Glory of Their Times

Lawrence S. Ritter

Harper Collins, Mar 19, 1992 - Sports & Recreation - 384 pages

The Story of the
Early Days of Baseball
Told by the Men Who
Played It

Contents

• Jimmy Austin 190922: 78
• Fred Snodgrass 190816: 91
• Stanley Coveleski 191628: 117
• Al Bridwell 190515: 124
• Harry Hooper 190925: 139
• Chief Meyers 190917 13 Hans Lobert 190317: 170
• Babe Herman 192645: 210
• Edd Roush 191331: 218
• Bill Wambsganss 191426: 231
• Sam Jones 191435: 241
• Bob OFarrell 191535: 251
• Specs Toporcer 192128: 259
• Lefty ODoul 191934: 271
• Goose Goslin 192138: 279
• Willie Kamm 192335: 290
• Heinie Groh 191227: 299
• Hank Greenberg 193347: 306
• Paul Waner 192645: 332
• Acknowledgments: 349
• Picture Credits: 351
• Index: 353

About the author

Lawrence S. Ritter (1922-2004) was chairman of the Department of Finance at the Graduate School of Business Administration of New York University. He collaborated with fellow baseball historian Donald Honig on The Image of Their Greatness and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time but is best known for The Glory of Their Times, one of the most famous sports books ever published.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Glory of Their Times
• Author: Lawrence S. Ritter
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 1992
• ISBN: 0688112730, 9780688112738
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Baseball / History; Sports & Recreation / General