- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press; 1st Edition edition (April 4 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0809323680
- ISBN-13: 978-0809323685
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14.1 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 426 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,385,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“Warren William Brown was the Mencken of the sports page. Unlike many of his colleagues, he was an independent thinker, a sophisticated loner who often wrote with a blistering pen, sparing neither friend nor foe. Baseball was his principal turf, but he was knowledgeable in all the major sports and for more than a half century had a front row seat at all of the big events.”—Jerome Holtzman from the Foreword
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First published in 1946, Warren Brown’s history of the Cubs, like Frederick G. Lieb’s history of the St. Louis Cardinals, was commissioned by G. P. Putnam’s Sons. Brown begins with the founding of the National League—with the Cubs as a charter member—in 1876 and continues through the 1945 World Series, which the Cubs lost to the Detroit Tigers.
Brown, of course, covers the Hall of Fame Cub infield of (Joe) Tinker to (Johnny) Evers to (Frank) Chance, the most memorable double-play combination in the history of baseball. Other legendary Cubs and their illustrious opponents include Grover Cleveland Alexander, Adrian C. “Cap” Anson, Phil Cavaretta, Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Rip Collins, Kiki Cuyler, Dizzy Dean, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Hank Greenberg, Charlie Grimm, Lefty Grove, Stan Hack, Gabby Hartnett, Rogers Hornsby, Pepper Martin, Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Pie Traynor, and Hack Wilson.
In his final chapter, Brown discusses and compiles what he calls the “All-Time Chicago National League Baseball Squad,” with two to five players listed for each position (more for pitchers). Brown also includes Cubs “statistical addenda,” such as home run leaders, leading pitchers, World Series records, and the Cubs versus White Sox “city series” records. The book is illustrated with twenty-two photographs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read for Cub fans.,
By Eric Miller (McHenry, Il United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Chicago Cubs (Paperback)
If your a Cub fan, or a fan of baseball history, you will like this book. It covers the team from their beginnings in the 1800's through the 1945 World Series. Mr. Brown's writing style keeps things moving and indeed interesting. Each chapter focuses on a year or, in some cases, a particular player or event. Cub fans will love reading about the years when the team was no stranger to winning and winning championships!
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Great read for Cub fans.,
By Eric Miller - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Chicago Cubs (Paperback)
If your a Cub fan, or a fan of baseball history, you will like this book. It covers the team from their beginnings in the 1800's through the 1945 World Series. Mr. Brown's writing style keeps things moving and indeed interesting. Each chapter focuses on a year or, in some cases, a particular player or event. Cub fans will love reading about the years when the team was no stranger to winning and winning championships!
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Brilliant,
By Roger - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Chicago Cubs (Paperback)
Warren Brown was a master of the English language! His brilliant style of writing is something that is sorely missed from today's so-called sportswriters.If you can find any of his books (Cubs, Sox, Win, Lose or Draw or Knute Rockne's biography) pick them up to find out how a true legend covered sports!
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Nice but dated look at the Cubs,
By K.A.Goldberg - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Chicago Cubs (Paperback)
First published in 1946, this is a nicely readable look from the Cap Anson days of the late 1800's up through their (at this writing) last pennant winner in 1945. First, readers learn about the team's most famous games and star players like Mordecai "Three finger" Brown, Frank Chance, Johnny Evers, Grover Alexander, Hack Wilson (my grandfather's favorite), Charlie Root, Billy Herman, Andy Pafko, etc. Readers also learn about team ownership, the front office, managers, attendance and ballparks (West Side Grounds thru 1915, then Wrigley Field). As you'd expect, the coverage is heaviest in years when they won pennants (1906-08, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945). I was impressed by the strong coverage of the team prior to the modern era starting in 1901. The weakest part could be the author's slightly clipped style and too-short length - some readers will want more pages. The book also has a slightly arrogant tone; through 1945 the Cubs were usually competititve with ten NL pennants (but just two World Series titles). Ironically, despite their mostly losing ways since 1945, the Cubs still usually receive higher attendance and more media coverage than their cross-town rivals, our beloved White Sox.Despite its age, this is a nicely informative book. How many fans knew that they were once called the White Stockings (the name adopted by their rivals), and then the Colts? Who knew that the team inherited their present ballpark from Charles Wheegam of the upstart Federal League? How many present-day fans ever heard of Joe Tinker, Lon Warneke, or the New York Giants? There is much to learn from these readable pages. |
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