The Glory of Their Times

The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It

Lawrence S. Ritter

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9780062309617
• Print ISBN:
  9780061994715
• Subtopic: Sport & Exercise Science

“Easily the best baseball book ever produced by anyone.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

“This was the best baseball book published in 1966, it is the best baseball book of its kind now, and, if it is reissued in 10 years, it will be the best baseball book.” — People

From Lawrence Ritter, co-author of The Image of Their Greatness and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time, comes one of the bestselling, most acclaimed sports books of all time—a landmark oral history of the game.

Baseball was different in the dead-ball era—tougher, more raw, more intimate—when giants like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb ran the bases. In the monumental classic The Glory of Their Times, the golden era of our national pastime comes alive through the vibrant words of those who played and lived the game. It is a book every baseball fan should read!

Go inside the dugout during baseball’s golden age to hear the firsthand accounts of:

• Baseball History Comes Alive: Go beyond the stats and feel what the game was like when it was tougher, more raw, and more intimate, told by the men who were there.
• First-Person Accounts: Listen to the vibrant, unforgettable voices of legends and journeymen alike as they share their personal stories of victory and defeat from baseball’s golden era.
• Stories of the Greats: Sit down with icons like Rube Marquard, Tommy Leach, and Sam Crawford, who share candid memories of playing with and against titans like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.
• A Timeless Sports Classic: Discover for yourself why this meticulously researched book is considered by many to be the single best book on baseball ever written.

Table of contents

• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface to the New Enlarged Edition
• Original Preface
• 1. Rube Marquard [1908–25]
• 2. Tommy Leach [1898–1918]
• 3. Davy Jones [1901–15]
• 4. Sam Crawford [1899–1917]
• 5. George Gibson [1905–18]
• 6. Jimmy Austin [1909–22]
• 7. Fred Snodgrass [1908–16]
• 8. Stanley Coveleski [1916–28]
• 9. Al Bridwell [1905–15]
• 10. Harry Hooper [1909–25]
• 11. Joe Wood [1908–22]
• 12. Chief Meyers [1909–17]
• 13. Hans Lobert [1903–17]
• 14. Rube Bressler [1914–32]
• 15. Babe Herman [1926–45]
• 16. Edd Roush [1913–31]
• 17. Bill Wambsganss [1914–26]
• 18. Sam Jones [1914–35]
• 19. Bob O’Farrell [1915–35]
• 20. Specs Toporcer [1921–28]
• 21. Lefty O’Doul [1919–34]
• 22. Goose Goslin [1921–38]
• 23. Willie Kamm [1923–35]
• 24. Heinie Groh [1912–27]
• 25. Hank Greenberg [1933–47]
• 26. Paul Waner [1926–45]
• Acknowledgments
• Picture Credits
• Searchable Terms
• About the Author
• Credits
• Copyright
• About the Publisher