Pitchers of Beer: The Story of the Seattle Rainiers
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In 1937, when local beer baron Emil Sick stepped in, the Seattle Indians were a struggling minor-league baseball team teetering on collapse. Moved to mix baseball and beer by his good friend and fellow brewer, New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, Sick built a new stadium and turned the team into a civic treasure. The Rainiers (newly named after the beer) set attendance records and won Pacific Coast League titles in 1939, '40, '41, '51, and '55. The...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0803228473
ISBN13:9780803228474
Release Date:April 2011
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.7" x 9.1"
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