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Umpires: Classic Baseball Stories from the Men Who Made the Calls
ISBN: 9780786403646 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this work, nineteen umps provide their unique insight on some of the most important and pivotal moments in baseball history. Don Denkinger recounts his call that turned the 1985 World Series. Red Flaherty and Bill Kinnamon recall the excitement of Roger Maris' 61st homer. From these men and 16 others we get a different view of the game and a new appreciation for the job the umpires do on a daily basis.
In this work, nineteen umps provide their unique insight on some of the most important and pivotal moments in baseball history. Don Denkinger recounts...
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Major League Bride: An Inside Look at Life Outside the Ballpark
ISBN: 9780786445608 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "My day-to-day existence," writes Kathleen Lockwood, "rested on the ability of my husband to throw a tiny leather ball over ninety-five miles an hour past a large wooden bat." If that sounds like hyperbole, consider this: In the 12 years that followed their wedding in 1970, Kathleen and major leaguer Skip would move 35 times. The couple and their growing family endured three player strikes, a handful of trades and trade rumors, and the steady threat of a career-ending arm injury. Kathleen built lifelong friendships with other players' wives, managed their homes and cared for their children,...
"My day-to-day existence," writes Kathleen Lockwood, "rested on the ability of my husband to throw a tiny leather ball over ninety-five miles an hour ...
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The 1945 Detroit Tigers: Nine Old Men and One Young Left Arm Win It All
ISBN: 9780786441969 / Angielski / Miękka / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1945, the Detroit Tigers were led by Rudy York, Hal Newhouser, and Hank Greenberg to battle past the Browns and Senators for the American League title. In the World Series that followed, the Tigers and the last of the great Chicago Cubs teams of the century squared off in a memorable, seven-game World Series --Provided by publisher.
In 1945, the Detroit Tigers were led by Rudy York, Hal Newhouser, and Hank Greenberg to battle past the Browns and Senators for the American League ti...
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When the Cubs Won It All: The 1908 Championship Season
ISBN: 9780786434954 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story of the 1908 Chicago Cubs, the last Cubs team to win the World Series. It follows the team from spring training through the fast start, the midseason locker room brawl, resurgence, and thrilling pennant race. First person accounts from reporter Charles Dryden highlight the lives and exploits of the players.
This is the story of the 1908 Chicago Cubs, the last Cubs team to win the World Series. It follows the team from spring training through the fast star...
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Frick*: Baseball's Third Commissioner
ISBN: 9780786495320 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ford Frick is best known as the baseball commissioner who put the "asterisk" next to Roger Maris's record. But his tenure as commissioner carried the game through pivotal changes--television, continued integration, West Coast expansion and labor unrest. During those 14 years, and 17 more as National League president, he witnessed baseball history from the perspective of a man who began as a sportswriter. This biography of Frick, whose tenure sparked lively debate about the commissioner's role, provides a detailed narrative of his career and the events and characters of mid-20th century...
Ford Frick is best known as the baseball commissioner who put the "asterisk" next to Roger Maris's record. But his tenure as commissioner carried the ...
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Ed Bolden and Black Baseball in Philadelphia
ISBN: 9780786478491 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For nearly 40 years, Ed Bolden dominated black baseball in Philadelphia. He owned two teams, the Darby-based Hilldale Club and the Philadelphia Stars, and briefly led the Eastern Colored League, which he founded. Winner of two championships--one with each team--he experienced the highs and lows of the Negro Leagues. He remained with the Stars until his death in 1950, which foreshadowed the dissolution of the Negro Leagues in the face of Major League Baseball's integration. This book examines Bolden's leadership of both teams through economic downturns, racial discrimination and two world...
For nearly 40 years, Ed Bolden dominated black baseball in Philadelphia. He owned two teams, the Darby-based Hilldale Club and the Philadelphia Stars,...
