The Summer of Beer and Whiskey
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Deasley, Pat, 58, 62, 65, 87, 92, 146, 207
baseball card of, 59 (photo)
benching of, 141
and Browns vs. Athletics, 96, 192, 193, 210, 211
drinking scandal involving, 147–149, 177
posing with team during 1883 season, 136 (photo)
Democratic Party, 9
Denny, Jerry, 58, 59
Depression years, 10, 244
Detroit Wolverines, 34, 77, 103, 138, 187, 188, 198
Devinney, Daniel, 11
Devlin, Jim, 11, 21
Dewey, Kittey, 3
Dillingham, Charles, 174
DiMaggio, Joe, 257
Dolan, Tom, 88, 102, 109, 138, 149, 191
Dorr, Bert, 33
Dressing rooms, 62
Dubuque Daily Times, 58–59
Dubuque Rabbits, 56, 58, 91
Dundon, “Dummy,” 198
Duval, Clarence, 153
Eastern League, 165
Eclipse Park, 27, 33, 156, 219, 226
See also Louisville Eclipse
Eight Men Out (movie), 255
Emancipation Proclamation, 154
Emerson, Charles, 238
Emslie, Bob, 204
Esterbrook, Dude, 206, 207
Ewing, Buck, 98
Ewing, John, 98
Exposition Park, 71
See also Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Fair-foul hit, 56
“Fan,” coinage of the word, 67
Fielders, working conditions of, 22, 23
See also specific ballplayers
Finley, Charlie, 1
Fitzgerald, Thomas, 239–240
Fixed games, 10–11
Foul balls, 23
Fourteenth Amendment, 163
Fowler, John “Bud,” 73, 155, 165
Fresh, Margaret (fictional character), 129–121
Ft. Wayne Golden Eagles, 66
Fuller, Charles, 157
Fulmer, Chick, 43, 87, 248
cartoon featuring, 134 (drawing), 250
death of, 250
following the 1883 season, 250
invited on the Athletics’ victory train, 230–231
role of, in scam to delay a game, 133
Galvin, Pud, 75, 187
Gambling
bans on, 24, 43, 44
honest, 251–252
scandals/corruption in, 10–11, 13, 37, 42, 103–104, 229, 230, 255
Garfield, James, 125–126
Gemutlichkeit, meaning of, 5
Geneva Clippers, 159
Gerhardt, Joe, 48, 122, 129, 146, 224
background on, 131
injured by Mullane, 92–93
paralytic stroke of, 131–132
Germans
customs of, 5, 24, 110
as emigrants, 5, 8
influence of, on drinking behavior, 5–6
Germans in America, The (Bogen), 5
Germany Immigration Society, 8
Girard, Stephen, 77
Gleason, Bill, 64, 77, 91, 92, 138, 139, 149
and Browns vs. Athletics, 109–110, 189, 191, 209, 210, 212–213, 216
and Browns vs. Mets, 101
and Browns vs. Reds, 85, 86, 88
in the crowd at Black Sox game, 159
described, 62–63
as pallbearer, 259
posing with team during 1883 season, 136 (photo)
and the short-lived player rebellion, 14–15
threatening to quit, 90
Gleason, Jack, 14–15, 90, 91, 115, 159, 177, 226, 259
Glenn, Ed, 139
Goldsmith, Fred, 163
Grand Avenue Base Ball Club, 9
Grand Avenue Park
concessions at, operating, 9–10, 12
distance to Von der Ahe’s grocery and beer garden, 4
neglected state of, 12
new name of, 13
revitalization of, plans for, 12–13
semipro team playing to near empty stands at, 11
See also Sportsman’s Park
Grant, Frank, 166
Harper’s Magazine, 7
Hart, James, 74
Hayes, Jackie, 143
Hecker, Guy, 222, 225, 226
Henderson, Hardie, 50
Higham, Richard, 103–104
Hillerich, Bud, 126
Hodnett, Charlie, 88
Hoffmann, Emma (Von der Ahe’s first wife), 3, 8
Holbert, Bill, 101, 207
Hubbard, Allie (pseudonym Benjamin West), 186 (photo), 199, 237–238
Hulbert, Eri Baker, 20
Hulbert, William Ambrose, 28 (photo), 86, 103
death of, 31
described, 20
failing health of, 19, 29, 31
as founder of the National League, 10, 20, 48
new League owners tossing aside principles of, 34–35
presidency of the National League following death of, 46, 47
as president of the Chicago White Stockings, 10, 20
