{"product_id":"9781933599892","title":"Winning on the North Side: The 1929 Chicago Cubs","description":"\"The best team I ever played on was McCarthy's twenty-niners. It was strictly power all the way. No tricky baseball.\" -Cubs first baseman Charlie Grimm\u003cp\u003eThis book celebrates the 1929 Chicago Cubs, one of the most exciting teams in baseball history. Bashing their way to the pennant by crushing their opponents in a high-scoring era, skipper Joe McCarthy's North Siders were an offensive juggernaut, leading the majors with 982 runs scored. Future Hall of Famers Hack Wilson, '29 NL MVP Rogers Hornsby, and Kiki Cuyler, along with Riggs Stephenson formed one of the most potent quartets in baseball history, collectively scoring 493 runs and knocking in 520. As awe-inspiring as the Cubs offense was, their pitching was almost as good. Charlie Root, Guy Bush, and Pat Malone anchored a staff that finished second in team ERA and led the league in shutouts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cubs' magical season came to an ignominious conclusion when they faced Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. Long before the \"lovable loser\" moniker was attached to the Cubs, Chicago's crushing defeat in five games helped craft the narrative of fateful losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) invites you to read the life and baseball stories of all the roster players and the coaching staff and relive an important part of baseball history. Also included are biographies of club owner William Wrigley, visionary executive Bill Veeck, Sr., and Margaret Donahue, the first female executive in baseball history. A summary of the regular season and World Series, as well as essays on the 1929 Athletics, Wrigley Field, Catalina Island, and fate of the Cubs after 1929 round out this volume. With contributions from 26 members of the SABR BioProject, this book is a riveting account of one of the most memorable teams in Chicago sports history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Gregory H. Wolf \u003cbr\u003eTHE OWNER\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Wrigley, Jr. by David Fletcher and George Castle \u003cbr\u003eTHE CUBS\u003cbr\u003eTom Angley by Jack Morris \u003cbr\u003eClyde Beck by Norm King \u003cbr\u003eFootsie Blair by Norm King \u003cbr\u003eSheriff Blake by Gregory H. Wolf \u003cbr\u003eGuy Bush by Gregory H. Wolf \u003cbr\u003eHal Carlson by Ernie Fuhr \u003cbr\u003eKiki Cuyler by Gregory H. Wolf \u003cbr\u003eMike Cvengros by Chip Greene \u003cbr\u003eWoody English by Dan Fields \u003cbr\u003eMike González by Joseph Gerard \u003cbr\u003eEarl Grace by Greg Erion \u003cbr\u003eHank Grampp by Peter Morris \u003cbr\u003eCharlie Grimm by Dan Fields \u003cbr\u003eGabby Hartnett by William H. Johnson \u003cbr\u003eCliff Heathcote by William H. Johnson \u003cbr\u003eTrader Horne by Dan Fields \u003cbr\u003eRogers Hornsby by C. Paul Rogers \u003cbr\u003eClaude Jonnard by William H. Johnson \u003cbr\u003ePat Malone by Gregory H. Wolf \u003cbr\u003eNorm McMillan by Bill Nowlin \u003cbr\u003eJohnny Moore by C. Paul Rogers\u003cbr\u003eArt Nehf by Gregory H. Wolf \u003cbr\u003eBob Osborn by Nancy Snell Griffith \u003cbr\u003eKen Penner by Chip Greene \u003cbr\u003eCharlie Root by Gregory H. Wolf \u003cbr\u003eJohnny Schulte by James Lincoln Ray \u003cbr\u003eRiggs Stephenson by Gregory H. Wolf \u003cbr\u003eDanny Taylor by Nancy Snell Griffith \u003cbr\u003eZack Taylor by Norm King \u003cbr\u003eChick Tolson by Chip Greene \u003cbr\u003eHack Wilson by Thomas E. Schott \u003cbr\u003eTHE MANAGER\u003cbr\u003eJoe McCarthy by John McMurray \u003cbr\u003eTHE COACHES\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Burke by Gary Livacari \u003cbr\u003eMickey Doolan by Paul Mittermeyer \u003cbr\u003eGrover Land by Gary Livacari \u003cbr\u003eFRONT OFFICE\u003cbr\u003eBill Veeck, Sr. by David Fletcher and George Castle 200\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Donahue by David Fletcher and George Castle \u003cbr\u003eWrigley Field by Scott Ferkovich \u003cbr\u003eCatalina Island by Zachary Michael Jack \u003cbr\u003eTHE SPORTSWRITERS\u003cbr\u003eEd Burns by Chip Greene \u003cbr\u003eIrving Vaughan by Chip Greene \u003cbr\u003eRADIO ANNOUNCER\u003cbr\u003eBob Elson by Fred Taylor \u003cbr\u003eSEASON SUMMARY\u003cbr\u003eThe 1929 Chicago Cubs Regular Season Summary by Gregory H. Wolf \u003cbr\u003eHIGHLIGHTS AT WRIGLEY FIELD IN 1929\u003cbr\u003eFull Game Summaries by Gregory H. Wolf\u003cbr\u003eJune 9: Art Nehf and Ben Cantwell hurl four-hitters \u003cbr\u003eJune 15: Riggs Stephenson's walk-off pop-foul wins it in the 10th \u003cbr\u003eAugust 1: Guy Bush hurls shutout to win 10th consecutive decision \u003cbr\u003eSeptember 14: Pat Malone tosses shutout for 21st win \u003cbr\u003eWORLD SERIES SUMMARY\u003cbr\u003e1929 Philadelphia Athletics by Bob Buege \u003cbr\u003e1929 World Series Summary by Norm King \u003cbr\u003eBy the Numbers: Chicago Cubs in 1929 by Dan Fields \u003cbr\u003eThe Chicago Cubs After 1929: An Epilogue by Greg Eri\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Society for American Baseball Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064121311472,"sku":"9781933599892","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933599892_p0.jpg?v=1763640788","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933599892","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}