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The All-American Girls After the Aagpbl: How Playing Pro Ball Shaped Their Lives
ISBN: 9780786472352 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The hit 1992 film A League of Their Own made the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League famous. But the players' stories remain largely untold. The 600 women who played for the AAGPBL through the 1940s and 1950s enjoyed a rare opportunity to lead independent lives as well-paid professional athletes. Their experiences in the league led many to education and careers they never imagined. As teachers, coaches and role models, they strove to broaden the horizons of girls and young women. Many continued to be involved in athletics, supporting the efforts leading to Title IX...
The hit 1992 film A League of Their Own made the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League famous. But the players' stories remai...
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Chasing Baseball: Our Obsession with Its History, Numbers, People and Places
ISBN: 9780786442898 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite worries about baseball's decline, interest in memorabilia, fantasy baseball, exhibits, and the games themselves indicate the sport is surviving steroid scandals, negative publicity, and the perception that the game is more nostalgia than a part of current popular culture. This book shows no sport elicits the passion that baseball does.
Despite worries about baseball's decline, interest in memorabilia, fantasy baseball, exhibits, and the games themselves indicate the sport is survivin...
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Carl Hubbell: A Biography of the Screwball King
ISBN: 9780786444656 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Carl Hubbell, a baseball legend was active in the 1930s for the New York Giants and a nine-time All-Star. Hubbell was a left-handed ace from Oklahoma who is still regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. This work presents an account of Habbell's life.
Carl Hubbell, a baseball legend was active in the 1930s for the New York Giants and a nine-time All-Star. Hubbell was a left-handed ace from Oklahoma ...
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The 1972 Detroit Tigers: Billy Martin and the Half-Game Champs
ISBN: 9780786448203 / Angielski / Miękka / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After winning the 1968 Baseball World Championship, the Detroit Tigers looked to be sliding their way into obscurity. This book recounts how the hiring of manager Billy Martin changed that, and how the energized 1972 Detroit Tigers recovered from obscurity.
After winning the 1968 Baseball World Championship, the Detroit Tigers looked to be sliding their way into obscurity. This book recounts how the hirin...
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Cooperstown by the Numbers: An Analysis of Baseball Hall of Fame Elections
ISBN: 9780786447374 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For any baseball fanatic, a trip to Cooperstown can take on the aura of a holy pilgrimage. This volume offers a chronology of Hall of Fame voting from 1936. It provides information about the awards, honors, and other career details that tend to sway voters; and summarizes the voting trends by position.
For any baseball fanatic, a trip to Cooperstown can take on the aura of a holy pilgrimage. This volume offers a chronology of Hall of Fame voting from...
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New Mexico Baseball: Miners, Outlaws, Indians and Isotopes, 1880 to the Present
ISBN: 9780786441228 / Angielski / Miękka / 251 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work traces the history of New Mexican baseball to the days of Billy the Kid and Geronimo. The author describes a kind of feudal society in those early years of the Wild West, where soldiers, miners, criminals, homesteaders, farmers, and the still unsubdued Apaches populated the land, but where baseball existed and was played by a strange amalgamation of Americans.
This work traces the history of New Mexican baseball to the days of Billy the Kid and Geronimo. The author describes a kind of feudal society in those...
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Early Black Baseball in Minnesota: The St. Paul Gophers, Minneapolis Keystones and Other Barnstorming Teams of the Deadball Era
ISBN: 9780786438167 / Angielski / Miękka / 313 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Though they were never able to compete against the Negro League squads, both the St. Paul Gophers and their rivals, the Minneapolis Keystones, had talent and depth that rivaled those of the more famous Negro League teams. This work covers the history of these two teams and the players that made them up, recounting their successes, including the careers of George Wilson and John Donaldson. Contains over fifty rarely seen photographs of the Gophers and Keystones, as well as yearly chronologies and statistics for the two squads, player histories, and rosters for every significant Minnesota black...
Though they were never able to compete against the Negro League squads, both the St. Paul Gophers and their rivals, the Minneapolis Keystones, had tal...