as president of the National League, 19–20, 20–22, 23–24, 25, 26, 27–29, 30, 31
Immigrants
conditions facing, during emigration, 8
customs of, 5, 24
dream of, 4, 5
marketing baseball to, 13, 32, 164
Independence Day, 121, 139
Indianapolis Browns, 11
Indianapolis Dark Blues, 144
Integration, 154–155, 158, 162, 163–164, 167, 252
International Association, 73, 155, 165
Inter-State League, 107, 170
James, Jesse, 79, 208–209
Jones, Charley, 27, 28, 29, 48, 86, 132, 248
Jones, Daniel Albion, Jr. (“Jumping Jack”), 250
and Athletics’ victory celebration, 232, 235, 236, 237–238
and Athletics vs. Browns, 189, 191, 192, 193, 210, 213, 214
and Athletics vs. Buckeyes, 194, 198–199
and Athletics vs. Eclipse, 218, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225–226, 227
and Athletics vs. Reds, 199–201
background on, 185, 186–188
caricature of, 200
death of, 246
following the 1883 season, 246
injury affecting, 231
passing his audition, 195
posing with Yale baseball team, 186 (photo)
toys representing, 195, 235, 236
in Yale vs. Athletics exhibition game, 46
Jones, Emeline Roberts, 185–186
Jungenfeld, Edmund, 94–95
Kaiser, Annie (Von der Ahe’s third wife), 4
Keefe, Timothy John, 116, 172–173, 176, 206
baseball card of, 173 (photo)
Kekionga Club, 73
Kelly, “Honest John,” 209
and Athletics’ victory celebration, 231, 236
cartoon featuring, 111 (drawing)
death of, 252
described, 107–108
following the 1883 season, 251–252
replacing, with another umpire, 110–111, 112
Kelly, Mike “King,” 36, 105, 180, 250
Kennett, W. H., 24
Kentucky Malt Company, 25
King, Samuel G., 237, 238
Knight, Lon, 170, 236
and Athletics vs. Alleghenys, 169
and Athletics vs. Browns, 190, 192–193, 209–210, 212
and Athletics vs. Buckeyes, 194, 199
and Athletics vs. Eclipse, 121, 122, 224, 226
and Athletics vs. Reds, 118, 119
background on, 77
death of, 247
following the 1883 season, 247
posing with team during 1883 season, 135 (photo)
Ladies Day, 44, 204
Latham, Arlie, 58, 65, 85–86, 91, 93, 101, 106, 207, 241
and Browns vs. Athletics, 96, 97, 190, 210, 217
caricature of, 64 (drawing)
death of, 257
described, 63–64
fining of, 146, 177
following the 1883 season, 256�
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and foul balls, 23
posing with team during 1883 season, 136 (photo)
record held by, 256
Latham, Emma, 63
Latham, George “Juice,” 128, 130, 225
Leary, Jack, 92, 93, 127, 128, 129, 130
Lewis, Fred, 139, 190, 221
and Browns vs. Athletics, 210–211, 217
described, 140–141
drinking scandal involving, 147–149, 177
expelled for drunkenness, 205, 206
newspaper depiction of, 140 (drawing)
reinstatement of, 206, 207
Lincoln, Abraham, 154, 252
Lippincott’s Magazine, 5
Loftus, Tom, 58, 60, 66, 85, 89–90, 91, 92, 138, 177
Los Angeles Dodgers, 244
Louisville Argus, 60
Louisville Commercial, 92, 107, 128–129, 129–131, 157, 225
Louisville Courier-Journal, 93, 128, 129, 156–157, 222, 230
Louisville Eclipse, 30, 37, 60, 91, 98, 110
Alleghenys vs., 124
Athletics vs., 121–122, 218, 219, 220–223, 224, 225–227, 229–230
ballpark bars of, 26–27
Browns vs., 92–93, 129, 146
Buckeyes vs., 129
crowd turnout at games of, 225
fining players for drinking, 127
in games against the Athletics, 115
new league admitting, 25
newspaper column lampooning, 129–131
racial prejudice of, 156–157
Reds vs., 127–129
as a semipro team, 125
standing during 1882 season, 55
standings during 1883 pennant race, 95, 172, 208
in tight pennant race, 116, 132
Louisville Grays, 11, 21
