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The Gashouse Gang
Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_466566757
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The Gashouse Gang
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0688030173I3N10
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The Gashouse Gang
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0688030173I5N00
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The Gashouse Gang
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0688030173I4N00
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The Gashouse Gang
Seller: Richard J Barbrick, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover with dust jacket in Acceptable condition due to a small spine tilt and bumps to the corners. The dust jacket is poor, with several tears and much fraying. Clean pages. Good binding. Carefully packaged to avoid damage to in shipping. Seller Inventory # 100916-Hood
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The Gashouse Gang
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good copy in hardcover with very good jacket. Jacket is price-clipped with a few small tears along edges. A few small dots along bottom edge, also on boards. Now in mylar. Seller Inventory # 036899
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Gashouse Gang
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William Morrow And Company Inc., New York, New York, U. S. A., 1976
ISBN 10: 0688030173
ISBN 13: 9780688030179
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First Edition
Seller: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (Number Line With The One Present). No Ownership Information Present And The Text Appears To Be Clean And Unmarked. Page Edges Tanned. The Jacket Has A Few Tiny Edge Nicks And A Scuff On The Front Within The Title. The Back Has Some Scuffing And Light Scratches Near The Lower Spine Fold. One Quarter Inch Tear At The Lower Back Edge. Seller Inventory # 028479
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GASHOUSE GANG, THE
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Frayed. First Edition. Illus. 242pp Fine look at those guys your mother was always telling you to stay away from. Backstrip of dust jacket sunned. Seller Inventory # 14818
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The Gashouse Gang
Published by
William Morrow and Company, Inc, New York, 1976
ISBN 10: 0688030173
ISBN 13: 9780688030179
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First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing [Stated]. 242 pages. Illustrations. DJ has some wear, tears, soiling and chips. Includes; Part I--The Gathering of the Gang; Stormy Weather; Spring Training; Part II--The Championship Race; Opening Daze; Dusty Trail to the Top; Trouble in June; Death Valley; Revolt in August; The Deans of September; Seven Days in October; Part III--Winding Up With the Gang; Exit Dynasty, Enter Legend; Jim and Jack and Spud; Binghamton's Wild Bill; A Visit with Pop; The Pinch Hitter; Almost There; Muscles and Me. Also includes Batting Statistics and Pitching Records and Index. Robert E. Hood was a prolific writer who at one point in his career was the editor of Boy's Life. From a review in The New York Times: In 1934 the St. Louis Cardinals, known as the Gashouse Gang for their disreputable appearance, came from behind to win the National League pennant, and took the World Series from the Detroit Tigers. Frankie Frisch was player manager, Pepper Martin, third baseman, Leo Durocher, shortstop, Ducky Medwick, left fielder and Dizzy and Paul Dean were pitching. Except when they were on strike. In "The Gashouse Gang," Robert E. Hood has written the history of the season, with backward glances at players' earlier careers; then he has interviewed some surviving players, including Joe Medwick, Bill Hallahan and Tex Carleton. "Baseball," says the author at the beginning of this book, "is the only American game that can sustain.a lifetime fantasy." Maybe that's why baseball brings forth such excellent writing. The Gashouse Gang was the nickname of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team of the early 1930s. Between 1930 and 1934, St. Louis won 3 National League pennants (1930, 1931, & 1934), and 2 World Series titles (1931 & 1934). Some baseball writers use the nickname to refer to a multi-year period. For example, Jack Cavanaugh has used the phrase, "the raucous Gas House era in the 1930s." The nickname Gashouse Gang, by most accounts, came from the team's generally very shabby appearance and rough-and-tumble tactics. An opponent once stated the Cardinals players usually went into the field in unwashed, dirty, and smelly uniforms, which alone spread horror among their rivals. According to one account, shortstop Leo Durocher coined the term. He and his teammates were speaking derisively of the American League, and the consensus was that the Redbirdsâ"should they prevail in the National League raceâ"would handle whoever won the AL pennant. The phrase gas house referred to factories that turned coal into town gas for lighting and cooking. The plants were noted for their foul smell and were typically located near railroad yards. Another explanation holds that the name comes from Dizzy Dean. The story goes that during Spring training Dean bought a local gas station and hung out there when he wasn't playing. The team was led by general manager Branch Rickey, playing manager Frankie Frisch and included other stars such as Joe Medwick and Ripper Collins. The 1934 team featured five regulars who hit at least .300, a 30-game winner in Dizzy Dean (the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in a single season, and the last pitcher in Major League Baseball to do so until Denny McLain accomplished the feat for the 1968 Detroit Tigers), and four All-Stars, including player-manager Frisch. Not among the All-Stars was Collins, the first baseman who led the team in sixteen offensive categories with stats like a .333 batting average, a .615 slugging percentage, 35 home runs, and 128 runs batted in. In the 1934 World Series, the Cards and Tigers split the first two games in Detroit, and the Tigers took two of the next three in St. Louis. St. Louis proceeded to win the next two, including an 11-0 embarrassment of the Tigers in Detroit to win the Series. The stars for the Cards were Medwick, who had a .379 batting average with one of St. Louis's two home runs and a series-high five RBI, and the Dean Brothers, who combined for all four of the team's wins with 28 strikeouts and a 1.43 earned run average. Seller Inventory # 83695
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The Gashouse Gang
Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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