Ed Mckean :
slugging shortstop of the Cleveland Spiders /
Rich Blevins.
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| Summary: | " The exemplar of the major league slugging shortstop before either Honus Wagner or Lou Boudreau, Ed McKean spent a dozen seasons as a high-profile contributor to the Cleveland Spiders, leading his team to three playoff berths and the 1895 Temple Cup championship. This first McKean biography returns the charismatic Irishman to the spotlight. "-- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published / Created: |
Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company,
2014.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-330) and index. Physical description: x, 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. more |
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Preface: Before Boudreau, or Why McKean Matters
Prelude: October 11, 1895, 187 Superior Avenue, Cleveland
1.The Fields of Ohio (1884)
2.The Best Shortstop in the International League (1885-1886)
1895 Temple Cup: October 1, Cleveland
3.The Invention of the Slugging Shortstop (1887-1888)
4.Ed McKean and the Players' Revolt (1889-1890)
5.The Spiders Make a "World's Series" (1891-1892)
6.Patsy's Hibernian Spiders (1893-1894)
1895 Temple Cup: October 3 and 5, Games Two and Three
7.Temple Cup Champs (1895-1896 seasons)
8.Home on the Road (1897-1899)
1895 Temple Cup: October 7, Game Four
9.The Hero of Rochester Revisited (seasons of 1902, 1905-1906)
10.A Pennant for Springfield (1907-1908 seasons)
1895 Temple Cup: October 8, Final Game
Appendix A.Ed McKean's Major League Career Batting Record
Appendix B.Ed McKean's Year-by-Year Offensive Rankings
Appendix C.Lines from a Poem Attributed by Elmer Bates to Ed McKean
Chapter Notes
Bibilography
Index.
Acknowledgments
Preface: Before Boudreau, or Why McKean Matters
Prelude: October 11, 1895, 187 Superior Avenue, Cleveland
1.The Fields of Ohio (1884)
2.The Best Shortstop in the International League (1885-1886)
1895 Temple Cup: October 1, Cleveland
3.The Invention of the Slugging Shortstop (1887-1888)
4.Ed McKean and the Players' Revolt (1889-1890)
5.The Spiders Make a "World's Series" (1891-1892)
6.Patsy's Hibernian Spiders (1893-1894)
1895 Temple Cup: October 3 and 5, Games Two and Three
7.Temple Cup Champs (1895-1896 seasons)
8.Home on the Road (1897-1899)
1895 Temple Cup: October 7, Game Four
9.The Hero of Rochester Revisited (seasons of 1902, 1905-1906)
10.A Pennant for Springfield (1907-1908 seasons)
1895 Temple Cup: October 8, Final Game
Appendix A.Ed McKean's Major League Career Batting Record
Appendix B.Ed McKean's Year-by-Year Offensive Rankings
Appendix C.Lines from a Poem Attributed by Elmer Bates to Ed McKean
Chapter Notes
Bibilography
Index.