The Heavenly Twins of Boston Baseball: A Dual Biography of Hugh Duffy and Tommy McCarthy

by Donald Hubbard

Overview

Baseball was a rough sport in the nineteenth century and no one played the game with more vigor (and often violence) than Hall of Famers Hugh Duffy and Tommy McCarthy, dubbed "The Heavenly Twins." This book details their professional history playing for Boston Beaneaters teams and personal experiences with baseball, faith, and legendary Boston baseball scribe Tim Murnane. The book also traces their minor league careers and post-professional baseball activities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786434558
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	08/21/2008
Pages:	252
Sales rank:	802,339
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Attorney Donald Hubbard is a member of the Boston chapter of SABR, and has also been a newspaper columnist in Boston for the past nine years.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Richard A. Johnson     
Preface     
Prologue     

1. The Silver King     
2. The Union Association     
3. Oshkosh by Gosh     
4. A Star Is Born     
5. Mac and the St. Louis Browns     
6. See You in Chicago     
7. Swan Song for the American Association     
8. The Heavenly Twins Lead Boston to a Title in 1892     
9. Repeat for the Beaneaters in 1893     
10. Hugh Duffy Sets a Record as His Ball Park Burns Down     
11. Where Everybody Knows Your Name     
12. Tommy McCarthy Takes a Bow in Boston     
13. Always a Bridegroom     
14. The Great 1897 Race with Baltimore     
15. Duffy’s Last Years as a Player     
16. McCarthy’s Life After Baseball     
17. Hugh Duffy’s Long Goodbye     
18. Final Days     
19. Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way     
20. Heavenly Twins Yes, but Hall of Famers?     

Epilogue     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index