The Chicago Cubs (Writing Baseball) (Paperback)

by Warren Brown (Author), Jerome Holtzman (Foreword)

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“Warren William Brown was the Mencken of the sports page. Unlike many of his colleagues, he was an independent thinker, a sophisticated loner who often wrote with a blistering pen, sparing neither friend nor foe. Baseball was his principal turf, but he was knowledgeable in all the major sports and for more than a half century had a front row seat at all of the big events.”—Jerome Holtzman from the Foreword

Product Description
First published in 1946, Warren Brown's history of the Cubs, like Frederick G. Lieb's history of the St. Louis Cardinals, was commissioned by G. P. Putnam's Sons. Brown begins with the founding of the National League-with the Cubs as a charter member-in 1876 and continues through the 1945 World Series, which the Cubs lost to the Detroit Tigers.

Brown, of course, covers the Hall of Fame Cub infield of (Joe) Tinker to (Johnny) Evers to (Frank) Chance, the most memorable double-play combination in the history of baseball. Other legendary Cubs and their illustrious opponents include Grover Cleveland Alexander, Adrian C. "Cap" Anson, Phil Cavaretta, Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Rip Collins, Kiki Cuyler, Dizzy Dean, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Hank Greenberg, Charlie Grimm, Lefty Grove, Stan Hack, Gabby Hartnett, Rogers Hornsby, Pepper Martin, Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Pie Traynor, and Hack Wilson.

In his final chapter, Brown discusses and compiles what he calls the "All-Time Chicago National League Baseball Squad," with two to five players listed for each position (more for pitchers). Brown also includes Cubs "statistical addenda," such as home run leaders, leading pitchers, World Series records, and the Cubs versus White Sox "city series" records. The book is illustrated with twenty-two photographs.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press; 1st edition (April 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809323680
• ISBN-13: 978-0809323685
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,764,999 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read for Cub fans., April 22, 2001

By	Eric Miller "miller67" (McHenry, Il United States) - See all my reviews

If your a Cub fan, or a fan of baseball history, you will like this book. It covers the team from their beginnings in the 1800's through the 1945 World Series. Mr. Brown's writing style keeps things moving and indeed interesting. Each chapter focuses on a year or, in some cases, a particular player or event. Cub fans will love reading about the years when the team was no stranger to winning and winning championships!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, February 11, 2008

By	Roger (Chicago) - See all my reviews

Warren Brown was a master of the English language! His brilliant style of writing is something that is sorely missed from today's so-called sportswriters.

If you can find any of his books (Cubs, Sox, Win, Lose or Draw or Knute Rockne's biography) pick them up to find out how a true legend covered sports!