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

Author/creator Morris, Peter, 1962-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press,
Descriptionxxi, 184 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects
Baseball fields--History.
Baseball--History.
Baseball fields--United States. --Maintenance and repair.
Baseball fields--Design and construction.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-178) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006025561
ISBN9780803211100 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0803211104 (cloth : alk. paper)