Louisville Mutuals, 159, 160–161
Lower-class men. See Working men
Lynch, Jack, 174
Mack, Connie, 244, 245, 246, 253
Mansell, Mike, 143
Mansell, Tom, 138–139, 141, 143, 187
injury affecting, 147, 177, 188, 203–204
newspaper depiction of, 139 (drawing)
Maple Leaf Club, 155
Martin, Billy, 58
Maryland teams, 73
Maskrey, Leech, 132, 225, 226, 227
Mason, Charlie, 49, 110, 219, 223, 240
approach to discipline, 198
and Athletics vs. Browns, 210, 212, 213
death of, 246
forming the independent Athletics team, 42–43
and Ladies Day, 44
on rescue mission, 197–199
stepping in to play, 121–122
Mathews, Bobby, 46, 75–76, 78, 81, 116, 119, 122, 236
and Athletics vs. Browns, 109, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216
and crowd turnout at games, 69, 71
death of, 125, 246
described, 72–74, 183
following 1883 season with the Athletics, 245–246
injury affecting, 169–170, 171–172, 184, 185, 188, 192, 198, 218, 221, 222, 223, 224–225
near ruin, 201
posing with team during 1883 season, 135 (photo)
record held by, 245
salary of, 74
in uniform, 73 (photo)
McCormick, Harry, 133, 143
McCormick, Jim, 160, 250
McDonald, Mike, 11
McGeary, Mike, 11
McGinnis, George “Jumbo,” 33, 65, 66, 141, 147, 202, 206
and Browns vs. Athletics, 96, 109, 113, 191
and Browns vs. Reds, 85, 86, 87–88
in the crowd at Black Sox game, 159
one-week suspension of, 113
order to replace, Sullivan refusing, 176, 177
as pallbearer, 259
posing with team during 1883 season, 136 (photo)
McGraw, John, 256
McKechnie, Bill, 250
McKnight, Harmer Denny, 25, 28, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 46, 47, 80
McLaughlin, Tom, 225
McLean, Billy, 105, 106–107
McManus, George “Burtie,” 11
McNickel, Charlie, 119
McPhee, Bid, 117, 121, 123–124, 132, 248
Memorial Day
games on, 69, 75–76, 80–81, 116, 184
as a holiday, 71–72
Metropolitan Exhibition Company, 173
Mills, Abraham Gilbert, 51
described, 46–47
as president of the National League, 46, 48
Minstrelsy, 40–41, 153, 220, 247
Missouri Republican, 11, 59, 60, 65, 66, 93, 94, 98, 108, 109, 113, 158, 160, 176, 179, 183, 185, 193, 203, 206, 207, 208, 209, 218, 240, 241
Moore, Emma, 238
Morrison, H. C., 116–117
Morton, Charles Hazen, 162, 163, 164, 165
Mountain, Frank, 162
Moynahan, Mike, 118
and Athletics vs. Browns, 210, 212
and Athletics vs. Eclipse, 222, 225, 227
death of, 246
described, 77
posing with team during 1883 season, 135 (photo)
Mullane, Tony, 116, 149, 202, 223
background on, 60
baseball card of, 61 (photo)
and Browns vs. Athletics, 192, 193, 209, 211, 212, 216
and Browns vs. Mets, 206, 207
and Browns vs. Orioles, 204
and Browns vs. Reds, 87, 88–89
death of, 256
decision to rest, 176, 181
described, 60–61
expulsion of, 256
following the 1883 season, 255–256
posing with team during 1883 season, 136 (photo)
as a racist, 256
reputation for injuring batters, 92–93, 125, 132, 224
tormenting Fleet Walker, 164
Murnane, Tim, 2
Mutrie, “Truthful Jim,” 26, 28, 35, 161, 173, 174, 175, 207, 230, 234–235, 251
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, 10, 73, 74, 121, 245
National Baseball Grounds, 155
National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, 74
accountability imposed on players by, 24
adding more games to the schedule, 74
admission price of, 13, 24, 31
appearance of peace between rival league and, 29–30
banning Sunday ball games, 13
barring black players, 156, 166
baseball requirement of, 78–79
blacklisting by, 23–24, 27, 28, 29, 35, 48, 144
change in presidency of, following Hulbert’s death, 46
