- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Author Rick Vaughn uncovers the stories that keep Tampa's passion for the National Pastime burning. Since 1913, Tampa has provided the background for some of the Major League Baseball's most iconic spring moments led, of course, by the longest home run of Babe Ruth's career. Tampa was the scene of the Grapefruit League's first no-hitter and the only spring time All-star Game. It was the first gathering place of the Big Red Machine and the Core Four. Well over 125 Hall of Famers honed their craft among the city's three major league ballparks: Plant Field, Al Lopez Field and Steinbrenner Field. All of it resulted from a diverse city's love of the game that began with baseball-crazed cigar factory workers before the turn of the 20th century.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The Palace of a Prince
- 2. A Happy New Year
- 3. The First Game
- 4. Wallop Stupendous
- 5. The Big Train
- 6. Wall Street Crash Had Tampa Seeing Red(s)
- 7. Tampa’s All-Star Moment
- 8. The Batboy
- 9. War Stories
- 10. Ma Felder’s
- 11. A Tough Out
- 12. A Monument to a “Man without an Enemy”
- 13. A Big Win, a Bigger Loss
- 14. A Joyful Beginning, a Tragic End
- 15. Bucs Fever
- 16. The Big Red Machine
- 17. A Spring of Discontent
- 18. “I Could Walk It with My Eyes Closed”
- 19. Legends of the Spring
- Works Cited
- About the Author
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