{"product_id":"barney-dreyfuss-9781476679617","title":"Barney Dreyfuss","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   A young German immigrant, Barney Dreyfuss was an American success story in business and in baseball. He fell in love with the game after settling in Paducah, Kentucky, where he discovered he had a knack for assembling good players on the diamond. Relocating to Louisville, he became involved in the professional game with the Colonels. Faced with ouster from the National League, he took his players to Pittsburgh, where he became owner of the Pirates and forged a winning tradition, leading the club to six pennants and two World Series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This first biography of Dreyfuss chronicles the innovative career of the Hall of Famer executive who built Forbes Field--the National League''s first concrete-and-steel ballpark, into which he put $1 million of his own money--pushed for creation of the office of commissioner to govern the game and helped initiate the modern World Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tviii\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t1\u003cbr\u003e 1. An Unshakeable Belief in Baseball\t3\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Little Clerk, Big Dreams\t15\u003cbr\u003e 3. A Fine Diversion\t24\u003cbr\u003e 4. Louisville\t33\u003cbr\u003e 5. Buying In\t44\u003cbr\u003e 6. \"I am tired of losing so much money….\"\t53\u003cbr\u003e 7. 1899: One Door Closes…\t65\u003cbr\u003e 8. …Another Door Opens: The Colonels and a Captain\t76\u003cbr\u003e 9. Success at Last\t86\u003cbr\u003e10. 1903: Making History\t96\u003cbr\u003e11. Riding High in the First Division: 1904 to 1908\t106\u003cbr\u003e12. Politics, Dirty Business and Tragedy\t120\u003cbr\u003e13. Champions\t133\u003cbr\u003e14. Departures and Decline\t144\u003cbr\u003e15. Retooling\t154\u003cbr\u003e16. Back on Top\t165\u003cbr\u003e17. Last Hurrah\t176\u003cbr\u003e18. After the Little Colonel\t187\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\t199\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t205\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t221\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t225","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040468795735,"sku":"9781476679617","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476679617.jpg?v=1750946854","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/barney-dreyfuss-9781476679617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}