters by Mark Souder Slide, Kelly Slide by J
This book includes biographies of every player to appear with the team in the 1890s, as well as year-by year-recaps of seasons 1891 through 1899, bios of the owner and manager, articles on the ballparks they played in, recaps of 50 of the team's most thrilling and historic games, and articles on the team's impact on pop culture and 1980s baseball.
Legendary manager Connie Mack called that era “a turbulent decade of the so-called roughhouse days in baseball. The Boston Beaneaters were ready for any fray, ever willing to take on the pugnacious Baltimore Orioles and give them a dose of their own medicine.”
“The tumultuous 1890s witnessed a player revolt against high-handed and monopolistic management,” wrote baseball historian John Thorn, “The game was in a period of consolidation, or hibernation, or stagnation; one’s perspective depended upon whether he were an owner, fan, or player.”
This book represents the combined efforts of more than 50 writers and editors from the Society for American Baseball Research.
PLAYERS Jimmy Bannon by Thomas J. Brown, Jr. Charlie Bennett by Paul Hofmann Marty Bergen by Brian McKenna Cliff Carroll by Alan Cohen Boileryard Clarke by Matt Albertson John Clarkson by Brian McKenna. Jimmy Collins by Charlie Bevis Frank Connaughton by Joanne Hulbert Cozy Dolan by Bob LeMoine Hugh Duffy by Bill Lamb Charlie Frisbee by Bill Nowlin Charlie Ganzel by Chad Moody Hank Gastright by Glen Sparks Pretzels Getzien by Mike Huber Billy Hamilton by David L. Fleitz Joe Harrington by Seth Moland-Kovash King Kelly by Peter M. Gordon Fred Klobedanz by Mark S. Sternman Ted Lewis by Rory Costello Herman Long by Richard “Dixie” Tourangeau Bobby Lowe by Richard “Dixie” Tourangeau Tommy McCarthy by Bill Lam Bill Merritt by Bob LeMoine Billy Nash by Richard “Dixie” Tourangeau Kid Nichols by Richard Bogovich Joe Quinn by Rochelle Llewelyn Nicholls Jack Ryan by Matt Clever General Stafford by Richard “Dixie” Tourangeau Chick Stahl by Dennis Auger Harry Staley by JW Stewart Jack Stivetts by Gregory H. Wolf Harry Stovey by Paul Hofmann Jim Sullivan by Richard Bogovich Billy Sullivan Sr by Trey Strecker Marty Sullivan by Mike Huber Fred Tenney by Mark S. Sternman Tommy Tucker by David Nemec Vic Willis by Daniel R. Levitt George Yeager by Richard Bogovich MANAGER Frank Selee by David L. Fleitz. OWNERS James B. Billings by Charlie Bevis William H. Conant by William H. Lyons Arthur Soden by Brian McKenna BALLPARKS South End Grounds by Bob Ruzzo Congress Street Grounds by Charlie Bevis OTHER How Bostonians Became the Beaneaters by Mark Souder Slide, Kelly Slide by J
439 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 19, 2019
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