Dynastic, bombastic, fantastic : Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley's swingin' A's Cover Image

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Dynastic, bombastic, fantastic : Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley's swingin' A's / Jason Turbow.

Summary:

The Oakland A's of the early 1970s were the most transformative team in baseball history. Never before had an entire organization so collectively traumatized baseball's establishment with its outlandish behavior and business decisions, let alone an indisputably winning record: five consecutive division titles and three straight championships. The drama that played out on the field was exceeded only by the drama in the clubhouse and front office. Turbow shows how the Oakland A's redefined the game for coming generations, and how the advent of free agency spelled the end of Finley's reign. -- adapted from back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 132857007X
ISBN: 9781328570079
Physical Description: xiv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Publisher: Boston : Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-371) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Ascendance 1961-1971. Welcome to Oakland ; The owner -- Pinnacle 1972-1974. Vida's blues ; Sweet smell of success ; Teetering in Tiger Town ; World Series, 1972 ; Springtime for champions ; Defending your flag ; Beating the birds ; Scapegoat nation ; Wherefore Williams? ; Another run -- Hello, Hollywood ... goodbye, Catfish (prelude) ; Catfish gone -- Descent 1975-1980. Retool ; Housecleaning ; Long slope down -- Epilogue.