{"product_id":"baseballs-wildest-season-william-j-ryczek-9781476691145","title":"Baseball's Wildest Season: Three Leagues, Thirty-Four Teams and the Chaos of 1884","description":"\u003cp\u003e At the end of the 1883 baseball season, things looked rosy--attendance had skyrocketed and the National League and American Association were at peace. A year later, however, the sport was in total disarray. A third major league, the Union Association, had come on the scene and waged a bitter war that rocked the baseball world. By the dawn of the 1885 season, the UA had dissolved in a sea of red ink, the AA had dropped four teams, and the minor leagues were desperately hoping to make it through the season. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Amid the chaos of 1884 were some historic moments. Iron-man pitcher Hoss Radbourn won 59 games and led the Providence Grays to victory over the New York Metropolitans in the first World Series. Fleet Walker broke baseball's first color line. There were a record eight no-hitters and a cast of fascinating figures--some famous, some lost to history--like Radbourn, Hustling Horace Phillips, Dan O'Leary, and Edward (The Only) Nolan. This book tells the story of the momentous yet overshadowed 1884 season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William J. Ryczek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476691142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476691145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70d","brand":"William J. Ryczek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077934280959,"sku":"9781476691145","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_adfdfe39-0289-4333-a7de-df4f78856f68.jpg?v=1685472596","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseballs-wildest-season-william-j-ryczek-9781476691145","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}