Kid Nichols: A Chapter from Ghosts in the Gallery at Cooperstown

by David L. Fleitz

Overview

Of the 256 players, managers, and executives in the Hall of Fame, the names we know well-Ty Cobb, Connie Mack, Willie Mays-account for a small minority. But all other members of the Hall of Fame were celebrated in their day, or else by baseball historians in the days since. Yet most fans know little about these men.

This book contains biographical and statistical information on 16 previously overlooked Hall of Famers, including Morgan G. Bulkeley, Candy Cummings, Roger Bresnahan, Jack Chesbro, Jesse Burkett, Kid Nichols, Bobby Wallace, John Clarkson, Elmer Flick, Eppa Rixey, Jake Beckley, Roger Connor, Vic Willis, Willie Wells, Frank Selee, and Bid McPhee. These men, selections of the oft-criticized Veterans Committee, all enjoyed remarkable careers-and were themselves remarkable stories, as the author discovered.

SABR member and software developer David L. Fleitz is also the author of Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson (2001, $29.95), rated as a Top 10 sports book by Booklist and the Seymour Award finalist Louis Sockalexis: The First Cleveland Indian (2002, $28.50). He lives in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476602516
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	01/05/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	425 KB

About the Author

David L. Fleitz, author of eight books on baseball history, is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. A computer systems analyst, he lives in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Preface	1
1.	Morgan G. Bulkeley	5
2.	Candy Cummings	18
3.	Roger Bresnahan	32
4.	Jack Chesbro	47
5.	Jesse Burkett	64
6.	Kid Nichols	79
7.	Bobby Wallace	95
8.	John Clarkson	108
9.	Elmer Flick	125
10.	Eppa Rixey	137
11.	Jake Beckley	151
12.	Roger Connor	163
13.	Vic Willis	176
14.	Willie Wells	189
15.	Frank Selee	202
16.	Bid McPhee	216
	Notes	229
	Bibliography	239
	Index	243

Editorial Reviews

"remarkable stories"

Sports Collectors Digest

Fleitz bashes another triple off the wall...clear, elegant, and entertaining biographies...striking...well-researched...a real gem...well-written, well edited

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