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Base Ball in Philadelphia: A History of the Early Game, 1831-1900
enlarge	Author: John Shiffert Publisher: McFarland & Company Category: Book List Price: ~~$35.00~~ Buy New: $26.49 You Save: $8.51 (24%) New (14) Used (5) from $24.95 Sales Rank: 1604692 Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 298 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2 Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.7 ISBN: 0786427957 Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3570974811 EAN: 9780786427956 ASIN: 0786427957 Publication Date: October 10, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: New unread 1st edition trade paperback. Ships in 1 day.

Editorial Reviews: Product Description This work starts with the formation of the first baseball club in America, the Olympic Town Ball Club, and concludes with the final year of the National Leagues monopoly. Also included: the early Philadelphia club teams, including the first great African-American team, the Pythians; Philadelphias part in the National Association of Base Ball Players; and the golden days of the national champion Philadelphia Athletic Club from 1860 through the National Association years.

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