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When the Dodgers Were Bridegrooms: Gunner McGunnigle and Brooklyn's Back-To-Back Pennants of 1889 and 1890 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786458998)
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xUrbane real estate investor Charles Byrne and hustling news editor George J. Taylor joined forces in 1883 to create the club that would become the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nicknamed the "Bridegrooms" by sportswriters after several players got married, they won their first major league pennants in 1889 and 1890 under pioneering manager Bill "Gunner" McGunnigle. This first history of the birth of the Dodgers franchise chronicles the owners' efforts to build the team, woo fans, and oversee the antics of the colorful cast of athletes--with nicknames like "Adonis," "Needles," and "Oyster"--who filled the Bridegrooms' roster.
Author: Ronald G. Shafer
ISBN-10: 0786458992
ISBN-13: 9780786458998
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2011
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.11w x 0.52d
Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/05/2011 pg. 36
By Ronald G. Shafer
xA reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal for nearly 40 years, Ronald G. Shafer is a freelance writer in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he lives with his wife, Mary Rogers, the great-granddaughter of Gunner McGunnigle. Visit his website at brooklyndodgershistory.com
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