Overbeck, Henry, 16
Palmer, Henry Clay, 153
Pank, J. H., 25, 30, 37
Peoria Reds, 158
Pfeffer, Fred, 157, 162
Philadelphia Athletics, 37, 63
Alleghenys vs., 169–170
allowing Sunday games and drinking, 244
big road trip of, 138
Bradley signing with, 79–80
Browns vs., 95–97, 108, 109–110, 112–113, 115, 121, 184–185, 188–193, 197, 202–203, 208–218, 220
Buckeyes vs., 121, 193, 194, 198, 199
building a new ballpark for, 45–46
championship victory celebration for, 232–240
crippled condition of, 218
crowd behavior at games of, 44, 184, 189
crowd turnout at games of, 43, 49, 50, 69–71, 72, 75–76, 184, 191–192, 243
Eclipse vs., 115, 121–122, 218, 219, 220–223, 224, 225–227, 229–230
expulsion of, from the National League, 20–21, 24, 31, 42
final standing of the 1882 season, 34, 43
following 1883 regular season, 244–245, 246, 247
founder of the first club of, 239
franchise of the American League adopting nickname of, 245
grueling road trip of, 115–116
highest paid member of, 74
as an independent club, 17, 42–43, 230–231
injured and exhausted, depiction of, 231 (drawing)
inviting Mets on the victory train, 230
marketing of, 43–44
mascot/batboy for, 161
Mets vs., 169, 184
National League teams barred from playing, 31
as the new champions, 227–228, 229–230, 240
new league admitting, 26, 43
Phillies vs., 48–50
prediction made about, 81
profitability of, 43
recruiting of Dan Jones, 187, 188
Reds vs., 69, 75–76, 80–81, 117–120, 171, 199–202
and reports of heavy drinking following 1883 season, 244–245
riding the victory train home, 229–232
Simmons as player for, 41–42
standing during 1882 season, 55
standings during 1883 pennant race, 95, 102, 172, 181, 183, 198, 208
tacking on two extra home games, protest against, 193–194
team posing together for 1883 season, 135 (photo)
in tight pennant race, 116, 132, 134, 170, 195, 202, 204, 205, 207, 208, 218, 224
too injured to compete, 243
victory parade honoring, 233–238
and windy dust-filled game, 212–213
Philadelphia, city of, described, 39–40
Philadelphia Item, 31, 43, 45, 48, 63, 78, 110, 116, 117, 118, 120, 178, 180, 195, 204–205, 209, 213, 214, 223, 224, 229
Philadelphia Phillies, 31, 35, 48–50, 58, 70, 87, 139, 148, 187, 236
Philadelphia Press, 96, 189, 193, 209, 213, 214, 215, 218, 221, 224, 225, 227, 231, 232, 234, 235, 237–238, 240
Philadelphia Pythians, 155
Philadelphia Times, 189
Philadelphia World, 109
Phillips, Horace, 133
Pike, Lipman, 23
Pitchers
readiness of, 33
rules for, 75, 85
tricks/techniques of, 74
working conditions of, 23
See also specific ballplayers
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Athletics vs., 169–170
Bradley jilting, 79, 80
Browns vs., 95, 218, 220, 221, 223
Eclipse vs., 124
new league admitting, 25
players as hard drinkers, 143–145, 250
preseason exhibition games and, 29
reason for name change, 245
standing during 1882 season, 55
standings during 1883 pennant race, 172, 208
still in existence today as the Pirates, 244, 245
uniforms of, 32–33
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, 142
Pittsburgh Dispatch, 71, 79–80, 107, 142, 144, 145, 152
Pittsburgh Pirates, 244, 245
Players League, 244, 251, 254
Polo Grounds, 172, 174–175, 251
See also New York Metropolitans
Powers, Phil, 63, 84, 88, 248
Pratt, Al, 145
Pratt, Tom, 49
Prohibition, 6, 9
Prostitution, 24, 142
Providence Grays, 58, 74, 103, 164, 193
Providence Press, 71–72
Quest, Joe, 204, 206
and Browns vs. Athletics, 190, 191, 192, 209, 210, 211, 217
debut game for St. Louis, 180–181
described, 179–180
scandal involving, 180
