Most baseball fans want to hear about stellar players and
spectacular plays, statistics and storied franchises. "Level
Playing Fields" sheds light on a usually unnoticed facet of the
game, introducing fans and historians alike to the real
fundamentals of baseball: dirt and grass. In this lively history,
Peter Morris demonstrates that many of the game's rules and customs
actually arose as concessions to the daunting practical
difficulties of creating a baseball diamond. Recovering a nearly
lost and decidedly quirky chapter of baseball history, "Level
Playing Fields" tells the engaging story of Tom and Jack Murphy,
brothers who made up baseball's first great family of
groundskeepers and who played a pivotal role in shaping America's
national pastime. Irish immigrants who tirelessly crafted
home-field advantages for some of baseball's earliest dynasties,
the brothers Murphy were instrumental in developing pitching
mounds, permanent spring training sites, and new irrigation
techniques, and their careers were touched by such major
innovations as tarpaulins and fireproof concrete-and-steel
stadiums. "Level Playing Fields" is a real-life saga involving
craftsmanship, resourcefulness, intrigue, and bitter rivalries
(including attempted murder ) between such legendary figures as
John McGraw, Connie Mack, Honus Wagner, and Ty Cobb. The Murphys'
story recreates a forgotten way of life and gives us a sense of why
an entire generation of American men found so much meaning in the
game of baseball.
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