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Baseball's Other All-Stars
The Greatest Players from the Negro Leagues, the Japanese Leagues, the Mexican League, and the Pre-1960 Winter Leagues in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
Häftad, 2000
384 kr
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Baseball is played in all corners of the world, so it is no surprise to learn that some of the greatest hardballers of all time never played on a U.S. major league diamond. Who knows what major league records would have been shattered had Sadaharu Oh of Japan, Josh Gibson of the Negro Leagues, …
Single-Season Home Run Kings
Ruth, Maris, McGwire, Sosa, and Bonds, 2d ed.
Häftad, 2002
396 kr
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After Babe Ruth erased Buck Freeman's record in 1919, the new mark stood for 34 years before Maris bettered it, defying as he did an incredulous sporting public. And just as fans' anger grew old and Maris was grudgingly credited--or discredited--with an unrepeatable hot streak, along came Mark …
Gabby Hartnett
The Life and Times of the Cubs' Greatest Catcher
Häftad, 2004
448 kr
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Gabby Harnett is believed by many to be the greatest catcher of all time. This work chronicles Hartnett's life from his early years in Millville, Massachusetts, through his twenty-year career with the Chicago Cubs as player and manager, his time in various capacities in the minor leagues and with …
Visitors to Ancient America
The Evidence for European and Asian Presence in America Prior to Columbus
Häftad, 2004
384 kr
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Researchers in American anthropology and archaeology from the late seventeenth century to the present - including Cotton Mather, John Wesley Powell, Thor Heyerdahl, and Betty Meggers, among others - all had discoveries that lead to the following conclusion: America was visited by Europeans well …
Backstop
A History of the Catcher and a Sabermetric Ranking of 50 All-Time Greats
Häftad, 2005
388 kr
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It's often said that catcher is the most important, most demanding defensive position in baseball. This view explains why so many light-hitting catchers have enjoyed long--and by all accounts successful--major league careers. Yet arguments over the all-time greats invariably privilege offensive …
Cool Papas and Double Duties
The All-Time Greats of the Negro Leagues
Häftad, 2005
373 kr
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Many of the great ballplayers of the Negro League have been forgotten simply because baseball's Hall of Fame would not recognize black players until Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige made their way into the Hall of Fame. For this book, more than 50 former Negro League players and baseball …
Evolution of Pitching in Major League Baseball
Häftad, 2006
448 kr
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Are today's major league baseball pitchers better than ever? Or do they pale in comparison to the great hurlers of 20, 30 or 40 years ago? This book tackles a debate that has been traveling baseball circles for several years. With changes in everything from the size of the playing field to the …
All-Stars for All Time
A Sabermetric Ranking of the Major League Best, 1876-2007
Häftad, 2008
502 kr
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This work uses practical measures to scientifically rank major league players, position by position, according to their offensive and defensive skills. The author has adjusted individual statistics for the era in which the player was active and for the "home park factor" in order to put all …
Miracle in Chavez Ravine
The Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988
Häftad, 2008
384 kr
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After winning the 1981 World Series and raising the expectations of management and fans, the Los Angeles Dodgers followed up with six years of disappointing finishes. By the time they ended the 1987 season 17 games behind the hated Giants, general manager Fred Claire had seen enough. Over the …
California Winter League
America's First Integrated Professional Baseball League
Häftad, 2008
517 kr
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The California Winter League was the first to bring together Negro League teams and white professional teams in one league. It operated from October through February each year from the early part of the century until the late 1940s and generally consisted of one or more Negro League teams, which …
Red Sox Roll Call
200 Memorable Players, 1901-2011
Häftad, 2012
502 kr
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Since the Boston Red Sox came into existence in 1901, some of the greatest players ever to step onto a baseball diamond have filled its rosters. Starting with Cy Young, the parade of legendary players included Tris Speaker, Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Roger …
Black Baseball Out of Season
Pay for Play Outside of the Negro Leagues
Häftad, 2012
487 kr
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Negro League ballplayers, earning paychecks comparable to those of blue-collar workers, needed an off-season source of income to make ends meet. Many of them found the answer in baseball, by joining racially integrated barnstorming teams that toured the country after the regular season ended, or by …
Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight
Häftad, 2014
448 kr
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Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru …
