The Minor League Milwaukee Brewers, 1859-1952
This book traces Milwaukee's baseball history from the game's first appearance in the city in 1859 to the Brewers' last season in 1952. It covers Rufus King, the man who brought baseball to Milwaukee, Milwaukee's status as the largest minor league market in the Northwestern League and Western Association, legendary manager Connie Mack, southpaw Rube Waddell, Hall of Fame player Hugh Duffy, widowed owner Agnes Malloy Havenor (who chose veteran third baseman Harry Clark to lead the Brewers to...
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\ \ \ Acknowledgments\ \ \ \ \ Preface\ 1\ \ \ 1\ From the Mists of the Ancients\ 3\ \ \ 2\ Northwestern by Western\ 30\ \ \ 3\ That Mack Daddy Vibe (or When Irish Eyes Are Winning)\ 65\ \ \ 4\ Last Team Standing\ 101\ \ \ 5\ The Lady Is a Champ\ 147\ \ \ 6\ Borchert's Orchard\ 189\ \ \ 7\ Framed in Black\ 226\ \ \ 8\ Pennants 3, World War II\ 264\ \ \ 9\ From Curtain Call to Wrecking Ball\ 312\ \ \ App. A\ Notes from a Conversation with Bud Selig\ 337\ \ \ App. B\ Milwaukee Baseball Statistics\ 340\ \ \ \ Notes\ 345\ \ \ \ Bibliography\ 355\ \ \ \ Index\ 357\ \
