the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers in SearchWorks catalog (2025)

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Contributor

Spatz, Lyle, 1937-

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-371).

Contents

• Foreword
• Mark Langill Acknowledgments Introduction
• Lyle Spatz 1. How the 1947 Team Was Built
• Lyle Spatz 2. Spring Training in Havana
• Irv Goldfarb 3. Jackie Robinson
• Rick Swaine 4. Branch Rickey
• Andy McCue 5. Leo Durocher
• Jeffrey Marlett 6. Kirby Higbe
• Ralph Berger 7. Bobby Bragan
• David L. Fleitz and Maurice Bouchard 8. Dixie Walker
• Lyle Spatz 9. Carl Furillo
• John T. Saccoman 10. The Suspension of Leo Durocher
• Jeffrey Marlett 11. Branch Rickey and the Mainstream Press
• Joe Marren 12. Timeline, April 15April 30
• Lyle Spatz 13. Ebbets Field, 1947
• Bob McGee 14. Jackie Robinson's First Game
• Lyle Spatz 15. Clyde Sukeforth
• James L. Ray 16. Burt Shotton
• Rob Edelman 17. Ray Blades
• Russell Wolinsky 18. Spider Jorgensen
• William H. Johnson 19. Hal Gregg
• James L. Ray 20. Timeline, May 1May 20
• Lyle Spatz 21. Hank Behrman
• Rob Edelman 22. Rube Melton
• Jack V. Morris 23. Jackie Robinson and the Jews
• Rabbi Rebecca T. Alpert 24. Timeline, May 21June 15
• Lyle Spatz 25. Gene Hermanski
• Leonard Levin and Robert H. Schaefer 26. Hugh Casey
• Russell Wolinsky 27. Rex Barney
• Don Harrison 28. Tommy Brown
• C. Paul Rogers III 29. Harry Taylor
• Adam J. Ulrey 30. Timeline, June 16June 29
• Lyle Spatz 31. Ed Chandler
• James L. Ray 32. Marv Rackley
• Rob Neyer 33. Gil Hodges
• John T. Saccoman 34. George Dockins
• Russell Wolinsky 35. Eddie Stanky
• Alex Edelman 36. Timeline, June 30July 14
• Lyle Spatz 37. Arky Vaughan
• Ralph C. Moses 38. Duke Snider
• Warren Jacobs 39. Ralph Branca
• Paul Hirsch 40. Clyde King
• James L. Ray 41. Jake Pitler
• Stanley H. Bard 42. Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 All-Star Game
• Lyle Spatz 43. Timeline, July 15July 31
• Lyle Spatz 44. Pee Wee Reese
• Rob Edelman 45. Bruce Edwards
• Ralph Berger 46. The Protested Game of July 20, 1947
• David W. Smith 47. Joe Hatten
• Joseph Wancho 48. Timeline, August 1August 17
• Lyle Spatz 49. Howie Schultz
• Stew Thornley 50. Pete Reiser
• Mark Stewart 51. Tommy Tatum
• Dan Mullen 52. Timeline, August 18August 31
• Lyle Spatz 53. Eddie Miksis
• Peter M. Gordon 54. Stan Rojek
• Edward W. Veit 55. Dan Bankhead
• Rory Costello 56. Timeline, September 1September 19
• Lyle Spatz 57. Phil Haugstad
• Bob Buege 58. Don Lund
• Jerry Nechal 59. Vic Lombardi
• Lawrence Baldassaro 60. Jack Banta
• Jimmy Keenan 61. Johnny Van Cuyk
• David Greisen 62. Timeline, September 20September 28
• Lyle Spatz 63. Willie Ramsdell
• John Harry Stahl 64. Dick Whitman
• Ted D. Smith 65. Erv Palica
• Mark Stewart 66. Ed Stevens
• Jim Kreuz 67. Walter O'Malley
• Andy McCue 68. John L. Smith
• Andy McCue 69. Red Barber
• Warren Corbett 70. Connie Desmond
• Rob Edelman 71. Advertising and the Dodgers in 1947
• Roberta J. Newman 72. The 1947 World Series
• Tom Hawthorn 73. Al Gionfriddo
• Rory Costello 74. Cookie Lavagetto
• Mathew Sisson 75. Al Gionfriddo's Memorable Game Six Catch
• Rory Costello 76. Lavagetto Ends Bevens's No-Hit Attempt
• Joe Dittmar 77. Most Valuable Player Award
• Lyle Spatz 78. Rookie of the Year Award
• Lyle Spatz 79. Cy Young Award
• Lyle Spatz 80. Dodgers Attendance in 1947
• John Pastier 81. Ownership Issues in Brooklyn
• Andy McCue Epilogue
• Lyle Spatz Notes and References Contributors.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Publisher's summary

Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, the first racially integrated Major League team of the twentieth century. The addition of Jackie Robinson to its roster changed not only baseball but also the nation. Yet Robinson was just one member of that memorable club, which included Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Pete Reiser, Duke Snider, Eddie Stanky, Arky Vaughan, and Dixie Walker. Also present was a quartet of baseball's most unforgettable characters: co-owners Branch Rickey and Walter O'Malley, suspended manager Leo Durocher, and radio announcer Red Barber. This book is the first to offer biographies of everyone on that incomparable team as well as accounts of the moments and events that marked the Dodgers' 1947 season: Commissioner Happy Chandler suspending Durocher, Rickey luring his old friend Burt Shotton out of retirement to replace Durocher, and brilliant outfielder Reiser being sidelined after running into a fence. In spite of all this, the Dodgers went on to win the National League pennant over the heavily favored St. Louis Cardinals. And of course, there is the biggest story of the season, where history and biography coalesce: Jackie Robinson, who overcame widespread hostility to become Rookie of the Year-and to help the Dodgers set single-game attendance records in cities around the National League.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

Subjects

Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.

Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965.

Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) > History.

Baseball > History > 20th century.

Discrimination in sports > History.

Publication date

2012

Series

Memorable teams in baseball history

ISBN

9780803239920 (pbk. : alk. paper)

0803239920 (pbk. : alk. paper)