A Game of Brawl: The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant

An in-depth account of the 1897 pennant race describes the cutthroat, season-long rivalry between the Baltimore Orioles, known as the dirtiest team in baseball, and the Boston Beaneaters, a competition that came down to a three-game series that became the most intensely watched team sporting event in American history to that time.