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When Cobb Met Wagner: The Seven-Game World Series of 1909
ISBN: 9780786448371 / Angielski / Miękka / 283 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 1909 World Series featured Hall of Fame players Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner and was the first championship to extend to Game Seven, the final and deciding game. This work examines the entire regular season of both the Tigers and the Pirates but pays special attention to the seven games of that World Series. Includes 54 photographs, complete club statistics, biographical and career thumbnails, box scores for each series game, and tables on the acquisition of each player as well as information on how they departed.
The 1909 World Series featured Hall of Fame players Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner and was the first championship to extend to Game Seven, the final and dec...
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Signature Seasons: Fifteen Baseball Legends at Their Most Memorable, 1908-1949
ISBN: 9780786446551 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through history, anecdotes, highlights and quotations, this work devotes a chapter each to the most memorable seasons of some of Major League Baseball's greatest players, including Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, George Sisler, Hack Wilson, Jimmie Foxx, Dizzy Dean, Lou Gehrig, and Hank Greenberg.
Through history, anecdotes, highlights and quotations, this work devotes a chapter each to the most memorable seasons of some of Major League Baseball...
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Toy Cannon: The Autobiography of Baseball's Jimmy Wynn
ISBN: 9780786458561 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite the pressures of racism and a troubled personal life, Jimmy The Toy Cannon Wynn achieved remarkable success as a power hitter. In his fifteen seasons in the major leagues he batted in 291 home runs, three of which still rank as some of the longest on record. Pigeon-holed as a contact hitter, Wynn was able to lead the Houston Astros to a successful World Series after being traded on the strength of his powerful slugging. Also includes twenty four photos of Wynn's life from childhood to his current career as a sports analyst for Fox Sports.
Despite the pressures of racism and a troubled personal life, Jimmy The Toy Cannon Wynn achieved remarkable success as a power hitter. In his fifteen ...
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A Brooklyn Dodgers Reader
ISBN: 9780786461080 / Angielski / Miękka / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Brooklyn Dodgers are one of the most popular and most beloved baseball teams of all time. This book is a collection of writings about the Dodgers, arranged chronologically to give the readers a sense of the team's long history. Included are news reports, articles and excerpts from both fiction and non-fiction works, written by some of the best baseball writers of the past sixty years. Among them are James L. Terry (excerpted from Long Before the Dodgers); John Lardner (The Unbelievable Babe Herman); Red Barber and Robert Creamer (excerpted from Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat); Harold Parrott...
The Brooklyn Dodgers are one of the most popular and most beloved baseball teams of all time. This book is a collection of writings about the Dodgers,...
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Major League Careers Cut Short: Leading Players Gone by 30
ISBN: 9780786447435 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 1876, approximately 16,000 young men have enjoyed at least a taste of glory by appearing in big league games, many of them only a few times. By the end of the 2009 season, out of the millions who have aspired, fewer than three thousand individuals will have had the good fortune to be a major league regular for five or more seasons. Most of these reached the big leagues in their late teens or early twenties, peaked in their late twenties, and played into their mid or late thirties. The median age at which they hung up their spikes was 35. However, there have been 197 young men who played...
Since 1876, approximately 16,000 young men have enjoyed at least a taste of glory by appearing in big league games, many of them only a few times. By ...
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New York Baseball in 1951: The Dodgers, the Giants, the Yankees and the Telescope
ISBN: 9780786448302 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Brooklyn Dodgers were leading the pennant race by 13 games in August when the New York Giants installed a telescope in their clubhouse and aimed it at the opposing catcher, enabling a Giants coach to steal the signs and signal them to the Giants bullpen, which would then flash them to the Giants batter--Provided by publisher.
The Brooklyn Dodgers were leading the pennant race by 13 games in August when the New York Giants installed a telescope in their clubhouse and aimed i...
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Fred Hutchinson and the 1964 Cincinnati Reds
ISBN: 9780786459421 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This biography of Fred Hutchinson recounts the life of the former manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Facing a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer in December 1863, Hutchinson and his team pressed on with their season. A late streak of wins gave them a chance to take the pennant.
This biography of Fred Hutchinson recounts the life of the former manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Facing a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer in Decemb...
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