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Mickey Cochrane

Mickey Cochrane

Charlie Bevis

McFarland Co Inc
1998
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Though many of his contemporaries considered him second only to Babe Ruth in the 1920s and 1930s, Mickey Cochrane is often overlooked by fans and historians. The hard-hitting catcher played on three World Series winners. Fiercely competitive on the field, Cochrane was a true gentleman off it. Though he was a highly regarded member of the A's championship teams, it is his career in Depression-era Detroit that he is best remembered. The pressure of the adulation there and his duties as player, manager and Tigers vice president led to a breakdown in 1935. On his way to recovery, he was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Bump Hadley and was nearly killed, ending his career. This full story of Cochrane's Hall of Fame career and his off-field life was researched from primary documents and interviews with his family.
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Sunday Baseball

Sunday Baseball

Charlie Bevis

McFarland Co Inc
2003
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Playing baseball on Sunday was a divisive issue in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. On one side of the argument were the owners, who wanted to take in more money, and working people, who labored six days a week and wanted to take in a baseball game on the seventh. On the other side were people who thought that the commandment to keep Sunday sacred ought to be obeyed. The story of how Sunday baseball went from being an illegal activity in most areas of the country in 1876 to a legal form of entertainment in all major league cities by 1934 is told in this work. It describes the numerous schemes used to play baseball on Sunday, like playing games in strange places, under odd circumstances and at the inconvenience of players and managers, many of whom were arrested and jailed for attempting to play baseball on Sunday. The book covers the foothold Sunday baseball gained in cities like St. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago in the 1880s and 1890s, its slow spread eastward as the general attitude of the populace toward Sunday baseball gradually changed, and its widespread acceptance after New York passed a law in 1919 making it legal. It was not until 1934, however, that Sunday baseball was played in all major league cities.
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The New England League

The New England League

Charlie Bevis

McFarland Co Inc
2007
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"This book delves into the history of the New England League, whose years of operation spanned six decades during the early years of minor league baseball. Author Charlie Bevis explores the complex ties to the regional economy, especially to the textile industry, and discusses the pioneering experiments with playoffs, night baseball, and integration"--Provided by publisher.
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Doubleheaders

Doubleheaders

Charlie Bevis

McFarland Co Inc
2010
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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.
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Jimmy Collins

Jimmy Collins

Charlie Bevis

McFarland Co Inc
2012
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This first book-length biography of Jimmy Collins examines the life of an intensely private, business-oriented ballplayer who was the first third baseman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Collins' life is covered in depth from his early years growing up in Buffalo, through his 14-year major league baseball career 1895-1908 primarily in Boston, to his post-baseball life as a real estate investor. This book sheds new light on Collins' motivations to leverage his baseball success--which included leading Boston to victory in the first modern-day World Series in 1903--into lucrative baseball contracts to fund his real estate investments. When he led the Boston Americans to successive American League championships in 1903 and 1904, Collins was instrumental in the foundation of today's highly successful Boston Red Sox franchise and its intense rivalry with the New York Yankees.
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Red Sox vs. Braves in Boston

Red Sox vs. Braves in Boston

Charlie Bevis

McFarland Co Inc
2017
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For 52 years, Boston was a two-team Major League city, home to both the Red Sox and the Braves. This book focuses on the two teams' period of coexistence and competition for fans. The author analyzes the Boston fan base through trends in transportation, communication, geography, population and employment. Tracing the pendulum of fan preference between the two teams over five distinct time periods, a deeper understanding emerges of why the Red Sox remained in Boston and the Braves moved to Milwaukee.
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Tim Keefe

Tim Keefe

Charlie Bevis

McFarland Co Inc
2015
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One of the greatest pitchers of the 19th century, Tim Keefe (1857-1933) was an ardent believer in the artisan work ethic that was becoming outmoded in burgeoning industrial America. A master craftsman, he compiled 342 career victories during his 14-season Major League career while adapting to numerous changes in pitching rules during the 1880s. Known as a strategic pitcher, he outsmarted batters, particularly with his change-of-pace pitch. He led the New York Giants to the National League pennant in 1888 and 1889, establishing a Major League record with 19 consecutive pitching victories in 1888. He taught pitching as a college baseball coach, wrote several articles about his craft and established a sporting goods firm where he manufactured a baseball of his own design. He was a proponent for players' rights as the secretary of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, which formed the ill-fated Players' League in 1890. This first-ever biography of Keefe covers the career of the 1964 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
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Baseball Under the Lights

Baseball Under the Lights

Charlie Bevis

McFarland Co Inc
2021
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Night games transformed the business of professional baseball, as the smaller, demographically narrower audiences able to attend daytime games gave way to larger, more diversified crowds of nighttime spectators. Many ball club owners were initially conflicted about artificial lighting and later actually resisted expanding the number of night games during the sport's struggle to balance ballpark attendance and television viewership in the 1950s. This first-ever comprehensive history of night baseball examines the factors, obstacles and trends that shaped this dramatic change in both the minor and major leagues between 1930 and 1990.
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Charlie

