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Baseball in the District "The Cranks Rebel" 1893
Baseball in the District "The Cranks Rebel" 1893
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Take a financial depression, Lizze Borden, a season long holdout by the team’s best player and a fan boycott and you have a year to remember.
In the early portion of the season some of the cranks were looking forward to the team’s presence in the fall pennant race. But the hard hitting declines while pitching woes mount. Loss follows loss, interest declines, then comes word that the Wagners are transferring games, a lot of games, out of Washington. The uproar and consequent fan boycott causes the Wagners to panic and their attempts to shift the blame to others only makes the problem worse. Prepare to experience a most bizarre and interesting season.
“Baseball in the District,” is the title we have assigned to our project to document the early history of baseball in Washington DC. This book documents the 1897 season. This book like others in the series is written in chronological narrative, every game is covered. Local papers and sporting publications are used. This is how the players were viewed in their own time. Information about players the reader may not be aware of is referenced. Historical events are presented as they happened. Page count is 190.
Our series about baseball in Washington, “Baseball in the District,” includes the following titles. Most are available as e-books at Barnes & Noble. Hard copy available upon request. Karen and I have been avid baseball fans and enjoy traveling the country taking in ball games at all levels. Comments suggestions, email us at
The Baseball in the District series
1869 Rise of the Olympics
1875 Twilight
1877 to 1885 Renaissance
1886 A League City
1887 Trials and Tribulations
1888 The Last Hurrah
1889 Ward Sold
1890 to 1891 The Dark Ages
1892 Enter the Wagners
1893 The Cranks Rebel
1894 A Bad Team
1895 The Agony of Defeat
1896 Scrappy Bill
1897 Tom Brown’s Team
1898 War!
1899 End of an Era
1900 to 1904 An Orphan in an Upstart League
1918 Uncle Sam’s Game
Baseball Memories, Tales and Anecdote’s
In the early portion of the season some of the cranks were looking forward to the team’s presence in the fall pennant race. But the hard hitting declines while pitching woes mount. Loss follows loss, interest declines, then comes word that the Wagners are transferring games, a lot of games, out of Washington. The uproar and consequent fan boycott causes the Wagners to panic and their attempts to shift the blame to others only makes the problem worse. Prepare to experience a most bizarre and interesting season.
“Baseball in the District,” is the title we have assigned to our project to document the early history of baseball in Washington DC. This book documents the 1897 season. This book like others in the series is written in chronological narrative, every game is covered. Local papers and sporting publications are used. This is how the players were viewed in their own time. Information about players the reader may not be aware of is referenced. Historical events are presented as they happened. Page count is 190.
Our series about baseball in Washington, “Baseball in the District,” includes the following titles. Most are available as e-books at Barnes & Noble. Hard copy available upon request. Karen and I have been avid baseball fans and enjoy traveling the country taking in ball games at all levels. Comments suggestions, email us at
The Baseball in the District series
1869 Rise of the Olympics
1875 Twilight
1877 to 1885 Renaissance
1886 A League City
1887 Trials and Tribulations
1888 The Last Hurrah
1889 Ward Sold
1890 to 1891 The Dark Ages
1892 Enter the Wagners
1893 The Cranks Rebel
1894 A Bad Team
1895 The Agony of Defeat
1896 Scrappy Bill
1897 Tom Brown’s Team
1898 War!
1899 End of an Era
1900 to 1904 An Orphan in an Upstart League
1918 Uncle Sam’s Game
Baseball Memories, Tales and Anecdote’s
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