Australia had few sporting heroes in the years preceding its federation in 1901. But before its twentieth-century trailblazers came an Australian sporting pioneer who was celebrated on the most glamorous stage in the world - American major league baseball. Through 17 seasons in the major leagues, ""Undertaker"" Joe Quinn earned his place amongst the colourful characters who pioneered the modern game of baseball.
Australia had few sporting heroes in the years preceding its federation in 1901. But before its twentieth-century trailblazers came an Australian sporting pioneer who was celebrated on the most glamorous stage in the world - American major league baseball. Through 17 seasons in the major leagues, ""Undertaker"" Joe Quinn earned his place amongst the colourful characters who pioneered the modern game of baseball.
Rochelle Llewelyn Nicholls is the author of numerous journal articles on orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine. She also writes about the science of baseball and has worked as a sports scientist with junior players at both the Western Australian Institute of Sport and the American Sports Medicine Institute. She lives in Australia.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Australia: 1862-1872 1. Queen's County to Queensland 2. Waltzing Matilda Part II Iowa: 1872-1884 3. A Special Class of Slaves Part III The Rookie Years: 1884-1888 4. Union and Liberty 5. The Black Diamonds in the National League 6. The Price of Honor Part IV Boston: 1888-1892 7. Back on the Big Stage 8. Rebellion!-The Players' League 9. Mateship Part V The Good Fight: 1893-1898 10. The Flea-Bitten Gray and the Bald-Faced Nag 11. The Stone of Sisyphus 12. Angry Birds Part VI The Grand Old Man: 1898-1903 13. The Great Player Swap 14. Last Days of the Dingo Part VII The Afterlife: 1904-1940 15. A Very Private Tragedy Epilogue Appendix A: Joe Quinn, Career Statistics Appendix B: Sabermetric Comparison of Nineteenth-Century Second Basemen Appendix C: Australian-Born Major League Baseball Players, 1884-2013 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Australia: 1862-1872 1. Queen's County to Queensland 2. Waltzing Matilda Part II Iowa: 1872-1884 3. A Special Class of Slaves Part III The Rookie Years: 1884-1888 4. Union and Liberty 5. The Black Diamonds in the National League 6. The Price of Honor Part IV Boston: 1888-1892 7. Back on the Big Stage 8. Rebellion!-The Players' League 9. Mateship Part V The Good Fight: 1893-1898 10. The Flea-Bitten Gray and the Bald-Faced Nag 11. The Stone of Sisyphus 12. Angry Birds Part VI The Grand Old Man: 1898-1903 13. The Great Player Swap 14. Last Days of the Dingo Part VII The Afterlife: 1904-1940 15. A Very Private Tragedy Epilogue Appendix A: Joe Quinn, Career Statistics Appendix B: Sabermetric Comparison of Nineteenth-Century Second Basemen Appendix C: Australian-Born Major League Baseball Players, 1884-2013 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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