Full Description
In 1901, Charles Comiskey and Ban Johnson launched a brazen challenge to the National League's supremacy. This book covers the American League's origins in the Western League, the decisions and planning that laid the groundwork for the American League, and in detail, the 1901 season that established the AL as a new major league.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Baseball in the Hinterlands
2. Not Minor but Not Yet Major
3. A New Major League Readies for Debut
4. The American League: Season Openers
5. A Pennant Race Is Underway
6. In the Heat of July, 1901
7. The Turn of the Century and the American League Race
8. The First American League Champion: Chicago Bests Boston
9. The Junior Circuit: Major League in 1901?
10. Toward 1902 ... and Later
11. The American League's Best in 1901
APPENDICES
A. Napoleon Lajoie, Breach of Contract and the Great Baseball War
B. 1901: The Best in Each League
C. The 1901 American League All-Rookie Team
D. Hall of Famers Active in the American League's Inaugural Season
E. Best Hitters and Pitchers in the 1901 American League
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
