Barney Dreyfuss - Pittsburgh's Baseball Titan (Paperback)

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. 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.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Brian Martin
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	223
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-7961-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Baseball Promotions
LSN:	1-4766-7961-4
Barcode:	9781476679617

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