Racial stereotyping, for comic effect, 40, 41, 153–154, 159–160
Racism/racial prejudice, 41, 152, 153, 154–155, 156–157, 158, 161–162, 162–163, 164–167
Radbourn, Old Hoss, 58, 59, 74, 125, 245, 249
Reach, Al, 49
Reach’s Official American Association Base Ball Guide, 244
Reccius, John, 124, 157
Recreation Park (Detroit), 160
See also Detroit Wolverines
Recreation Park (Philadelphia), 70
See also Philadelphia Phillies
Register, 159–160
Reid, David L., 2, 59–60, 67, 90, 91, 94, 100, 101, 102, 108, 109, 113, 141, 177, 179, 193, 202, 204, 207
Reilly, Long John, 116, 120, 132, 140, 248
baseball card of, 249 (photo)
as cartoonist, 111, 134, 171, 200, 249, 250
death of, 250
following the 1883 season, 249–250
injured by Mullane, 93
invited on the Athletics’ victory train, 230–231
and Reds vs. Browns, 86
Reipschlager, Charlie, 101
Religion, 5, 6, 7, 44, 100, 116–117
Reserve clause, 21–22, 48, 59
Richmond club, 139, 164–165
Rizuto, Phil, 257
Robinson, Jackie, 163, 252
Robison, Frank DeHaas, 258
Rochester Hop Bitters, 173
Roseman, Chief, 102, 205–206, 207
Rowan, Ed, 74, 119, 135 (photo), 194, 218, 246
Ruth, Babe, 201, 245
Sayles, John, 255
Scorecards, 70 (drawing), 84, 134
Segregation, 154–155, 156, 163, 165, 166
Sharsig, Billy, 42, 43, 74, 213, 219, 223, 239
Sheldon, Harry, 175
Sights Around the World With the Base Ball Boys (Palmer), 153
Simmons, Lew
appearing on title page of book, 42 (drawing)
as ballplayer for the Athletics, 41–42
book celebrating minstrel act of, 41
cartoon featuring, 195, 214
childhood of, 40
death of, 248
following the 1883 season, 247–248, 256
gaining ownership stake in the Athletics, 43
with his banjo, 40 (drawing)
as manager/owner of the Athletics, 43–44, 44–45, 49, 50, 76, 77–78, 80, 95, 185, 188, 191, 198, 219–220, 221–223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 229, 231, 240, 247
minstrelsy of, 40–41, 153, 220, 247
role in forming the American Association, 43
view on peace between the two rival leagues, 47, 51
voting on expulsion of the Cincinnati Reds, 37
Smart, Isabella (fictional character), 129–131
Smith, Ozzie, 66
Smith, Pop, 194
Smith, William B., 233
Snyder, Pop, 37, 85, 87, 132, 133, 201
Soden, Arthur H., 46
Solari, Augustus, 9, 12, 13, 16, 55, 62, 93, 99, 203, 255
Sommer, Joe, 86, 87, 132, 248
Spalding, Albert G., 21, 124, 151
Spink, Alfred H., 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 43, 76, 198, 253, 255
Spink, William,
11, 14, 15, 55
Sporting Life, 34, 63, 74, 152, 165, 258
Sporting News, 55, 63, 64, 98, 105
Sportsman’s Park, 58, 97, 112
beer garden/saloon on the field at, 13, 99
capacity of, 95
caretaking of, 93
exceeding capacity at, 65, 214–215
fire at, 258
fireworks display at, 137–138
gate proceeds from, fight over dividing up, response to, 14–15
parade float depicting, 240
plans for, 13
during a rainstorm, 99
Reid on the beauty of, 102
renovation of, 61–62, 65, 94–95, 203, 258
sandwiches sold at, 102
statue placed in front of, 257, 259
team posing in front of grandstands at, 95 (photo)
three-game series at, 15
See also Grand Avenue Park; St. Louis Brown Stockings (Browns)
Sportsman’s Park and Club Association, founding of, 13
St. Louis Black Stockings, 159–161
St. Louis Brown Stockings (Browns), 198
Alleghenys vs., 95, 218, 220, 221, 223
animosity toward, reason for, 224
Athletics vs., 95–97, 108, 109–110, 112–113, 115, 121, 184–185, 188–193, 197, 202–203, 208–218, 220
behavior of heartbroken fans of, 216–217
and bonuses offered, 64
Bradley pitching for, in the National League, 78
charity game played by, 258
colors of, change in, 54, 60
