Game of Brawl: The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 PennantNot only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history; it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. This book re creates the rowdy, season long 1897 battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles had acquired a reputation as the dirtiest team in baseball. Future Hall of Famers John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and "Foxy" Ned Hanlon were proven winners but their nasty tactics met with