Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-535) and index.
Contents:
Baseball before Ring Lardner -- Anson and Ruth -- Introduction to roasts -- Relative advantages of nineteenth-century coverage -- Images of Anson -- Anson's moods (and mustache) -- Hitting, fielding, and pitching overview, additional overview (scope of books in series) -- Ady grows up -- Rockford and Philadelphia, 1871-75 -- Getting to Chicago -- Chicago salary -- Pre-captain years, 1876-78 -- On high, 1879-86 -- Still contenders, 1887-91 Also-rans, 1892-97 -- Aftermath.
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