Reseña del libro "Boston's First Nine: The 1871-75 Boston Red Stockings (en Inglés)"
Before the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Braves, there were the Boston Red Stockings. They were "Boston's First Nine" and 1871 through 1875, they won four consecutive pennants in the old National Association, considered by many to be baseball's first major league. In this five-year period, the team only fielded 22 players -- but, then again, these were the days of the "one-man rotation." Who needed two pitchers, when one would do? And if that pitcher was Al Spalding, who won more than 50 games in back-to-back seasons of 1874 and 1875, that one pitcher was pretty good. Of the 22 players on the team, five of them are in the Baseball Hall of Fame. These were different days. The game was played a little differently from today-- but not that differently. Take some time and enjoy the work of 38 members of SABR (the Society for American Baseball Research). Several are among our leading nineteenth century baseball experts; others became enthralled digging into the early days of professional baseball in Boston. There are fascinating stories of the men who played the game, the games, the seasons, the tours of Canada and even England and Ireland, where they took on some of the better cricket players of the British Isles, and beat them, too. Take a trip back to those glorious days of yesteryear, and see if you don't become captivated as we were in learning about stories of baseball and life from more than 140 years ago.The book includes recaps of each season, 1871-75, informative articles about the team and front office, and the following player biographies: THE PLAYERSBob Addy by Peter MorrisRoss Barnes by Gregory H. WolfFrank Barrows by Mike RichardTommy Beals by Mark S. SternmanDavid Birdsall by Richard "Dixie" TourangeauFred Con by Mike RichardCharlie Gould by Charles F. FaberGeorge Hall by Matt AlbertsonFranklin "Heck" Heifer by Brian C. EngelhardtSamuel Jackson by Bill NowlinJumbo Latham by Scott FiesthumelAndy Leonard by Charles F. FaberJohn E. Manning by David NemecCal McVey by Charles F. FaberJim O'Rourke by William LambFraley W. Rogers by Richard "Dixie" TourangeauHenry C. Schafer by David NemecAl Spalding by Bill McMahonCharlie Sweasy by Charles F. FaberDeacon White by Joe WilliamsGeorge Wright by John ThornHarry Wright by Christopher DevineTHE BALLPARK: South End Grounds by Bob RuzzoTEAM ORGANIZATIONBoston Finances in the Early Professional Era by Richard HershbergerRed Stockings Finances--A Minor Observation by Bill NowlinTHE FIRST PRESIDENTL Ivers W. Adams by Charlie BevisINTERESTING GAMESFast Day--Boston's Original Opening Day Joanne HulbertApril 6, 1871 Bob LeMoineMay 5, 1871 204Bob LeMoineMay 16, 1871 Bob LeMoineHomestand From Hell: The Boston Red Stockings, May-June 1871Richard "Dixie" TourangeauJune 21, 1871 Jay HurdJuly 4, 1871 Michael R. McAvoyAugust 3, 1871 Bob LeMoineSeptember 2, 1871 Bill NowlinSeptember 5, 1871 Gregory H. WolfSeptember 9, 1871 Mark PestanaSeptember 13, 1871 Jay HurdSeptember 29, 1871 Gregory H. WolfMay 11, 1872 Gregory H. WolfJune 10, 1872 Richard "Dixie" TourangeauJune 12, 1872 Paul E. DoutrichJuly 20, 1872 Gerard R. GouletJuly 29, 1872 Gregory H. WolfSeptember 20, 1872 Gerard R. GouletSeptember 21, 1872 Mark PestanaApril 23, 1873 Matt AlbertsonJune 2, 1873 Terry GottschallJune 3, 1873 Mark PestanaJune 14, 1873 Richard "Dixie" TourangeauJuly 4, 1873 (morning) John ZinnJuly 4, 1873 (afternoon) John ZinnJuly 26, 1873