crowd turnout at games of, 16–17, 32, 54, 65, 71, 94, 97, 99–100, 101, 108, 112, 203, 205, 206, 208, 209, 214–215
difficulty finding opponents, 15
early period as a major-league club, 9
Eclipse vs., 129, 146
final road trip of 1883 season, 146
fixed games and, 11
folding of, after early period as a major-league team, 11
following 1883 season, 252–253, 258
four straight pennants won by, 253, 254
gambling scandals involving, 11, 13
hopes for readmission to the National League, 12, 13
Mets vs., 100–101, 102, 172, 175, 176–177, 181, 205–207
new acquisitions for the 1883 season, 58–61
new major league admitting, 25, 55
Orioles vs., 95, 102, 203–204
parade float celebrating, 240–241
performance during 1881 and 1882 seasons, 55
players as hard drinkers, 141, 147–148, 177, 205
profitability of, 54–55, 101–102, 240, 258
protesting Athletics extra two home games, 193–194
and the “putty ball” used by Bradley, 78
record held by, 253
Reds vs., 15, 83–89, 93, 146
reported intention to jump to the National League, 111
secretary of, with a conflict of interest, 59–60
as a semipro team, 11–12, 13, 14–17, 125
and the short-lived player rebellion, 14–15, 55
signs parodying, in Athletics’ victory parade, 236
standing during 1882 season, 55, 178
standings during 1883 pennant race, 102, 172, 181, 188, 208
still in existence today as the Cardinals, 54, 244, 258
Sunday draw for, 99–100
team posing together for 1883 season, 136 (photo)
team posing together for 1884 season, 95 (photo)
in tight pennant race, 116, 132, 134, 138, 195, 202, 204, 205, 207, 208, 218, 224
uniforms of, 33, 54, 66, 100, 252
wages/salaries in, 75, 91
and windy dust-filled game, 212–213
as world champions, 253
St. Louis Cardinals, 54, 244, 258
St. Louis, city of, described, 5, 6–7, 8
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 11, 16, 32, 54, 58, 62, 63, 65, 66, 93, 94, 99–100, 101, 110, 111, 132, 152, 159, 161, 179, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 241
St. Louis Gun Club, 13
St. Louis Maroons, 253, 255
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 146, 148, 209
Start, Joe, 171, 245
Steinbrenner, George, 1, 58
Stern, Aaron S., 81, 87
Stovey, George, 165–166
Stovey, Harry, 46, 116, 199, 221, 236
and Athletics vs. Browns, 96, 109, 193, 213, 215–216, 217, 218
and Athletics vs. Reds, 118–119, 201
baseball card of, 170 (photo)
death of, 245
described, 76–77
gift presented to, 240
injury affecting, 210, 222, 226, 227, 230, 231
posing with team during 1883 season, 135 (photo)
records held by, 245
retirement of, 245
as a superstar, 170
Stricker, John “Cub,” 121
and Athletics’ victory celebration, 237
and Athletics vs. Browns, 109–110, 113, 184, 191, 192, 193, 218
death of, 247
following the 1883 season, 247
imitating Jones, 194
posing with team during 1883 season, 135 (photo)
retained from the 1882 Athletics, 77, 77–78
strange dream of, 118–119, 227
Strief, George, 102, 138, 180, 191, 192, 212, 217–218
Substitutions, rules on, 22, 128, 133
Sullivan, Dan, 131, 222
Sullivan, Timothy Paul “Ted”
compared to Cuthbert, 65
death of, 254
described, 53
following the 1883 season, 253–254
gift given to, 67–68, 91, 178, 253–254
as manager of the Dubuque Rabbits, 56–57
as manager of the St. Louis Browns, 53–54, 58–61, 62–64, 65–68, 81, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91–92, 93–94, 96, 97–98, 101–102, 107, 112, 113, 138, 139–140, 141, 146–147, 147–149, 172, 175–176, 177–178, 180, 218, 252
as pallbearer, 259
posing with team during 1883 season, 136 (photo)
quitting as manager of the Browns, 178–179, 180, 181, 184, 202, 253, 259
