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Author:   Charlie Bevis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9780786442140

ISBN 10:   078644214
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   29 December 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface  1 deleteThe First Doubleheader  2 deleteHoliday Two-Game Sets  3 deleteEmergence of the Doubleheader  4 deleteLure of the Doubleheader  5 deleteEarly Holiday Doubleheaders  6 deleteFirst Sunday Doubleheaders  7 deleteTinkering with Doubleheaders  8 deleteExpansion of the Holiday Doubleheader  9 deleteMaturity of Doubleheaders 10 deleteScheduled Sunday Doubleheaders 11 deleteSwing-Shift and Other Wartime Doubleheaders 12 deleteTwi-Night and Day-Night Doubleheaders 13 deleteDecline of the Doubleheader 14 delete“Let’s Play Two” 15 deleteExtinction of the Scheduled Doubleheader Appendix A: Doubleheader Milestones Appendix B: Doubleheader Records Appendix C: Doubleheaders by Year Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Bevis takes the reader on a nostalgic journey and provides a reminder of what the paying customer has lost. A most enlightening and welcome work --<i>Spitball</i>; Bevis is a thorough and thoughtful scholar --<i>Nine</i>.

Bevis takes the reader on a nostalgic journey and provides a reminder of what the paying customer has lost. A most enlightening and welcome work --Spitball; Bevis is a thorough and thoughtful scholar --Nine.

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Charlie Bevis, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is a retired adjunct professor of English at Rivier University. He has written for Nine, The Cooperstown Symposium, The National Pastime and Base Ball, and is the author of several baseball books. He lives in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

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