Base ball in Philadelphia : a history of the early game, 1831-1900 /

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Author / Creator:Shiffert, John, 1952-
Imprint:Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., c2006.
Description:ix, 288 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7688038
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Varying Form of Title:Baseball in Philadelphia
ISBN:0786427957 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786427956 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279) and index.
Summary:"Starts with the first baseball club in America, the Olympic Town Ball Club, and concludes with the final year of the National League's monopoly. Also: the early Philadelphia club teams; Philadelphia's part in the National Association of Base Ball Players; and the golden days of the national champion Philadelphia Athletic Club from 1860 through the National Association years"--Provided by publisher.