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Level playing fields, how the groundskeeping Murphy brothers shaped baseball, Peter Morris

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Level playing fields, how the groundskeeping Murphy brothers shaped baseball, Peter Morris
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-178) and index
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Level playing fields
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Responsibility statement
Peter Morris
Sub title
how the groundskeeping Murphy brothers shaped baseball
Table Of Contents
Introduction: the dirt beneath the fingernails -- Invisible men -- The pursuit of pleasures under difficulties -- Inside baseball -- Who'll stop the rain? -- A diamond situated in a river bottom -- Tom Murphy's crime -- Return to exposition park -- No suitable ground on the island -- John Murphy of the polo grounds -- Marlin Springs -- The later years -- The Murphys' legacy -- Epilogue -- Afterword: cold cases -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index
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Level Playing Fields: How the Groundskeeping Murphy Brothers Shaped Baseball
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