Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers

Name: Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers
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ISBN: 9780803239920

ISBN-10: 0803239920

ISBN-13: 9780803239920

Edition: 2012

Authors: Lyle Spatz, Mark Langill, Maurice Bouchard, Leonard Levin, Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

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Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, the first racially integrated Major League team of the twentieth century. The addition of Jackie Robinson to its roster changed not only baseball but also the nation. Yet Robinson was just one member of that memorable club, which included Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Pete Reiser, Duke Snider, Eddie Stanky, Arky Vaughan, and Dixie Walker. Also present was a quartet of baseball’s most unforgettable characters: co-owners Branch Rickey and Walter O’Malley, suspended manager Leo Durocher, and radio announcer Red Barber.This book is the…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 4/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 7.99" wide x 10.00" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.716
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction




How the 1947 Team Was Built




Spring Training in Havana




Jackie Robinson




Branch Rickey




Leo Durocher




Kirby Higbe




Bobby Bragan




Dixie Walker




Carl Furillo




The Suspension of Leo Durocher




Branch Rickey and the Mainstream Press




Timeline, April 15-April 30




Ebbets Field, 1947




Jackie Robinson's First Game




Clyde Sukeforth




Burt Shotton




Ray Blades




Spider Jorgensen




Hal Gregg




Timeline, May I-May 20




Hank Behrman




Rube Melton




Jackie Robinson and the Jews




Timeline, May 21-June 15




Gene Hermanski




Hugh Casey




Rex Barney




Tommy Brown




Harry Taylor




Timeline, June 16-June 29




Ed Chandler




Marv Rackley




Gil Hodges




George Dockins




Eddie Stanky




Timeline, June 30-July 14




Arky Vaughan




Duke Snider




Ralph Branca




Clyde King




Jake Pitler




Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 All-Star Game




Timeline, July 15-July 31




Pee Wee Reese




Bruce Edwards




The Protested Game of July 20, 1947




Joe Hatten




Timeline, August i-August 17




Howie Schultz




Pete Reiser




Tommy Tatum




Timeline, August 18-August 31




Eddie Miksis




Stan Rojek




Dan Bankhead




Timeline, September I-September 19




Phih Haugstad




Don Lund




Vic Lombardi




Jack Banta




Johnny Van Cuyk




Timeline, September 20-September 28




Willie Ramsdell




Dick Whitman




Erv Palica




Ed Stevens




Walter O'Malley




John L. Smith




Red Barber




Connie Desmond




Advertising and the Dodgers in 1947




The 1947 World Series




Al Gionfriddo




Cookie Lavagetto




Al Gionfriddo's Memorable Game Six Catch




Lavagetto Ends Bevens's No-Hit Attempt




Most Valuable Player Award




Rookie of the Year Award




Cy Young Award




Dodgers Attendance in 1947




Ownership Issues in Brooklyn



Epilogue



Notes and References


Contributors