The Forgotten Marlins

Sam Zygner

doi:10.5771/9780810891395

Summary

On April 4, 2012, the former Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball played their first official game under their new name—the Miami Marlins. Many in attendance were unaware, however, that the original Miami Marlins had played in their city more than 50 years earlier. As part of the AAA International League, the 1956 Marlins helped set the stage for major league baseball’s entry into south Florida. During the five years this minor league club played in Miami Stadium, fans were treated to their first taste of high level baseball, with a team made up of battle-hardened veterans and fresh up-and-comers.

The Forgotten Marlins: A Tribute to the 1956-1960 Original Miami Marlins brings to life one of the most colorful and flamboyant teams to ever play in baseball’s minor leagues. During their five years of existence, the Marlins featured prominent personalities such as eccentric manager Pepper Martin, zany Mickey McDermott, maverick promoter Bill Veeck, and Hall-of-Famer Satchel Paige. Although the team was an instant sensation, drawing national attention with their outlandish promotions, success did not always follow. The Forgotten Marlins relives those days in detail and follows the players through their triumphs and tribulations both on and off the diamond.

Including rarely-heard stories about baseball icon Satchel Paige’s years in Miami, and containing interviews between the author and several of the surviving ballplayers, this bookis a unique and comprehensive account of a truly original baseball team. The Forgotten Marlins is an entertaining and engaging read for all baseball fans and historians.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2013
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-9138-8
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-9139-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 357
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Introduction No access
3. Preface and Acknowledgments No access
1. Chapter One: Let’s Play Ball, Sport Shirt Bill, and Satch’s Grand Entrance No access
2. Chapter Two: In the Beginning, and the Dalton Gang No access
3. Chapter Three: Cardwell, Satch, and Hope for the Best No access
4. Chapter Four: Marlins Swim into Contention No access
5. Chapter Five: The View Looks Pretty Good from Up Here No access
6. Chapter Six: Life Is a Bowl of Oranges No access
7. Chapter Seven: The Race for the Pennant and the Playoffs No access
1. Chapter Eight: Just What’s in Storer No access
2. Chapter Nine: Thoroughbred Staff Gets Out of the Gate Fast No access
3. Chapter Ten: Settling into the Middle of the Pack and Herrera Goes Ballistic No access
4. Chapter Eleven: Let Bygones Be Bygones But Can Someone Hit the Ball? No access
5. Chapter Twelve: The Fish Rise from the Bottom No access
6. Chapter Thirteen: Goodbye Cal, New Faces, and the Fight to Make the Playoffs No access
7. Chapter Fourteen: Making a Run in the Playoffs II No access
1. Chapter Fifteen: Stadium Issues and the New Skipper No access
2. Chapter Sixteen: Tripping Out of the Gate No access
3. Chapter Seventeen: The Lucky Sombrero Streak and Back to Bleak No access
4. Chapter Eighteen: Just Can’t Seem to Win the Close Ones No access
5. Chapter Nineteen: Turning It Around, But Trouble Ahead No access
6. Chapter Twenty: Falling Short and Paige’s Last Hurrah No access
7. Chapter Twenty-one: A Farewell Ode to “Satch” No access
1. Chapter Twenty-two: Storer’s Ultimatum and New Birds in Town No access
2. Chapter Twenty-three: Pepper Off to Good Start No access
3. Chapter Twenty-four: Chasing Buffalo No access
4. Chapter Twenty-five: Contenders to Pretenders No access
1. Chapter Twenty-six: Old MacDonald Had a Farm Team No access
2. Chapter Twenty-seven: A Soggy Start No access
3. Chapter Twenty-eight: Road Sweet Road No access
4. Chapter Twenty-nine: Vincent Feels the Heat No access
5. Chapter Thirty: Vincent Takes Refuge and MacDonald in Over His Head No access
6. Chapter Thirty-one: Playing Out the String No access
7. Chapter Thirty-two: The Final Chapter No access
Appendix 1 No access Pages 329 - 332
Appendix 2 No access Pages 333 - 342
Bibliography No access Pages 343 - 346
Index No access Pages 347 - 356
About the Author No access Pages 357 - 357