The Heavenly Twins of Boston Baseball

Download or read book The Heavenly Twins of Boston Baseball written by Donald Hubbard and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-08-07 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball was a rough sport in the nineteenth century and no one played the game with more vigor (and often violence) than Hall of Famers Hugh Duffy and Tommy McCarthy, dubbed "The Heavenly Twins." This book details their professional history playing for Boston Beaneaters teams and personal experiences with baseball, faith, and legendary Boston baseball scribe Tim Murnane. The book also traces their minor league careers and post-professional baseball activities.