racist attitude of, 153–154
recommending, 56, 57
recruitment of, 58–58
Sullivan, Tom “Sleeper,” 33, 89
Sunday
attitudes toward drinking on, 5, 6, 28
banning ball games on, 13, 24, 28–29
holding games and drinking on, 16, 24, 26–27, 29, 31–32, 37, 117, 220, 244, 259
Swartwood, Ed, 116, 143
Syracuse Stars, 166
Thompson, Charley, 83
Thompson, William G., 30, 34, 103
Todd, James, 103
Toledo Blade, 151, 162, 165
Toledo Blue Stockings, 151, 152, 157, 162–163, 163–164, 165, 255–256
Tripartite (National) Agreement
Troy club, 34–35, 173
Troy, Dasher, 30
Twain, Mark, 34
Umpires, 23, 44, 78, 85
gambling scandals involving, 11, 103–104
mistake made by, 194–195
number of, per game, 97, 105
payment of, 104, 105, 112
and rules of substitution, 22
uniform of, 101, 104
working conditions of, 104–107
See also specific umpires
Uniforms, 32–33, 54, 66, 100, 101, 104, 203, 252
Union Association, 88, 244, 247, 253, 255, 256
Upper middle class, marketing baseball to, 13, 24, 27
U.S. Supreme Court, 163
Valentine, John, 162
Veeck, Bill, 1
Von der Ahe, Chris, 51, 189, 204, 228
alternating punishments with bighearted gestures, 145–146
appearance of, 1–2
assigning Comiskey as club leader, 178, 179
and the Athletics vs. Browns final series of 1883 season, 212
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birth and childhood of, 7
cartoon featuring, 195
on chances for the 1883 championship, 185, 188, 203, 207–208
characteristics of, 1, 4
checking on mental state of his players, 176
children of, 8
classic malapropism of, 139–140
cofounding the Sportsman’s Park and Club Association, 13
on Comiskey, 254
commissioning a statue of himself, 257–258, 259
complaint against, over free passes, 101
as a concession operator at Grand Avenue Park, 9–10, 12
death of, and funeral, 259
deciding to form a new major league, 17, 25
divorces of, 3, 4
doing damage control, 147
downfall of, 258–259
dreams of, 4, 9
emigration of, 7–8
as enforcer of discipline, 141, 146, 148, 149, 177, 178, 197, 198, 205
English language usage and, 2, 3
on the explosion of interest in baseball, 71
filing a complaint over Athletics’ extra home games, 194
as a firework fanatic, 137
following the 1883 season, 253, 255, 256, 257–259
funding a parade float celebrating the Browns, 240–241
gift to Sullivan, 67–68, 91, 178, 253–254
on going after National League players, 35
going to great lengths to buy better players, 97–98
as grocer and beer garden/saloon proprietor, 4–5, 8–9
harassment of, 16
hiring of Comiskey by, 56–57
and his team’s performance, 55
investing in baseball, 13, 14
knowledge of the game, 2, 14, 178, 203
on Latham, 63
leadership role of, in the Grand Avenue Base Ball Club, 9
legacy of, 241, 259
marriages of, 3, 4, 8
meeting to discuss 1884 contracts, 205
on Mullane, 61
at opening-day game against the Reds, 84, 87–88
parodying, in Athletics’ victory parade, 236
on Philadelphia crowds, 202–203
politics and, 9
prediction of, about the two leagues, 35
pride of, 3
profits raked in by, 54–55, 101, 215, 241, 257
on Reid’s resignation, 60
renovating Sportsman’s Park, 61–62, 65, 94–95
replacing managers, 55–56, 57–58, 178–179, 184, 202, 228, 254
rescinding his expulsion of Lewis, 206, 207
response to players’ rebellion, 14–15, 55
returning to life as a saloon owner, 258
and revitalization plans for Grand Avenue Park, 12–13
reward offered by, for winning a series, 95, 97, 102
role in forming the American Association, 25, 26, 59
speaking to his ballplayers, 2–3, 64, 190
statue of, 257 (photo)
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