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13 produkter
Umpires
Classic Baseball Stories from the Men Who Made the Calls
Häftad, 1997
396 kr
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They are known by a variety of names, many of them unprintable. Like the big league players, they are the very best in their profession and spend years honing their craft, yet some fans pretend to believe they are incompetent boobs. They are the men in blue on the baseball diamond, major league …
Take Me Out to the Cubs Game
35 Former Ballplayers Speak of Losing at Wrigley
Häftad, 2000
396 kr
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"There's too much nature in that ballpark"--Harry ChitiAnd make no mistake, whether it's the wind full-tilt off Lake Michigan, an early-season snowstorm at Waveland and Sheffield, or spring ivy hiding the batted balls of the visiting nine, nature seems to have Wrigley Field and the Cubbies under …
Cubs Win the Pennant!
Charlie Grimm, the Billy Goat Curse, and the 1945 World Series Run
Häftad, 2004
396 kr
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On September 29, 1945, the Chicago Cubs' fireball pitcher Paul Erickson threw a curve ball to Tommy O'Brien of the Pittsburgh Pirates with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. O'Brien's knees buckled, as any hitter's knees would when he expects a fastball but gets a curve instead. O'Brien …
Wicked Curve
The Life and Troubled Times of Grover Cleveland Alexander
Häftad, 2006
396 kr
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When in 1911 Phillies pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander set the National League record for wins by a rookie (28), it was a sign of things to come. Alexander went on to win 373 games over his 20-year career, the third highest total in major league history, and he would lead the league in ERA four …
Dazzy Vance
A Biography of the Brooklyn Dodger Hall of Famer
Häftad, 2007
396 kr
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Charles "Dazzy" Vance became known as the strike out king after leading the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row. Dazzy mesmerized opposing hitters with a blazing fastball, off-the-tabletop curve, a high leg kick and a sleeve on the undershirt of his pitching arm with slits cut into …
Charlie Gehringer
A Biography of the Hall of Fame Tigers Second Baseman
Häftad, 2008
396 kr
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Charlie Gehringer was the best second baseman of his era. He is regarded by many as the best two-strike hitter of all time and his seemingly effortless fielding ability earned him the nickname of "The Mechanical Man." Sports writers groused that he was too quiet to be a star. Charlie replied that …
Iowa Caucuses
First Tests of Presidential Aspiration, 1972-2008
Häftad, 2009
373 kr
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Smaller in population than several U.S. cities, the state of Iowa has become an unexpected and unparalleled proving ground for would-be presidential candidates. The Iowa caucuses provide a unique brand of retail politics, on the decline in an age of multi-million dollar advertising blitzes. …
Biographical Dictionary of Major League Baseball Managers
Häftad, 2011
638 kr
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Earl Weaver put his best defensive players on the field early in the game rather than make late-inning defensive replacements, and he didn't like to bunt, figuring if you played for only one run that's all you'd get. Whitey Herzog, by contrast, became one of the greats by using players who could …
Showdown at the 1964 Democratic Convention
Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi and Civil Rights
Häftad, 2012
384 kr
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In the summer of 1964, three forces converged at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, each with the potential to shake the moorings of traditional democracy: the all-white segregationist delegation from Mississippi, a mostly black delegation determined to unseat the …
Billy Southworth
A Biography of the Hall of Fame Manager and Ballplayer
Häftad, 2013
396 kr
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Billy Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight years in which his St. Louis Cardinal teams won more than 100 games. He won three National League pennants with the Cardinals and one with the Boston Braves, and his .597 winning …
Frank Robinson
A Baseball Biography
Häftad, 2014
396 kr
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Frank Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players of the 20th century. He was Rookie of the Year for the Cincinnati Reds in 1956, won the Triple Crown in 1966, led the Baltimore Orioles to four World Series appearances, and is the only player in baseball history to be voted Most Valuable …
1964 Republican Convention
Barry Goldwater and the Beginning of the Conservative Movement
Häftad, 2016
384 kr
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Arizona senator Barry Goldwater was a staunch conservative more interested in advancing the conservative cause than running for president. A "Draft Goldwater" campaign three years in the making catapulted him to the Republican nomination in 1964, despite bitter opposition within the party. He was …
Roosevelt's Revolt
The 1912 Republican Convention and the Launch of the Bull Moose Party
Häftad, 2018
491 kr
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The presidential election of 1912 was the only one whose candidates included an incumbent president, a former president and a future president. Theodore Roosevelt, in the Oval Office from 1901 to 1909, chose not to run again. When his former Secretary of War, William Howard Taft, took controversial …
