Sullivan, Tom
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Baseball's Sherlock Holmes chronicles the life of Daniel Francis Murphy, a first generation Irish American who left New England's mills behind for wha
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t would be a long and successful career in baseball. As a key player on Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics for twelve years, "Danny" epitomized how the game was played back in what is known as the “Deadball Era.” He returned to the A's to serve a unique role in coaching the team, for which he would be saluted as baseball's version of the famous London detective. This biography records the ups and downs in his life, while also revealing a number of special insights into baseball in Danny's era and into the Athletics in particular.
You are likely to want to read Baseball’s Sherlock Holmes if you are interested in one or more of the following:
● the story of a baseball hero, one whose place in the game warrants remembering
● Baseball history, statistics, and stories over the years 1896 through 1927
● special insights into the history and dynamics of Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics
● Danny Murphy’s days in Olneyville (RI), Fall River and North Attleboro (MA), Norwich and New Haven (CT), and Jersey City (NJ).
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