Who payed the game? -- The Irish and Jim Crow baseball -- A line is drawn in Pennsylvania -- Before Greenberg there was pike -- Ted Sullivan and baseball’s Hibernian spirit -- From famine fields to the ball fields and the front office -- The pedigrees of mineteenth century managers -- Ballplayer : a seasonal occupation -- Two fathers for Philadelphia baseball -- Intemperance on the emerald diamond -- The ladies they will all turn out -- "A game played by idiots for morons" -- Root, root, rooting for the home team -- In open fields and on wooden planks -- Huzzah for the class of '45.
Summary:
"The emergence of baseball as the "national pastime" established the dynamics of spectator sports. Evolving in an urban landscape, the game attracted a dedicated fan base and enshrined the sports hero as a national celebrity. The effect Irish-American players had on how the game was played and their support of Jim Crow culture shaped baseball"-- Provided by publisher.
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