The Cincinnati RedsFirst published in 1948, Lee Allen's history of the Reds, like Franklin Lewis's history of the Cleveland Indians, was originally published by G. P. Putnam's Sons. Allen narrates the historic organization's success, beginning shortly after the Civil War with baseball's rising popularity among Cincinnati's elite. Eventually, as interest increased, America's first professional baseball team was established in 1868 - Cincinnati's Red Stockings. The Cincinnati Reds chronicles each season from the organization's early years, most notably the 1882 American Association pennant and the 1919 and 1940 National League pennants, and World Series championships, including the infamous Chicago White Sox scandal. Allen retells many of the early Reds stories likely forgotten or unknown by today's fans. This book is as thorough as it is absorbing, and will be enjoyed by those interested in the early days of America's favourite passtime. |
Contents
The Immortal Red Stockings | 3 |
Disorder and Early Chaos | 9 |
The Reds of 1869 | 16 |
Association Days | 23 |
The Kelly Who Was King | 36 |
The Young Roman | 45 |
Buck Ewing and the Years of Almost | 53 |
John T Brushed Off | 66 |
A Couple of Holdouts | 152 |
The Last of the Scandals | 161 |
Jack Hendricks Makes His Bow | 168 |
The Year That Brought Everything | 178 |
Decline and Fall | 193 |
The Great Depression | 205 |
Absolute Bottom | 215 |
Loud Larry MacPhail | 222 |
Garry Herrmann and the Years of Ferment | 74 |
Hanlon Tries His Hand | 81 |
Joe Tinker | 82 |
The Middleaged Fox | 90 |
ODay to Tinker to Herzog | 99 |
Herzog at the Helm | 106 |
The Year That Belonged to Fred Toney | 115 |
Sherry Magee Edd Roush and Earle Greasy Neale | 122 |
Enigma | 123 |
Rainbows End | 130 |
Ernie Lombardi | 138 |
Sox of All Shades | 140 |
Let There Be Light | 233 |
Paul Derringer and Bucky Walters | 242 |
The Roughhouse Reds | 245 |
The Dutch Master | 254 |
Jackpot and the Fallen Giant | 264 |
Blackwell after His NoHitter | 274 |
Champions of the World | 276 |
The Pendulum Swings Back | 288 |
Just before the Dawn | 295 |
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