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 ...
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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.
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As New. Softcover in glossy illustrated cover. 300 pp. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. A fascinating account of the early years of the Bears packed with photos and colorful profiles of the best players. Fine, bright copy.
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Fine. Softcover in glossy illustrated cover. Signed by the author on the half-title page. 300 pp. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. A fascinating account of the early years of the Bears packed with photos and colorful profiles of the best players. Fine.
