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Leon Day: A Baseball Life from the Negro Leagues to the Hall of Fame
ISBN: 9781476696270 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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One-Armed Wonder: Pete Gray, Wartime Baseball, and the American Dream
ISBN: 9780786400942 / Angielski / Miękka / 171 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fine biography--Philadelphia Inquirer; much more than just a story
A fine biography--Philadelphia Inquirer; much more than just a story
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Judge Fuchs and the Boston Braves, 1923-1935
ISBN: 9780786404827 / Angielski / Miękka / 165 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In late 1922, Judge Emil Fuchs purchased the woebegone Boston Braves--primarily to bring his ailing friend, Christy Mathewson, back into the game he loved so much. A true fan, Judge Fuchs poured his fortune into the team, intent on giving Bostons long-suffering National League fans a winner. He introduced Ladies Days, contracted to have Braves games broadcast on radio, and successfully campaigned to allow Sunday baseball in Boston. Moreover, he gave the fans a competitive team, climaxed by the Braves dramatic pennant race with the New York Giants in 1933. The Depression, however, weakened his...
In late 1922, Judge Emil Fuchs purchased the woebegone Boston Braves--primarily to bring his ailing friend, Christy Mathewson, back into the game he l...
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The Macphails: Baseball's First Family of the Front Office
ISBN: 9780786406395 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the early 1930s, MacPhail has been a big name in baseball. Three generations of one family have provided leadership, innovation and vision for the sport. During the 1930s and 1940s, Larry MacPhail served as general manager and vice president of the Cincinnati Reds, executive vice president and president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and part owner and president of the New York Yankees. He was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame. His son, Lee, worked for 13 years in the Yankee organization before serving as general manager and president of the Baltimore Orioles. He served two...
Since the early 1930s, MacPhail has been a big name in baseball. Three generations of one family have provided leadership, innovation and vision for t...
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Young Babe Ruth: His Early Life and Baseball Career from the Memoirs of a Xaverian Brother
ISBN: 9780786406524 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work contains memoirs of Xaverian Brother Gilbert (aka Philip F. Cairnes), who is generally credited with being the mentor who steered the Babe to his first professional contract. Several photos from the Xaverian Order complement the text.'
This work contains memoirs of Xaverian Brother Gilbert (aka Philip F. Cairnes), who is generally credited with being the mentor who steered the Babe t...
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Al Lopez: The Life of Baseball's El Senor
ISBN: 9780786406562 / Angielski / Twarda / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alfonso Ramon Lopez spent 36 years in the baseball league as a catcher and manager. He had a 261 lifetime batting average, compiled 1547 hits and caught a then-record 1918 games in a 19-year playing career. The teams he managed, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, won two pennants and finished runner-up 10 times in 17 seasons. He also opened up baseball to individuals of Spanish, Cuban and Italian ancestry. This biography is based on the recollections of Al himself, those of former players, family and fans, and also on newspaper and periodical accounts, and archival resources.
Alfonso Ramon Lopez spent 36 years in the baseball league as a catcher and manager. He had a 261 lifetime batting average, compiled 1547 hits and caug...
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Mel Ott: The Little Giant of Baseball
ISBN: 9780786406586 / Angielski / Miękka / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Melvin Thomas Ott was smaller than most home run sluggers, at 5'9," 170 pounds, but he could sure hit 'em as far as the big boys. Over a 22-year playing career with the New York Giants, Ott slapped 511 homers, then a National League record. At the tender age of 20, he erupted on the scene with career highs of 42 home runs and 152 RBIs. He went on to win or share six home run titles, appear in 11 All-Star Games and play in three World Series. It was a foregone conclusion when Ott was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. This is the first-ever biography of baseball's renowned...
Melvin Thomas Ott was smaller than most home run sluggers, at 5'9," 170 pounds, but he could sure hit 'em as far as the big boys. Over a 22-year playi...
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Rube Waddell: The Zany, Brilliant Life of a Strikeout Artist
ISBN: 9780786407866 / Angielski / Miękka / 327 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. George Edward "Rube" Waddell was one of the zaniest characters ever to play baseball. The legendary Connie Mack, who saw quite a few cards during his nearly seven decade stint in the majors, once observed that no other screwball he ever saw could hold a candle to Rube. Mack also said that Rube's curveball was the best he'd ever seen. Indeed, Waddell was one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the game. Rube won 191 games in 13 seasons, had four straight 20-win seasons for Mack and the Philadelphia A's, and claimed six consecutive strikeout titles. In 1904 he struck out 349 batters, a...
George Edward "Rube" Waddell was one of the zaniest characters ever to play baseball. The legendary Connie Mack, who saw quite a few cards during his ...
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Voices from the Pastime: Oral Histories of Surviving Major Leaguers, Negro Leaguers, Cuban Leaguers and Writers, 1920-1934
ISBN: 9780786408245 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 1,500 men played major league baseball during the 1920s, and over 850 played in the Negro leagues during the same decade. At the end of the 20th century only about 20 of those men were still alive. In this book, some of those players plus five sportswriters give the first person accounts of baseball in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Over 1,500 men played major league baseball during the 1920s, and over 850 played in the Negro leagues during the same decade. At the end of the 20th ...