Charlie

Lesley Pearse

Penguin Books Ltd
2009
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From the internationally bestselling author Lesley Pearse comes the compulsive page-turner about a girl searching for the truth, which may be a little too close to home . . .Her family is threatened and only she can save it.When sixteen-year-old Charlie witnesses a brutal attack on her mother by two strangers she is shocked and terrified.But after talking to the police, she realises that her father's business dealings can't be so innocent . . .With her father away, it is left to Charlie to protect her mother. And somehow she must find out who wants to hurt her family - and why - without losing faith in her beloved parents.Can she unravel the mysteries of the past that haunt her family?Or will the truth wreck everything she loves?___________'With characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail'Evocative, compelling' Sunday Express'Lose yourself in this epic saga' Bella'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry' Woman's Weekly
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Charlie

Charlie

Don Allison

Don Allison
2022
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A true story, Charlie is both historical and creative non-fiction; creative for the addition of dialogue that, in most cases. is speculative. The story follows Charlie Allison's life from youth to death, from farming to mining, to bootlegging, to Chicago where he became acquainted with members of the Torrio/Capone South Side gang. One member in particular, Fred Goetz, alias "Shotgun George Zeigler," was instrumental in Charlie's move to Couderay, Wisconsin where Charlie was caretaker for Goetz's retreat, later known as "The Hideout." There, Charlie shared hunting fishing, and other experiences with those planning the "St Valentine's Day Massacre." About those men, his wife, Lola, expressed the opinion that they were simply businessmen; men whose business was merely against the law. Otherwise, they were no different from anyone else, she said, with wives and families, same as anyone else. But more than criminals, the book is about people doing what they had to do during difficult times. Charlie's story covers the rigors of coal mining in Illinois, Capone's support of the disadvantaged through his "soup kitchens," Charlie's competition with rivals as he ran a hotel and soup kitchen while selling bootlegged alcohol for "The Organization," his arrest and jailing. Charlie deals with historical events in relation to WW1, Prohibition, the difficulty and opportunity Charlie Allison found in Alaska during WW2, his loyalty to the men he worked for, and his eventual betrayal of Lola. The book incudes photos from his family's private collection and supporting sources from FBI memos and newspaper accounts.
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Charlie

Charlie

Finn Óg

Vinci Books
2025
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They said there'd be karma, but he thought, why wait? They killed his wife, now he must wrap his daughter in love... but that doesn't mean they'll get away with it. Father, widower, recovering commando — meet Sam Ireland. The blistering opening novel in an international thriller series, enjoyed by fans of Reacher, Milton and Orphan X. ______________ Praise for the Sam Ireland thrillers: “A hard hitting, no punches spared, page turner of a book.” Belfast Telegraph "Drenched in the authenticity that only comes when you've been there and done it. A fantastic book introducing a realistically daunting new hero. I couldn’t put it down.” USA TODAY bestselling author, Mark Dawson. ????? "I’ve read and loved, Lee Child, John Sanford, John Grisham, Jeffrey Deaver, etc and Finn Og leaves them for dead…I could not recommend Finn highly enough." ????? "Finn Og is without a doubt the best I’ve read! Incredibly clever plots." ????? "My heart is still racing." ????? "Sam is a flawed character which makes him believable. It's been a while since I read a book in a day." ????? "A gripping suspenseful thriller. I brought this book to read on holiday and had it done on the first day!" ????? "I thought this book was a great read, and it would make a great film. The character Sam is well written and the plot doesn't slow down and drag. Great rhythm till the very end." ????? "This is a fantastic book - from the first page it grips you and just refuses to let go, but with a sensitivity that is rare in novels of this kind." ????? "I found myself getting pulled into the story from the off. Its articulately written in nice sharp paragraphs and chapters that always leave you feeling like you want more (part of what makes it hard to put down!). I don't leave many reviews, but this book grabbed me." ????? "Great plot & storyline. A thought provoking and gripping read."
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Charlie

Charlie

Hal Giddens

Friesenpress
2023
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J lives and works in northern Nova Scotia. His life follows a pattern: every winter he works in the sugar woods, helping to make maple syrup. In the late summer he picks berries on a blueberry farm, and in the fall, he readies the sugar woods for another season. His life is set-until he finds a little bear cub lying in a stream, near death.J's decision to save the bear changes both of their lives forever. Raising a bear is a lot of hard work. He must teach Charlie how to survive in the woods, how to gather berries, and even how to fish J knows that one day Charlie will have to live on his own. Together, J and Charlie face the unexpected as they become best friends. J learns just what friendship and loyalty mean-and how one big bear has a whole lot of surprises in store for him.
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