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21 produkter
Bad Bill Dahlen
The Rollicking Life and Times of an Early Baseball Star
Av Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2004
396 kr
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He was often nonchalant and unfocused, showing up minutes before a game. He was rumored to get himself ejected so he could get to the racetrack. He was feisty, and abusive towards umpires even by today's standards. And he's among the best shortstops ever to play the game. "Bad Bill" Dahlen retired …
Yankees Coming, Yankees Going
New York Yankee Player Transactions, 1903 Through 1999
Av Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2009
308 kr
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Trading, buying and selling players have always been key in building better baseball teams, and few things stir the interest and passion of fans so much as a blockbuster trade.This work exhaustively chronicles the Babe Ruth purchase as well as the more than 600 additional transactions made by the …
Dixie Walker
A Life in Baseball
Av Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2011
573 kr
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Over the course of fifty years in the mid-twentieth century, Fred "Dixie" Walker lived several baseball lives. Dubbed the successor to Babe Ruth after his impressive major league debut in 1931, Walker went from sure-fire prospect to injury-plagued underachiever, to Brooklyn hero, to persona non …
1921
The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York
Av Lyle Spatz, Steve Steinberg
Inbunden, 2010
434 kr
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At the dawn of the roaring twenties, baseball was struggling to overcome two of its darkest moments: the death of a player during a Major League game and the revelations of the 1919 Black Sox scandal. At this critical juncture for baseball, two teams emerged to fight for the future of the game. …
Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America
The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers
Av Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Lyle Spatz m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
462 kr
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Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, the first racially integrated Major League team of the twentieth century. The addition of Jackie Robinson to its roster changed not only baseball …
1921
The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York
Av Lyle Spatz, Steve Steinberg
Häftad, 2012
321 kr
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At the dawn of the roaring twenties, baseball was struggling to overcome two of its darkest moments: the death of a player during a Major League game and the revelations of the 1919 Black Sox scandal. At this critical juncture for baseball, two teams emerged to fight for the future of the game. …
Bridging Two Dynasties
The 1947 New York Yankees
Av Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2013
352 kr
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Of all the New York Yankees championship teams, the 1947 club seemed the least likely. Bridging the gap between the dynasties of Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel, the team, managed by Bucky Harris, was coming off three non-pennant-winning seasons and given little chance to unseat the defending …
Colonel and Hug
The Partnership That Transformed the New York Yankees
Av Steve Steinberg, Lyle Spatz
Inbunden, 2015
423 kr
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From the team’s inception in 1903, the New York Yankees were a floundering group that played as second-class citizens to the New York Giants. The team was purchased in 1915 by Jacob Ruppert and his partner, Til Huston. Three years later, when Ruppert hired Miller Huggins as manager, the unlikely …
Midsummer Classic
The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game
Av David W. Vincent, Lyle Spatz m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
462 kr
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Since its inception in 1933, the All-Star Game has become an integral part of baseball. Yet there has been no truly comprehensive source for researchers that includes both a narrative and a play-by-play for each game. Nor have there been more than perfunctory lists for historians to use in …
Historical Dictionary of Baseball
Av Lyle Spatz
Inbunden, 2012
2257 kr
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Dating back to 1869 as an organized professional sport, the game of baseball is not only the oldest professional sport in North America, but also symbolizes much more. Walt Whitman described it as “our game, the American game,” and George Will compared calling baseball “just a game” to the Grand …
Historical Dictionary of Baseball
Av Lyle Spatz
E-bok, 2012
675 kr
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Dating back to 1869 as an organized professional sport, the game of baseball is not only the oldest professional sport in North America, but also symbolizes much more. Walt Whitman described it as “our game, the American game,” and George Will compared calling baseball “just a game” to the Grand …
Willie Keeler
From the Playgrounds of Brooklyn to the Hall of Fame
Av Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2015
755 kr
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Playing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Willie Keeler is still considered one of baseball’s most accomplished batters in the history of the game. Wee Willie’s popular “Hit ‘em where they ain’t” explanation for his batting success has become part of baseball lore. He is known …
Historical Dictionary of Baseball
Av Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2015
631 kr
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Dating back to 1869 as an organized professional sport, the game of baseball is not only the oldest professional sport in North America, but also symbolizes much more. Walt Whitman described it as “our game, the American game,” and George Will compared calling baseball “just a game” to the Grand …
Hugh Casey
The Triumphs and Tragedies of a Brooklyn Dodger
Av Lyle Spatz
Inbunden, 2017
620 kr
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Hugh Casey was one of the most colorful members of the iconic Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1940s, a team that took part in four great pennant races, the first National League playoff series, and two exciting World Series over the course of Casey’s career. That famed team included many outsized …
New York Yankees Openers
An Opening Day History of Baseball's Most Famous Team, 1903-2017, 2d ed.
Av Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2018
638 kr
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The New York Yankees are baseball's most storied team. They first played at Hilltop Park, then moved to the Polo Grounds, then Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, back to the renovated Yankee Stadium, and now in the new Yankee Stadium.They also frequently opened the season in Boston's historic Fenway …
Brooklyn Dodgers Transactions, 1890-1957
A History and Analysis
Av Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2025
506 kr
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Baseball transactions--trades, sales, purchases, free agents coming or leaving--have always had the ability to stir the interest and passion of fans. Whether it is the purchase or sale of a veteran star during the heat of a pennant race, a multi-player trade made during the dead of winter, or the …
Los Angeles Dodgers Transactions, 1958-2024
A History and Analysis
Av Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2025
759 kr
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Baseball transactions--trades, sales, purchases, free-agent activities--ignite passions. Whether it is the purchase or sale of a veteran star during the heat of a pennant race, a multi-player trade in the dead of winter, or the scramble for desirable free agents during the offseason, player …
Colonel and Hug
The Partnership That Transformed the New York Yankees
Av Steve Steinberg, Lyle Spatz
Häftad, 2020
321 kr
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From the team’s inception in 1903, the New York Yankees were a floundering group that played as second-class citizens to the New York Giants. The team was purchased in 1915 by Jacob Ruppert and his partner, Til Huston. Three years later, when Ruppert hired Miller Huggins as manager, the unlikely …
Comeback Pitchers
The Remarkable Careers of Howard Ehmke and Jack Quinn
Av Lyle Spatz, Steve Steinberg
Inbunden, 2021
462 kr
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2022 SABR Baseball Research Award Finalist for the 2022 SABR Seymour MedalThe careers of pitchers Jack Quinn and Howard Ehmke began in the Deadball Era and peaked in the 1920s. They were teammates for many years, with both the cellar-dwelling Boston Red Sox and later with the world champion …
Triad of Deception
John McGraw's Colorful and Corrupt 1919 New York Giants
Av Lyle Spatz, Steve Steinberg
Inbunden, 2027
424 kr
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Mike Donlin
A Rough and Rowdy Life from New York Baseball Idol to Stage and Screen
Av Steve Steinberg, Lyle Spatz
Inbunden, 2024
481 kr
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Winner of the 2025 Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research AwardFinalist for the 2024 CASEY Award Mike Donlin was a brash, colorful, and complicated personality. He was the most popular athlete in New York and was a star on the powerful New York Giants teams of 1905 and 1908. Though haunted by …
