Tiger Stadium by Michael Betzold

Tiger Stadium by Michael Betzold

Built in 1912, Detroit's Tiger Stadium provided unmatched access for generations of baseball fans. Based on a classic grandstand design, its development through the 20th century reflected the booming industrial city around it. Emphasizing utility over adornment and offering more fans affordable seats near the field than any other venue in sports, it was in every sense a working-class ballpark that made the game the central focus. Drawing on the perspectives of historians, architects, fans and players, the authors describe how Tiger Stadium grew and adapted and then, despite the efforts of fans, was abandoned and destroyed. It is a story of corporate welfare, politics and indifference to history pitted against an enduring love of place. Chronological diagrams illustrate the evolution of the playing field.

“The editors of this text do an excellent job of tracing the nearly 100-year history of Tiger Stadium.. The book’s chief strength is the stories and memories from countless Detroit Tiger fans, workers, announcers, and players.... a richly informative and entertaining resource...recommended”—Choice; “an extremely well-researched and thorough presentation of both the history of the park and the place of Tiger Stadium in the larger history of Detroit...an incredible literary journey”—The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter); “sure to be a winner...edited by five renowned baseball historians...will prove a feast for the soul for Tigers fans, full of memories, anecdotes, perspectives, photos, architectural diagrams, and forgotten history. This is Detroit’s must-have baseball book...a book to savor, sip by delicious sip, like an ice-cold beer, with enough stories and essays to last you through the long, hot summer. All the editors and writers did a wonderful job, adding another volume to what has been a great series by McFarland.”—Detroit Athletic; “Tiger fans who remember Tiger Stadium with great affection will love this book...a thorough history of the ballfield.... The book doesn’t miss a single significant moment in the park’s history. This fine book is the equal of a no-hitter in the seventh game of the world series. It is memorable, full of fascinating details, and darn near perfect.”—Michigan in Books.

Michael Betzold is a Detroit-based journalist, book author, climate activist, and survivor of the 1960s. He's written everything from movie reviews to unacclaimed novels to investigations of such chicanery as Jack Kavorkian's experiments on the dying, the Catholic Church's complicity in child sexual abuse, and our inadequate and misguided response to the climate catastrophe.Courtroom artist and freelance caricaturist, Jerry Lemenu can make even the most elusive subject come alive.

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ISBN 13	9780786464487
ISBN 10	0786464488
Titel	Tiger Stadium
Autor	Michael Betzold
Serie	Mcfarland Historic Ballparks
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Mcfarland
Erscheinungsjahr	2018-04-13
Seitenanzahl	290
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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