{"product_id":"the-first-world-series-and-the-baseball-fanatics-of-1903-9781555535612","title":"The First World Series and the Baseball Fanatics of 1903","description":"\u003cp\u003eBaseballs fall classic was born in October 1903  when the Boston Americans  the American League champions  and the Pittsburgh Pirates  the National League pennant winners  played the first World Series. The games drew thousands of loyal  high-spirited fans to the Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston  the Athens of America  and to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh  the Smokey City. Local newspapers of the day devoted as much coverage to the shenanigans of the spectators as they did to the exciting action on the diamond. In this vivid and lively account  Roger I. Abrams recaptures the drama and color of this historic sporting event. He shows how the series  which was won in eight games by the Boston Americans  provides a unique lens to view American life and culture at the dawn of the twentieth century. This is a fascinating story brimming with colorful  larger-than-life characters: legendary players Honus Wagner  Cy Young  Jimmy Collins  Fred Clarke  Big Bill Dineen  and Deacon Phillippe on the field; and Mike Nuf Ced McGreevey  Honey Fitz Fitzgerald  and the boisterous Boston Royal Rooters  cheering  chanting  and singing in the grandstands. This is also the story of how the po\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276423192629,"sku":"ByrdShop_1555535615","price":62.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781555535612.jpg?v=1780550967","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-first-world-series-and-the-baseball-fanatics-of-1903-9781555535612","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}