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    Detroit Aces: The First 75 Years
    Detroit Aces: The First 75 Years
    Detroit Aces: The First 75 Years
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    Detroit Aces: The First 75 Years

    By Mark Rucker

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    Ever since the city was granted its first major league team, the Wolverines in 1881, Detroit baseball fans have packed the parks to loyally cheer for their favorite hurlers on the mound. In 1887, Charlie Getzein, nicknamed Pretzels, led the Detroit ball club to its first National League pennant with 29 wins. The rubber-armed Wild Bill Donovan led the Detroit Tigers to the city s first American League pennant in 1907, notching up an astounding .862 winning percentage despite a legendary lack of control. More great pitchers were to follow in the coming decades, and, written from the perspective of an old-time fan, Detroit Aces: The First 75 Years is a fun read for any Motor City baseball enthusiast.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateApr 26, 2006
    ISBN9781439616710
    Detroit Aces: The First 75 Years
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    Mark Rucker

    Mark Rucker, author of Brooklyn Dodgers and a pictorial researcher for the Ken Burns film Baseball, is a baseball historian and active member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He operates Transcendental Graphics and the Rucker Archive, providing historical images and information for projects worldwide.

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