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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Turbow, Jason.     Subjects     Finley, Charles Oscar, 1918-1996.     Hunter, Jim, 1946-1999.     Jackson, Reggie.     Blue, Vida, 1949-     Oakland Athletics (Baseball team) -- History.     Baseball teams -- California -- Oakland -- History.     Baseball managers -- California -- Oakland -- Biography.     Baseball -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Turbow, Jason.       by title:      Dynastic, bombastic,...       by call number:      796.35764 T931d     Search the Web     Turbow, Jason.     Finley, Charles Oscar, 1918-1996.     Hunter, Jim, 1946-1999.     Jackson, Reggie.     Blue, Vida, 1949-     Oakland Athletics (Baseball team) -- History.     Baseball teams -- California -- Oakland -- History.     Baseball managers -- California -- Oakland -- Biography.     Baseball -- History.       MARC Display

Dynastic, bombastic, fantastic : Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley's swingin' A's / Jason Turbow. by Turbow, Jason. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. Call #: 796.35764 T931d Subjects Finley, Charles Oscar, 1918-1996.   Hunter, Jim, 1946-1999.   Jackson, Reggie.   Blue, Vida, 1949-   Oakland Athletics (Baseball team) -- History.   Baseball teams -- California -- Oakland -- History.   Baseball managers -- California -- Oakland -- Biography.   Baseball -- History. ISBN:  9780544303171 (hc.) Alternate title:  Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley's swingin' A's Description:  xiv, 386 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  The Oakland A's of the early 1970s were the most transformative team in baseball history. Never before had an entire organization so collectively traumatized baseball's establishment with its outlandish behavior and business decisions, let alone an indisputably winning record: five consecutive division titles and three straight championships. The drama that played out on the field was exceeded only by the drama in the clubhouse and front office. But those A's, with their garish uniforms and outlandish facial hair, redefined the game for coming generations. Under the visionary leadership of owner Charles O. Finley, the team assembled such luminaries as Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, and Vida Blue. Finley acted as his own general manager, his insatiable need for control dictating everything from the playlist of the ballpark organist to the menu for the media lounge. So pervasive was his meddling that one of his managers, Dick Williams, quit in the middle of the championship celebration following Oakland's Game 7 victory over the Mets in the 1973 World Series. The advent of free agency spelled the end of Finley's reign; within two years, his dynasty was lost. Jason Turbow is the author of The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing & Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime. Other authors:  Fingers, Rollie. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 796.35764 T931d Adult books Checked out Jul 18, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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