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14 produkter
Shoeless
The Life and Times of Joe Jackson
Häftad, 2001
396 kr
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"Shoeless" Joe Jackson was one of baseball's greatest hitters and most colorful players. Born Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson on July 16, 1888, in Pickens County, South Carolina, Jackson went to work in a textile mill when he was around six years old, and got his start in baseball playing for the …
Louis Sockalexis
The First Cleveland Indian
Häftad, 2002
396 kr
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Louis Sockalexis, a Penobscot Indian from Maine, was one of the greatest college baseball stars of the 1890s. Following his days playing for Holy Cross and Notre Dame, he went directly into the major leagues with Cleveland's National League team in 1897, becoming the first of his race to play in …
Ghosts in the Gallery at Cooperstown
Sixteen Little-Known Members of the Hall of Fame
Häftad, 2004
396 kr
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An irony of enshrinement at the baseball Hall of Fame is that it's no guarantee of lasting name recognition. The sport's history stretches too far back, as today fans scratch their heads about athletes and owners who were among the most celebrated public figures of their time. Who was more renowned …
Cap Anson
The Grand Old Man of Baseball
Häftad, 2005
448 kr
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Cap Anson's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame sums up his career with admirable simplicity: "The greatest hitter and greatest National League player-manager of the 19th century." Anson helped make baseball the national pastime. He hit over .300 in all but three of his major league seasons, and …
More Ghosts in the Gallery
Another Sixteen Little-Known Greats at Cooperstown
Häftad, 2007
553 kr
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An irony of enshrinement at the baseball Hall of Fame is that it's no guarantee of lasting name recognition. The sport's history stretches too far back, as today fans scratch their heads about athletes and owners who were among the most celebrated public figures of their time. Who was more renowned …
Shoeless
The Life and Times of Joe Jackson [LARGE PRINT]
Häftad, 2007
517 kr
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"Shoeless" Joe Jackson was one of baseball's greatest hitters and most colorful players. Born Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson on July 16, 1888, in Pickens County, South Carolina, Jackson went to work in a textile mill when he was around six years old, and got his start in baseball playing for the …
Irish in Baseball
An Early History
Häftad, 2009
435 kr
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Professional baseball took root in America in the 1860s during the same years that the sons of the first wave of Irish famine refugees began to reach adulthood, and the Irish quickly demonstrated a special affinity for baseball. This is a survey of the enormous contribution of the Irish to the …
Silver Bats and Automobiles
The Hotly Competitive, Sometimes Ignoble Pursuit of the Major League Batting Championship
Häftad, 2011
384 kr
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Almost from professional baseball's birth more than 130 years ago, the batting championship has been one of the sport's most highly coveted awards. Since 1949, the Louisville Slugger company has presented the man with the highest batting average at season's end with the Silver Bat Award, a …
Napoleon Lajoie
King of Ballplayers
Häftad, 2013
517 kr
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Napoleon Lajoie was the sixth player, and the first second baseman, to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. During his career, which lasted from 1896 to 1916, he was regularly called the "King of Ballplayers" and was widely regarded as the greatest baseball player of all time before Ty Cobb and …
Rowdy Patsy Tebeau and the Cleveland Spiders
Fighting to the Bottom of Baseball, 1887-1899
Häftad, 2017
373 kr
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In an era of rowdy teams, the Cleveland Spiders (1887-1899) were baseball's rowdiest. Managed by Oliver "Patsy" Tebeau, a quick-tempered infielder, the Spiders seemed to heap abuse of one kind or another on everyone--umpires, opposing teams, even the fans. Their aggression never brought home the …
Shoeless
The Life and Times of Joe Jackson, 25th Anniversary Revised Edition
Häftad, 2026
736 kr
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Eddie Cicotte
The Life and Career of the Banned Black Sox Pitcher
Häftad, 2020
396 kr
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Eddie Cicotte, who pitched in the American League 1905-1920, was one of the tragic figures of baseball. A family man and a fan favorite, he ascended to stardom with nothing more than a mediocre fastball, endless guile and a repertoire of trick pitches. He won 29 games in 1919 and led the Chicago …
Schnozz
The Baseball Life of Ernie Lombardi
Häftad, 2023
439 kr
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One of the most popular players in Cincinnati Reds history, Ernie "Schnozz" Lombardi played 1931-1947 as an eight-time All-Star catcher. A big man with huge hands, a cannon for an arm and a namesake nose, he held two National League batting titles and a career average of .306. Yet he was so …
Charlie Dressen
A Baseball Odyssey
Häftad, 2026
526 kr
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Charlie Dressen was a true baseball character. A scrappy, undersized infielder with the Cincinnati Reds during the 1920s, Dressen became a manager with a reputation as the greatest sign-stealer in baseball. He honestly believed that he could win games by out-managing and out-strategizing the other …
