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The Cleveland Indians of 1928 were a far cry from the championship team of 1920. They had begun the decade as the best team in all of baseball, but over the following eight years, their owner died, the great Tris Speaker retired in the face of a looming scandal, and the franchise was in terrible shape. Seeing opportunity in the upheaval, Cleveland real estate mogul Alva Bradley purchased the ball club in 1927, infused it with cash, and filled its roster with star players such as Bob Feller, Earl Averill, and Hal Trosky. He aligned himself with civic leaders to push for a gigantic new stadium that—along with the team that played in it—would be the talk of the baseball world.

Then came the stock market crash of 1929. Municipal Stadium was built, despite the collapse of the industrial economy in Rust Belt cities, but the crowds did not follow. Always the shrewd businessman, Bradley had engineered a lease agreement with the city of Cleveland that included an out clause, and he exercised that option after the 1934 season, leaving the 80,000-seat, multimillion-dollar stadium without a tenant.

In No Money, No Beer, No Pennants, Scott H. Longert gives us a lively history of the ups and downs of a legendary team and its iconic players as they persevered through internal unrest and the turmoil of the Great Depression, pursuing a pennant that didn’t come until 1948. Illustrated with period photographs and filled with anecdotes of the great players, this book will delight fans of baseball and fans of Cleveland.

Ebook No Money No Beer No Pennants The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Great Depression Scott H Longert 9780821422441 Books

"Good book to read if you are a Clevelander or Indians fan."

Product details Paperback 272 pages Publisher Ohio University Press; 1 edition (September 15, 2016) Language English ISBN-10 9780821422441 ISBN-13 978-0821422441 ASIN 0821422448

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No Money No Beer No Pennants The Cleveland Indians and Baseball in the Great Depression Scott H Longert 9780821422441 Books Reviews

• I'm a Cleveland Indians history nut and I'll admit that the era I knew the least about was the 1930's. Apart from a few names, their stats and the opening of Municipal Stadium for me the big story was Bob Feller. This book lends so much insight into those teams, players and more importantly gives the context that everything happened in- especially the whole building of The Stadium, ownership changes and the really very 'shady' signing of Feller. Scott Longert is a very enjoyable writer. His books on the Indians go much deeper than many baseball histories which often are box scores expanded into a narrative. If you read his book "The Best They Could Be", you'll love this. Just a wonderful read.
• Good book to read if you are a Clevelander or Indians fan.
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• After winning the World Series in 1920, the Cleveland Indians didn’t repeat the success again, sinking to new lows by 1928 with a star (Tris Speaker) who retired amidst a gambling scandal, their owner passed away and the value of the franchise was rapidly declining. However, all was not lost for the team as a new owner and a new stadium would help reverse the team’s fortunes despite the country being deep into the Great Depression.
  
  In this well written and deeply researched book, Scott Longert illustrates how the Indians were able to overcome this adversity and help convince the voters and local government leaders of Cleveland to build a brand new stadium – Cleveland Municipal Stadium with a capacity of over 80,000. The dealing and construction of the stadium is just one of the many issues affecting the team in which Longert gives the reader sufficient detail to get a clear picture of the issue, who the key people are in the matter and what the final result will be.
  
  The portrayal of people, from owner Alva Bradley to managers Roger Peckinpaugh and Walter Johnson are also well researched and the reader will follow them through most of the book. Key players are also included and the same attention to detail is paid to them as well. From Wes Ferrell and Earl Avirill to Bruce Campbell (who survived spinal meningitis) to a teenage sensation named Bob Feller, the players are portrayed in a manner that the reader will learn much about them.
  
  The business of the ball club is a main topic throughout the book and that was just as good, if not better, than the writing about the people. Readers will learn a lot about what the team, and the sport of baseball, went through during the Great Depression and how they, like every other industry and business, had to make significant cuts to expenses to survive. The saga of the team moving to the new stadium also made great reading, including the incredible decision of Bradley to move the team back to its smaller, older park in 1934 because he felt the rent charged by the city was too high.
  Readers who are interested in baseball history, even if that interest isn’t concentrated on the Indians, will enjoy this book as it paints a complete picture of the team during that time frame. Indians fans who want to know more about the history of their team and the old “Mistake by the Lake” – the nickname later given to Cleveland Municipal Stadium – will enjoy reading this one as well.