The Detroit Tigers : club and community, 1945-1995 /

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This study of the Detroit Tigers over a half-century demonstrates how baseball has reflected the fortunes of America's postwar urban society. Patrick Harrigan shows that the declining fortunes of this franchise have been inextricably linked with those of its city and surrounding community. Atte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harrigan, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph), 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Detroit Tigers (Baseball team) > History.
Detroit Tigers (Équipe de base-ball) > Histoire.
Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
Baseball > Michigan > Detroit > History.
Base-ball > Michigan > Detroit > Histoire.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > Essays & Writings.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > Statistics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
Baseball
Michigan > Detroit
Electronic book.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Baseball in Postwar American Society
  • 2. The Briggs Era of Detroit Baseball
  • 3. Transitions and Adaptation of the Detroit Baseball Club in the 1950s
  • 4. Community Problems and a World Championship
  • 5. The Players
  • 6. The Era of Personalities, 1969-1977
  • 7. Free Agency and Big Money for Baseball, 1977-1983
  • 8. The Golden Age of Detroit Baseball
  • 9. A Franchise in Decline
  • 10. The Stadium as Symbol
  • Epilogue: The 1994 Strike and Its Aftermath.

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