Forty years a Giant : the life of Horace Stoneham /
Treder, Steve,
Forty years a Giant : the life of Horace Stoneham / 40 years a Giant Steve Treder. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Prologue -- 1. Horrie, I Bought You a Ball Club -- 2. Roaring into the Twenties -- 3. Hard Truths -- 4. Brooklyn Is Still in the League -- 5. War, Peace, and Nice Guys -- 6. We Knew Segregation Was Wrong -- 7. Horace Stoneham Has Finally Got a Winner -- 8. We Have No Chance to Survive Here -- 9. Open Your Golden Gate -- 10. It's Bye-Bye Baby -- 11. No Cigar -- 12. Certainly the Move Will Hurt Us -- 13. Resilience -- 14. I Never Thought I Would Trade Willie -- 15. You Can't Get Discouraged -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Here is the life story of Horace Stoneham, who inherited the New York Giants Major League Baseball franchise in 1936 and owned and operated the organization until 1976.
9781496227256
Stoneham, Horace, 1903-1990.
New York Giants (Baseball team)--History.
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)--History.
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs--History.
Major League Baseball (Organization)--History.
Sports team owners--United States--Biography.
Baseball--History.--New York (State)--New York
Baseball--History.--California--San Francisco
Baseball--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
GV939 / .F678 2021
Forty years a Giant : the life of Horace Stoneham / 40 years a Giant Steve Treder. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Prologue -- 1. Horrie, I Bought You a Ball Club -- 2. Roaring into the Twenties -- 3. Hard Truths -- 4. Brooklyn Is Still in the League -- 5. War, Peace, and Nice Guys -- 6. We Knew Segregation Was Wrong -- 7. Horace Stoneham Has Finally Got a Winner -- 8. We Have No Chance to Survive Here -- 9. Open Your Golden Gate -- 10. It's Bye-Bye Baby -- 11. No Cigar -- 12. Certainly the Move Will Hurt Us -- 13. Resilience -- 14. I Never Thought I Would Trade Willie -- 15. You Can't Get Discouraged -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Here is the life story of Horace Stoneham, who inherited the New York Giants Major League Baseball franchise in 1936 and owned and operated the organization until 1976.
9781496227256
Stoneham, Horace, 1903-1990.
New York Giants (Baseball team)--History.
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)--History.
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs--History.
Major League Baseball (Organization)--History.
Sports team owners--United States--Biography.
Baseball--History.--New York (State)--New York
Baseball--History.--California--San Francisco
Baseball--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
GV939 / .F678 2021