My Thirty Years In Baseball


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The autobiography of John Joseph McGraw, another one of the "greats" of baseball. McGraw, along with Casey Stengel, has managed the most league pennants, with ten. He also holds the NL record for seasons managed, with 31 (thirty with the Giants and one with the original Orioles). He is third among major league managers in wins with 2,763, behind Connie Mack and Tony La Russa, though, at .586, McGraw's winning percentage as a manager is about .050 higher than La Russa's and .100 higher than Mack's. This book tells, in his own words, the hows and whys of his remarkable career, from player to manager. - Summary by cavaet (6 hr 7 min)

Chapitres

Introduction by George M. Cohan 1:56 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter I: What McGraw told his team the day before the recent World's Series b… 7:57 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter II: The new play that ruined the Yanks -- Outwitting Joe Bush -- Twenty… 7:56 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter III: Individual vs. team work -- The "I thought" ball players -- What h… 8:00 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter IV: A manager's troubles with picturesque characters -- Bugs Raymond, t… 8:48 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter V: Schreckengost and the "Cracker" contract -- How Rube Waddell put one… 7:12 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter VI: How McGraw, batting left-handed, learned to hit into left field -- … 7:55 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter VII: Early experiences in Cedar Rapids -- The half-wit who emptied the … 7:45 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter VIII: The freshest ball player -- First meeting with Pop Anson -- McGra… 7:42 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter IX: Is modern baseball superior to old? -- Plays that were never heard … 8:14 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter X: The "bench" school of training -- McGraw shifted to second base -- F… 8:00 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XI: Ned Hanlon starts a revolution in baseball -- How Jennings improved… 7:55 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XII: "Hit-'Em-Where-They-Ain't" Keeler -- The greatest team in baseball… 7:34 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XIII: Oratory that misfired -- The mustache era in baseball -- Umpire J… 6:45 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XIV: The invisible ball -- Folly of baiting the umpire -- Joe Kelley an… 6:42 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XV: Baseball fans now better sportsmen -- "Steve" Brodie and the heckle… 6:36 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XVI: The real mark of superiority in a ball team -- Secret of Ty Cobb's… 7:43 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XVII: "Bench" vs. "coach line" managers -- How signals are given -- Per… 7:04 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XVIII: Difference between major and minor leaguers -- Drilling the recr… 7:17 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XIX: Temperaments of rookie twirlers -- The trouble with Rube Marquard … 7:00 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XX: Origin of the World's Series idea -- The spree that cost the Oriole… 7:27 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXI: Gambling nearly kills the national sport -- McGraw makes base-stea… 7:49 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXII: The Orioles planted in Brooklyn -- McGraw a manager -- Bucking th… 7:24 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXIII: Cutting down the big league -- McGraw sold to St. Louis -- Playi… 7:30 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXIV: Growth of the American League -- Disagreement with Ban Johnson --… 7:53 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXV: McGraw's wide-open contract -- Christy Mathewson as a first basema… 7:02 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXVI: Christy Mathewson becomes a pitcher-- His wonderful memory -- Oth… 7:19 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXVII: How Mathewson stopped the "squeeze play" -- Coveleskie's scheme … 6:25 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXVIII: Brodie forgets to score -- The umpire who "talked back" to Dumm… 6:41 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXIX: Bresnahan becomes a catcher -- American League formed in New York… 7:27 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXX: Greatest ball team McGraw ever managed -- "Vegetable reception" of… 7:07 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXXI: Sam Merteas's great catch -- Keeler pulls one out of the barbed w… 6:42 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXXII: Science of managing a ball team -- Hitting the weak spots -- Why… 7:40 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXXIII: The affadavit -- Making a ball club -- Getting back at the fans… 6:54 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXXIV: Greatest hit ever made -- What actually happened the day Merkle … 6:21 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXXV: What happens when a ball team grows old -- Big trades -- A new ba… 7:34 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXXVI: The check on personal habits of players -- Best way to keep in c… 6:46 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXXVII: Interesting development of the game -- 1907-12, Philadelphia At… 7:34 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXXVIII: Greatest of all ball players -- The longest throw on record. 7:40 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XXXIX: Has the lively ball taken the pep out of the national game? -- B… 7:23 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XL: The All-American team of thirty years -- What McGraw thinks would b… 6:59 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XLI: Analysing the players on McGraw's All-American team of all time --… 7:12 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XLII: The Hall of Fame pitchers -- Devore's experience with Walter John… 7:31 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XLIII: McGraw picks the All-National League team of thirty years -- The… 6:32 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XLIV: The All-American League team -- Greatest of all spitball pitchers… 7:06 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XLV: A defense of the sand-lot player -- Baseball as a training school … 7:34 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XLVI: Around the world with the White Sox -- Baseball and the crime wav… 7:18 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XLVII: The mutton pie episode in London -- Playing before the Khedive o… 6:46 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XLVIII: Why baseball unions fail -- McGraw's personal suggestions for a… 6:21 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter XLIX: Should a ball player marry? -- Two kinds of wives -- The marital … 6:21 Lu par Cavaet
Chapter L: The commissioner of baseball -- Why he was needed -- A tribute to Ju… 6:58 Lu par Cavaet