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Branch Rickey in Pittsburgh: Baseball's Trailblazing General Manager for the Pirates
ISBN: 9780786408399 / Angielski / Miękka / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Branch Rickey was one of the most important and charismatic figures in all of baseball. This volume concentrates on his time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and includes use of his personal correspondence to document his story.
Branch Rickey was one of the most important and charismatic figures in all of baseball. This volume concentrates on his time with the Pittsburgh Pirat...
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Fouled Away: The Baseball Tragedy of Hack Wilson
ISBN: 9780786408641 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text examines the turbulent life and career of one of the most dominant short-stint powerhitters ever to pull on a uniform. The book takes readers from Wilson's early career as a steelworker right through to his time as the beloved ballplayer.
This text examines the turbulent life and career of one of the most dominant short-stint powerhitters ever to pull on a uniform. The book takes reader...
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Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson
ISBN: 9780786409785 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shoeless Joe Jackson was one of baseball's greatest hitters and most colourful players. This work chronicles his life from his poor beginnings to his involvement in the scandal surrounding the 1919 World Series to his life after baseball and his death in 1951. It focuses on his baseball career.
Shoeless Joe Jackson was one of baseball's greatest hitters and most colourful players. This work chronicles his life from his poor beginnings to his ...
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Thurman Munson: A Baseball Biography
ISBN: 9780786410897 / Angielski / Miękka / 271 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thurman Munson, number 15 for the New York Yankees, was one of baseball's greatest catchers. This work presents the player's life with special focus on the man as a teammate, friend, husband and father.
Thurman Munson, number 15 for the New York Yankees, was one of baseball's greatest catchers. This work presents the player's life with special focus o...
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Blackball, the Black Sox, and the Babe: Baseball's Crucial 1920 Season
ISBN: 9780786411641 / Angielski / Miękka / 331 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nineteen-twenty was a crucial year not just for the Chicago White Sox but for the game of baseball, in the aftermath of the 1919 World Series scandal. This work is both a collective biography of four individuals whose careers in baseball were forever altered in 1920 and an examination of the 1920 baseball season as a whole. It highlights four legendary personalities--Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the longtime commissioner of Major League Baseball; Babe Ruth, the great pitcher and slugger who changed the game forever; Buck Weaver, the true lone innocent among the Black Sox players who threw...
Nineteen-twenty was a crucial year not just for the Chicago White Sox but for the game of baseball, in the aftermath of the 1919 World Series scandal....
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Diamonds in the Coalfields: 21 Remarkable Baseball Palyers, Managers, and Umpires from Northeast Pennsyvania
ISBN: 9780786411764 / Angielski / Miękka / 183 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work explores the childhood, and minor and major league experiences of 21 players, managers, and umpires who exemplify the great talent, dedication, humility, and hardship that many northeastern Pennsylvanians experienced.
This work explores the childhood, and minor and major league experiences of 21 players, managers, and umpires who exemplify the great talent, dedicati...
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And the Skipper Bats Cleanup: A History of Baseball Player-Manager, with 42 Biographies of Men Who Filled the Dual Role
ISBN: 9780786412280 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Before the commercialization of baseball it was quite normal for a player to be the manager of the team. Fred Stein explores the history of the phenomenon and presents 42 biographies of players who have filled this demanding dual role.
Before the commercialization of baseball it was quite normal for a player to be the manager of the team. Fred Stein explores the history of the phenom...
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The Best Man Plays: Major League Baseball and the Black Athlete, 1901-2002
ISBN: 9780786414949 / Angielski / Miękka / 181 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It has been said that sport is the great leveler, that on the playing field everyone is of equal status. Through the years, however, few institutions have better embodied America's ideals and prejudices than baseball. Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers marked the first time an African American participated in a major league contest, and his abilities verified what many had believed all along - that African Americans could compete with white players and excel. The experiences and contributions of six African American baseball players from the 1900s to the present day are...
It has been said that sport is the great leveler, that on the playing field everyone is of equal status. Through the years, however, few institutions ...
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Harry Wright: The Father of Professional Base Ball
ISBN: 9780786415618 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a biography of Hall of Famer Harry Wright, known for his important role in establishing professionalism as a legitimate element of the game and for promoting its popularity as the national pastime. Possessed of an analytical mind, Wright liked the head-games of management more than the physicality of the game, and he could seem to be both behind the scenes and on the front lines simultaneously. In 1869, while he was Cincinnati's captain, manager and centre fielder, he was also the team's general manager, travelling secretary and public relations department. The book covers his youth...
This is a biography of Hall of Famer Harry Wright, known for his important role in establishing professionalism as a legitimate element of the game an...
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Pepper Martin: A Baseball Biography
ISBN: 9780786416028 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pepper Martin, the Wild Horse of the Osage, is famous for having dominated the October 1931 World Series - stealing bases, making diving catches and driving in runs. This portrait follows Martin's rise from Oklahoma farmboy to being one of America's most successful and beloved professionals.
Pepper Martin, the Wild Horse of the Osage, is famous for having dominated the October 1931 World Series - stealing bases, making diving catches and d...
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Pete Rose: Baseball's All-Time Hit King
ISBN: 9780786417339 / Angielski / Miękka / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This title presents the facts of Pete Rose's life and career as they are and lets the reader arrive at his own conclusion about Rose's place in baseball history and in Cooperstown.
This title presents the facts of Pete Rose's life and career as they are and lets the reader arrive at his own conclusion about Rose's place in baseba...
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