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Borchert Field

2017-04-21 Sports & Recreation
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Release : 2017-04-21
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Synopsis Borchert Field by : Bob Buege

Download or read book Borchert Field written by Bob Buege. This book was released on 2017-04-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone lucky enough to live on Milwaukee’s near north side between 1888 and 1952 could experience the world without ever leaving the neighborhood. Nestled between North Seventh and Eighth Streets and West Chambers and Burleigh, Borchert Field was Milwaukee’s major sports venue for 64 years. In this rickety wooden stadium (originally called Athletic Park), Wisconsin residents had a close-up view of sports history in the making, along with rodeos, thrill shows, and even multiple eruptions of Mount Vesuvius. In Borchert Field, baseball historian Bob Buege introduces the famous and fascinating athletes who dazzled audiences in Milwaukee’s venerable ballpark. All the legendary baseball figures—the Bambino, Satchel Paige, Ty Cobb, Joltin’ Joe, Jackie Robinson, the Say Hey Kid—played there. Olympic heroes Jim Thorpe, Babe Didrikson, and Jesse Owens displayed their amazing talents in Borchert. Knute Rockne’s Fighting Irish competed there, and Curly Lambeau’s Green Bay Packers took the field 10 times. Buege tells stories of other monumental moments at Borchert as well, including a presidential visit, women ballplayers, the arrival of television broadcasting, the 1922 national balloon race, and an appearance by scat-singing bandleader Cab Calloway. Borchert Field is long gone, but every page of this book takes readers back to the sights, sounds, and spectacle of its heyday.

Borchert Field

2017-03-10 Architecture
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Release : 2017-03-10
Genre : Architecture
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Book Rating : 881/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Borchert Field by : Bob Buege

Download or read book Borchert Field written by Bob Buege. This book was released on 2017-03-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ty Cobb, Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, Jim Thorpe, Jesse Owens, Curly Lambeau, and singer Cab Calloway--these and many more famous athletes and entertainers crossed the same, legendary home plate--at Milwaukee's Borchert Field, a major sports venue for 64 years. Here, baseball historian Bob Buege reintroduces sports fans to this rickety wooden stadium where, for generations, sports was made, along with a few rodeos, thrill shows, presidential visits, and even multiple eruptions of Mount Vesuvius!

The Rise of Milwaukee Baseball

2009-09-30 Sports & Recreation
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Release : 2009-09-30
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Synopsis The Rise of Milwaukee Baseball by : Dennis Pajot

Download or read book The Rise of Milwaukee Baseball written by Dennis Pajot. This book was released on 2009-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When baseball teams began competing in Milwaukee in the 1860s the game, though still recognizably baseball, had some peculiar rules. There were no gloves, no protective gear for the catchers, the pitchers threw underhanded, and the game was over when one team scored 21 runs. Spanning the years 1859 to 1901, this volume presents a detailed study of the history of baseball in Milwaukee. In addition to coverage of the major league teams that played in the city, there is also an extensive history of the many minor league and amateur league teams. Also included are photographs and illustrations of owners, players and teams as well as statistics on Milwaukee players and teams of the era.

The American Association Milwaukee Brewers

2004 History
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Release : 2004
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 752/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The American Association Milwaukee Brewers by : Rex Hamann

Download or read book The American Association Milwaukee Brewers written by Rex Hamann. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people know of Milwaukee's famous beer brewers, such as Schlitz, Pabst, and Miller, but these pages contain the story of the original baseball Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association spent 51 seasons (1902-1952) on the city's near north side. To have had the opportunity to stretch out in the sun-soaked stands of Borchert Field during that era was to witness minor league baseball at its best. The Brewers were the second-winningest franchise in the league's history, and names like Tom "Sugar Boy" Dougherty and Nick "Tomato Face" Cullop were once household words throughout the city. This book stands as a tribute to the colorful history of this team and to all the former players, coaches, and managers who ever wore the woolens for Milwaukee.

Building the Brewers

2019-10-31 Sports & Recreation
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Release : 2019-10-31
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 636/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Building the Brewers by : Chris Zantow

Download or read book Building the Brewers written by Chris Zantow. This book was released on 2019-10-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  When the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta after the 1965 season, many impassioned fans grew indifferent to baseball. Others--namely car dealer Bud Selig--decided to fight for the beloved sport. Selig formed an ownership group with the goal of winning a new franchise. They faced formidable opposition--American League President Joe Cronin, lawyer turned baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and other AL team owners would not entertain the notion of another team for the city. This first ever history of baseball's return to Milwaukee covers the owners, teams and ballparks behind the rise and fall of their Braves, the five-year struggle to acquire a new team, the relocation of a major league club a week prior to the 1970 season and how the Brewers created an identity and built a fan base and a contending team.

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