Arlie Latham

L.M. Sutter is an artist, writer and baseball fan. She is a member of SABR and lives in southwest Virginia.

“this biography is a refreshing look at the personality, escapades, and foibles of a man who happened to play baseball for a living...a well researched biography....valuable...Sutter’s work demonstrates that biographies of baseball’s lesser-known but eminently intriguing characters can add much to our understanding of how the sport has affected American culture”—Nine; “offers a colorful look at one of the early game’s brightest stars...With this biography, L.M. Sutter has made an important contribution to the literature of 19th century baseball”—SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter.

• Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Becoming Arlie (1860–1882)2. “The Dude” (1883–1884)3. “A fund of buffoonery” (1885–1886)4. “Inimitable gall, brazen cheek and ready wit” (1887)5. “Half the strength of the Browns” (1888)6. “I’m an actor, you bet” (1888)7. “A screw loose somewhere” (1889)8. “We are the people” (1890)9. “Cordially detested and generally disreputable” (1891) 10. “Full of ginger and tacks” (1892–1894)11. “The raggedest kind of ball” (1895–1896)12. “Have that ­has-­been sit down” (1896–1908)13. “A good jabberwocky” (1909–1912)14. “The great American ambition” (1917–1931)15. “The zeal of a rookie” (1931–1952)EpilogueAppendix 1: Latham’s Career in NumbersAppendix 2: Latham’s Place in the Records Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex