Features Philadelphia's rich baseball heritage as seen through its baseball parks. This book takes us back in time to an era when Philadelphia's ballparks were as famous and as much a part of the game as the teams that took the field.
Features Philadelphia's rich baseball heritage as seen through its baseball parks. This book takes us back in time to an era when Philadelphia's ballp...
The 1950 Phillies unexpectedly captured the hearts and imaginations of Philadelphians. This work features this inspiring era in Phillies history, with the personal reflections of Robin Roberts, a Hall of Famer and arguably the best right-handed pitcher in Phillies history.
The 1950 Phillies unexpectedly captured the hearts and imaginations of Philadelphians. This work features this inspiring era in Phillies history, with...
Presents the story of Bill Conlin, anchored one of America's best sports sections. This book reveals Conlin's playfulness with language and ideas led to creative nicknames - like The Jowly Grim Giant for Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson - and to entire stories based on outrageous premises.
Presents the story of Bill Conlin, anchored one of America's best sports sections. This book reveals Conlin's playfulness with language and ideas led ...
Presents the story of the New York Yankees, captured in more than 450 photographs and entertaining anecdotes about your favorite players. This work provides statistics and game highlights through the 1996 season and World Championship, hitting streaks, ERA's, box scores, trades, and American League championship and World Series rosters.
Presents the story of the New York Yankees, captured in more than 450 photographs and entertaining anecdotes about your favorite players. This work pr...
Features a biography of the Hall of Famer who pitched no-hitters against the sluggers of both leagues, took on sportswriters and baseball leaders, and started a second career as a politician. With an assist from his wife, Mary, the mother of their nine children, he waged an unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign, and became a six-term congressman.
Features a biography of the Hall of Famer who pitched no-hitters against the sluggers of both leagues, took on sportswriters and baseball leaders, and...
Danny Litwhiler is one of the lucky major league baseball players to 'live the dream' of playing in not one, but two World Series during his eleven and a half year career in the majors. In 1942, he set a record for 151 consecutive errorless games as an outfielder-rather ironic since he led the league in errors (15) the year before! Litwhiler's engaging memoir chronicles playing, teaching, and coaching baseball during eight decades, starting with his childhood in Ringtown, PA to playing for his favorite team, the Philadelphia Phillies.After his career in the majors, Litwhiler coached college...
Danny Litwhiler is one of the lucky major league baseball players to 'live the dream' of playing in not one, but two World Series during his eleven an...
