Full Description
In 1911, decades before coast-to-coast travel became a fact of life in major league baseball, the Boston Red Sox embarked on the most ambitious spring training trip ever taken. After a full slate of games throughout California, the team decamped from Redondo Beach and made its way east, stopping in 10 states and the Arizona Territory, and playing in places such as Pueblo, Yuma, Wichita, and Lincoln--traveling exclusively by railroad. By the time the team finished up its preseason schedule, beating Harvard on their first day back in Boston, the Red Sox had played a staggering 63 games.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. The Origins of a Road Trip
2. 1911: The Season Ahead
3. A Grand Send-Off from Boston
4. Chronology of the Games
5. The Grand Switch
6. Heading Back East
7. Wrapping Up the Spring Season
8. Player Postscripts
Appendix A.: Spring Training Schedule and Results
Appendix B.: Train Schedule for the Red Sox Excursion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
