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The Start of a World Series City

The year 1901 began the Modern Era in baseball, with legendary players and historical moments, changing the way baseball would be played in the years to come. An inside look at early twentieth century baseball in St. Louis is told by biographical stories that accommodate the rare photographs of players such as “Cool Papa” Bell, “Sunny Jim” Bottomley, Mordecai “Three-Finger” Brown, Roger Bresnahan, Miller Huggins, Slim Sallee, Urban Shocker, and Rube Waddell.

Beyond the candid photographs, remarkable stories and significant facts help define St. Louis' baseball culture. The city was a key battleground in the rise of the American and Negro Leagues and the ill-fated Federal League. This was an era when the Browns were a better and more popular team than the Cardinals. Helene Britton, known in the press as “Lady Bee,” was the first female owner of a major sports franchise. Owning the Cardinals from 1911-1916, her story proves to be one of the many unknown breakthrough pieces of St. Louis baseball history.

Readers can delve into timeless, vintage images and tales, including:

· Team photos spanning from 1900 to 1925
· Old League Park and Sportman's Park
· The dedicated owners and managers who made St. Louis baseball happen
· Colorful players who have become part of baseball lore, like Heinie Mueller and Bugs Raymond
· Twenty-one Hall of Famers, including George Sisler, Rogers Hornsby, and Branch Rickey

Steve Steinberg, avid baseball historian and writer, lives in Seattle and maintains a baseball history website, www.stevesteinberg.net. He recently completed The Genius of Hug, a book about New York Yankee manager Miller Huggins, who also managed the Cardinals in the ’teens. Steinberg can be reached at ssteinberg@trinorth.com and at (206) 767-7600.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, on-line bookstores, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or (888) 313-2665. Contact Stephanie Keller at skeller@arcadiapublishing.com or (773) 697-0104 if you would like to receive additional review copies, promotional copies to give away, photos for promotional use, or to contact the author for an interview. He will be in the St. Louis area for book signings the week before Thanksgiving. His schedule can be found on his web site, www.stevesteinberg.net under EVENTS.