Tim Keefe

A Biography of the Hall of Fame Pitcher and Player-Rights Advocate

Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball, History, Business & Finance, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Charlie Bevis ISBN: 9781476622316
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: October 30, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Charlie Bevis
ISBN: 9781476622316
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: October 30, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

One of the greatest pitchers of the 19th century, Tim Keefe (1857–1933) was an ardent believer in the artisan work ethic that was becoming outmoded in burgeoning industrial America. A master craftsman, he compiled 342 career victories during his 14-season Major League career while adapting to numerous changes in pitching rules during the 1880s. Known as a strategic pitcher, he outsmarted batters, particularly with his change-of-pace pitch. He led the New York Giants to the National League pennant in 1888 and 1889, establishing a Major League record with 19 consecutive pitching victories in 1888. He taught pitching as a college baseball coach, wrote several articles about his craft and established a sporting goods firm where he manufactured a baseball of his own design. He was a proponent for players’ rights as the secretary of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, which formed the ill-fated Players’ League in 1890. This first-ever biography of Keefe covers the career of the 1964 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.

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One of the greatest pitchers of the 19th century, Tim Keefe (1857–1933) was an ardent believer in the artisan work ethic that was becoming outmoded in burgeoning industrial America. A master craftsman, he compiled 342 career victories during his 14-season Major League career while adapting to numerous changes in pitching rules during the 1880s. Known as a strategic pitcher, he outsmarted batters, particularly with his change-of-pace pitch. He led the New York Giants to the National League pennant in 1888 and 1889, establishing a Major League record with 19 consecutive pitching victories in 1888. He taught pitching as a college baseball coach, wrote several articles about his craft and established a sporting goods firm where he manufactured a baseball of his own design. He was a proponent for players’ rights as the secretary of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, which formed the ill-fated Players’ League in 1890. This first-ever biography of Keefe covers the career of the 1964 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.

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