"A real treat for any baseball fan."--Allen Lewis, sports writer, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1947-79
In Splendor on the Diamond, baseball author and historian Rich Westcott collects intimate interviews and personal profiles of 35 legends of the game. Each player from one of baseball's greatest and most momentous eras--the decades following World War II--is a recognizable and unforgettable member of that cast of characters who gave a special flavor to a distinctively American age. More than a third of the players featured are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of...
"A real treat for any baseball fan."--Allen Lewis, sports writer, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1947-79
Covers the plays, outstanding performances, and thrilling victories of the 1993 Phillies season. This book traces the evolution of one of the most colorful teams in Phillies history, from the off-season roster decisions, through spring training, and the ups and downs of the championship season.
Covers the plays, outstanding performances, and thrilling victories of the 1993 Phillies season. This book traces the evolution of one of the most col...
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...
From the most famous to the little known, 350 major league baseball players came from the Philadelphia area. This book offers profiles of some of the most celebrated, talented, and often just hardest-working athletes to ever lift a bat and glove in major league baseball. It recounts the startling careers of some incredible players.
From the most famous to the little known, 350 major league baseball players came from the Philadelphia area. This book offers profiles of some of the ...
Veterans Stadium was the outdoor sports and concert capital of Philadelphia from 1971 until its televised demolition in 2004. At its best, "The Vet" spawned two of the greatest moments in the city's sports history?Tug McGraw's 1980 strikeout of Willie Wilson to win the World Series and the Eagles thrashing of the Dallas Cowboys to clinch their first Super Bowl bid. At its worst, it saw fans pelt Santa Claus with snowballs and the opening of an in-stadium branch of Philadelphia municipal court to deal with rowdy Eagles fans. Part of a look-alike generation of all-purpose stadiums erected...
Veterans Stadium was the outdoor sports and concert capital of Philadelphia from 1971 until its televised demolition in 2004. At its best, "The Vet" s...
Russian-Jewish immigrant Eddie Gottlieb was one of the most powerful non-playing sports figures in Philadelphia from the 1920s until his death in 1979. A master promoter, Gottlieb-dubbed "the Mogul" for his business acumen - was influential in both basketball and baseball circles, as well as a colourful figure in his own right. A member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Gottlieb founded, played, and coached for the legendary South Philadelphia Hebrew Association (SPHAS) basketball team in the 1920s and 1930s. Only 5' 8", Gottlieb was nevertheless a very good basketball player. But it was behind...
Russian-Jewish immigrant Eddie Gottlieb was one of the most powerful non-playing sports figures in Philadelphia from the 1920s until his death in 1979...
Philadelphia s Top Fifty Baseball Players takes a look at the greatest players in Philadelphia baseball history from the earliest days in 1830 through the Negro Leagues and into the modern era. Their ranks include batting champions, home run kings, Most Valuable Players, Cy Young Award winners, and Hall of Famers from Ed Delahanty, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Roy Campanella, Mike Schmidt, and Ryan Howard to Negro League stars Judy Johnson and Biz Mackey and other Philadelphia standouts such as Richie Ashburn, Dick Allen, Chuck Klein, Eddie Collins, and Reggie Jackson. For each player the...
Philadelphia s Top Fifty Baseball Players takes a look at the greatest players in Philadelphia baseball history from the earliest days in 1830 ...
"The best all-around catcher in black baseball history"--Cumberland Posey, Owner of the Homestead Grays
National Baseball Hall of Fame catcher James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey's professional career spanned nearly three decades in the Negro Leagues and elsewhere. He distinguished himself as a defensive catcher who also had an impressive batting average and later worked as a manager of the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants.
Using archival materials and interviews with former Negro League players, baseball historian Rich Westcott chronicles the catcher's life and...
"The best all-around catcher in black baseball history"--Cumberland Posey, Owner of the Homestead Grays
