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Bad Boys, Bad Times: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Prewar Years, 1937–1941
Bad Boys, Bad Times: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Prewar Years, 1937–1941
Bad Boys, Bad Times: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Prewar Years, 1937–1941
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Bad Boys, Bad Times: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Prewar Years, 1937–1941

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In 1937, the Great Depression was still lingering, but at baseball parks across the country there was a sense of optimism. Major League attendance was on a sharp rise. Tickets to an Indians game at League Park on Lexington and East 66th were $1.60 for box seats, $1.35 for reserve seats, and $.55 for the bleachers. Cleveland fans were particularly upbeat—Bob Feller, the teenage phenomenon, was a farm boy with a blistering fast ball. Night games were an exciting development. Better days were ahead.

But there were mounting issues facing the Indians. For one thing, it was rumored that the team had illegally signed Feller. Baseball Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was looking into that matter and one other. Issues with an alcoholic catcher, dugout fights, bats thrown into stands, injuries, and a player revolt kept things lively.

In Bad Boys, Bad Times: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Prewar Years, 1937–1941—the follow-up to his No Money, No Beer, No Pennants: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Great Depression—baseball historian Scott H. Longert writes about an exciting period for the team, with details and anecdotes that will please fans all over.

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Release dateFeb 21, 2019
ISBN9780821446799
Bad Boys, Bad Times: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Prewar Years, 1937–1941
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Scott H. Longert

Scott H. Longert is the author of six books (including four Ohio University Press titles) on Cleveland baseball history from the post–Civil War era through the middle of the twentieth century. He has an MA in American history from Cleveland State University and has appeared on numerous broadcast media shows and baseball documentaries. Longert is a lifetime resident of Cleveland, where he lives with his wife, Vicki, and several dogs and cats.

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