Full Description
This collection of nine essays examines some of baseball's most elusive mysteries. Topics include the discovery of the body of Ed Delahanty at the bottom of Niagara Falls, the suicide of Chick Stahl, the strange death of National League president Harry Pulliam, the case of a game that may never have been played, three gambling scandals (one involving Hall of Famers), the facts concerning the legendary matchup of Satchel Paige and slugger Josh Gibson, and the intrigue behind the Brooklyn Dodgers' move to Los Angeles.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Troy Soos
Introduction: When the National Pastime Meets a Good Mystery
ANGELO J. LOUISA AND DAVID CICOTELLO
1. Delahanty's Disappearance: Where Is the King of Swatsville?
JERROLD CASWAY
2. The Suicide of Chick Stahl
DENNIS H. AUGER
3. The Strange Death of Harry C. Pulliam
ANGELO J. LOUISA AND FLOYD SULLIVAN
4. In Search of Wilbur Cooper and Pete Alexander's 1-0 Game
DAVID CICOTELLO
5. The Mysterious Mr. Cicotte
GENE CARNEY
6. The O'Connell-Dolan Affair: Scandal or Hoax?
DANIEL E. GINSBURG
7. Unraveling the Cobb-Speaker Scandal
TIMOTHY M. GAY
8. Satch vs. Josh: The Showdown in Shadow Ball
DAVID C. OGDEN
9. The Brooklyn Dodgers, the Move to Los Angeles, and the Search for Villains: Was Walter O'Malley a Bum, a Victim, or Something Else?
ROBERT TRUMPBOUR
Editors and Contributors
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