cities losing slots in, 11, 15
and crowd behavior at games, 32
and crowd turnout at games, 32, 34
expulsions by, 20–21, 24, 31, 35, 42, 104, 144
first game of, 45
foul-bound catch and, 23
founding of, 10, 20, 48
gambling and, 10–11, 24, 103–104
“gilt-edged” team of, 251
Hulbert-less owners of, tossing aside principles of, 34–35
independent New York Mets relationship with, 26
lead pitchers in, 75
merger of American Association with, 244
as a new circuit, emphasis of, 10
new league founded by entrepreneurs frozen out of, 244
ploy to steal the 1882 pennant in, 193
and postseason interleague games, 35–36, 46
and preseason interleague games, 29, 50–51
rate paid to visiting clubs by, 26
readmission to, hopes of St. Louis Browns for, 12, 13
replacing small-city franchises with clubs in bigger markets, 34–35
reports of St. Louis Browns intending to jump to, 111
reserve clause of, 21–22, 48, 59
response of, to new major league, 17, 19, 27–29, 30, 31, 35, 37, 116
at risk from its rival, 34
rival to, newly founded, 19, 25, 27
sellin
g beer and whiskey at games of, 9–10
spirit of, 33
St. Louis Browns joining, 258
stance against beer/liquor sales, 24, 28
teams leaving the National Association to join, 10
truce in the war with their rival, 46, 47–48, 59
and umpires, 104
See also specific teams, owners/managers, and ballplayers
National Police Gazette, 44, 50, 64, 72, 140, 159, 162, 187, 223
National (Tripartite) Agreement, 48
“Negro clubs,” 159–161
Negro minstrelsy, 40–41
Nelson, Jack, 123
New York Clipper, 45–46, 47, 49, 60, 109, 111, 157–158, 177, 194, 212, 213, 226, 246
New York Giants, 166, 251, 253, 256–257
New York Gothams, 98, 173, 174, 175
New York Herald, 72, 175, 249
New York Metropolitans
added to the American Association, 35
admission price of, 175
Athletics vs., 169, 184
Browns vs., 100–101, 102, 172, 175, 176–177, 181, 205–207
Caylor taking over as manager of, 249
declining to join the American Association, 26
destiny of, for the 1884 season, 173, 251
folding of, 249, 251
following 1883 regular season, 251
as an independent club, 173–174
invited on the Athletics’ victory train, 230
as part of Athletics’ victory parade, 234, 235–236
prediction made about, 81
Reds vs., 123, 230
sharing Polo Grounds with the Gothams, 174–175
standings during 1883 pennant race, 172, 208
team mascot/batboy, 161
New York Mutuals, 20, 24, 73, 74, 109, 174
New York Times, 5–6, 178, 190, 246, 252
New York Yankees, 253
Newark Little Giants, 165
Nicol, Hugh, 58, 60, 62, 86, 93, 101, 141
baseball card of, 249 (photo)
and Browns vs. Athletics, 190–191, 192, 217
in the crowd at Black Sox game, 159
popularity of, 66, 204
posing with team during 1883 season, 136 (photo)
proposal of, regarding umpires, 105
Nocturnal activities, 142
Nolan, Ed, 144–145, 250–251
Nolker, William F., 84
Northwestern League, 48, 56, 66, 151, 157, 158
Norton, P. J., 98
Oakdale Park, 41, 45
Oakland Athletics (A’s), 245
O’Brien, Jack, 63, 72, 80, 236
and Athletics vs. Browns, 96, 191, 192, 209, 213
and Athletics vs. Eclipse, 115, 121, 220, 225, 226
death of, 246
following the 1883 season, 246
newspaper depiction of, 122 (drawing)
posing with team during 1883 season, 135 (photo)
retained from the 1882 Athletics, 77
Ohio Akrons, 16
Ohio League, 166
Ohio State Journal, 90, 107, 147–148, 162
O’Neill, John Joseph, 9
O’Rourke, John, 100, 101
Orr, Dave, 207
Our Home Colony: A Treatise on the Past, Present, and Future of the Negro Race in America (Walker), 252