Here is the fascinating account, rich in nostalgia, of the greatest
minor league team in the history of baseball. Ronald Mayer recounts
the wonderful early years of the Newark Bears when millionaire beer
baron Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees, purchased the
team from the newspaper publisher Paul Block in 1931. Mayer traces
the Bears' exciting first five seasons under Ruppert and the
building of a farm system that eventually produced the great Yankee
dynasty. These colorful early seasons were sprinkled with some of
the great names of the American pastime: Ed Barrow, Paul Kritchell,
Al Mamaux, Red Rolfe, Babe Ruth, Shag Shaughnessey, Bob Shawkey,
and George Weiss.
The Bears' finest hour, however, came in 1937 with a team that many
experts consider the greatest in the history of the minor leagues.
This book captures all the thrilling moments of that memorable
season--action-packed Spring training at Sebring, Florida, the
day-to-day excitement of the pennant race, the vivid play-by-play
action of the semifinal playoff against the Syracuse Chiefs, the
final playoof against the Baltimore Orioles, and finally, the
spellbinding, unforgettable Little World Series against the
powerful Columbus Red Birds.
This book is packed with photos and colorful profiles of Babe
Dahlgren, Atley Donald, Joe Gordon, Charley Keller, George McQuinn,
manager Oscar Vitt, and the rest of the great Newark players. It's
all here, in the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched book
every published about the Newark Bears.
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