Baseball

Shortened Seasons recounts the stories of some of the baseball players who never made it back for the next game, who died with the suddenness of a walk-off homerun.

Distantly related to a Confederate general, Ty Cobb was a strapping Augusta youth who became a star for the Detroit Tigers.

In this delightful history of the sport, Frommer captures the flavor, smell, and craziness of the early days of baseball.

The Boston Globe's number-one bestseller is back, revised and updated for the 2008 seasonand presented in a new trim size.

This detailed guide provides everything a first-time coach needs to teach basic baseball skills--and have fun at the same time.

When legendary Chicago Cubs' broadcaster Harry Caray passed away in February of 1998, thousands of baseball fans mourned the loss.

Described by famed baseball scribe Roger Angell as looking like ';a festive prison yard' during the 1962 World Series, Candlestick was loved and hated by sports teams and fans alike for its 43 years of existence.

';Stay in the Fight Finish the Fight Fight Finished.

Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a ';southpaw?

Let's say you're the manager of one of the oldest and most beloved franchises in Major League baseball, with every past and current player available in the dugout.

At a time when many baseball fans wish for the game to return to a purer past, G.

Another peek at baseballs good old daysor, in this case, bad old daysby veteran sports-historian Harvey Frommer.

This little book will teach you all you need to know about the most frustrating yet entertaining pitch in baseball: the knuckleball.

The fifth in Diamond Communications' "e;Little Book"e; series, The Giants Fan's Little Book of Wisdom combines history, quotes, facts, and humor and gives fans of the San Francisco Giants 101 reasons to laugh, reminisce, and celebrate the game and the team they love.

The Bucs is the story of a baseball club.

More than three decades ago, the film Field of Dreams made grown men cry with its tale of a sons quest to know his father through the magic of baseball.

Before multimillion-dollar salaries, luxury boxes, and player strikes became synonymous with professional sports, there existed the belief in playing simply "e;for the love of the game.

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, the full story of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped transform the city.

Whoever claims winning isnt everything obviously has not spoken with an athletic coach.

The Immaculate Inning shines a light on the miracle of baseball's endless possibilitythe way that on any given day, someone (maybe a star, or maybe a scrub) could perform the rarest of single-game feats or cap off a seemingly unobtainable chase for a record.

This book chronicles his turbulent life and focuses on the reverential mystique that envelopes the Los Angeles Dodger even this day.

Baseball and ghost stories are as American as apple pie.

Twenty top Major League Baseball players share stories about life off the field and their favorite foodswith nearly 100 full-color photos and more than 60 easy-to-make recipesBaseball and food are two of lifes uncomplicated pleasures, stirring up sizzling passion across all generations.

Around 1863, William "e;Candy"e; Cummings discovered he could make clamshells curve when thrown-a skill he transferred to baseball as a pitcher for the New York Excelsiors.

Interest and attendance were dropping, and football was ascending.

Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco-the Bash Brothers-ushered in a new era of muscle-bound power hitters in baseball in the late 1980s.

There was a time when the most prestigious job on a major newspaper belonged to the baseball beat writer, who enjoyed unparalleled longevity and influence within his profession.

Nineteen sixty-two-it's been called "e;the end of innocence,"e; as America witnessed the Cuban Missile Crisis and the following year saw the Kennedy assassination and the early stirrings of Vietnam.

During his 15-season Major League career, slugger Johnny Mize was among the preeminent power hitters in baseball, a star for the St.

Focusing on the ten most influential baseball books of all time, this volume explores how these landmark works changed the game itself and made waves in American society at large.

Having already penned Getting in the Game, his inside scoop on the mayhem within baseball's winter meetings, Josh Lewin once again gives baseball fans a window into the big leagues.

One of the most underrated players in baseball history, Bill Virdon went on to successfully manage four Major League teams.

Babe Ruth was 40 and flabby in 1935.

In the nearly 120-year history of the New York Yankees, fans have been treated to countless firststhe first Yankee to hit a home run in the original Yankee Stadium (Babe Ruth), the first to hit a homer in the current stadium (Jorge Posada), the first Cy Young Award winner (Bob Turley), the first to hit for the Triple Crown (Lou Gehrig), and the first to amass 3,000 hits (Derek Jeter).

Baseball Hall of Famer Norman Thomas "e;Turkey"e; Stearnes (1901-1979) batted more than .

With the world's eyes on Jackie Robinson, there were not many who noticed the sportswriter who traveled by the baseball star's side in 1946-47.

Winner of the 2024 Speaker's Book AwardThe true story of the first Black team to win an Ontario Baseball Amateur Association championship.

Ten years later, MLB.

In The Franchise: Chicago Cubs, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team.

In The Franchise: Chicago Cubs, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team.

Part history, part memoir, part statistical analysis, this book tells the remarkable and largely forgotten story of how the baseball hotbed of Canada's northeastern Maritime provinces evolved into "e;NCAA North"e; during the 1940s and 1950s.

No origin story of the New York Mets is complete without Ed Kranepool.

Part history, part memoir, part statistical analysis, this book tells the remarkable and largely forgotten story of how the baseball hotbed of Canada's northeastern Maritime provinces evolved into "e;NCAA North"e; during the 1940s and 1950s.

This is a comprehensive history of League Park, primary home field for Major League Baseball in Cleveland from 1891 to 1946, but with a significant history that includes the National Football League, Negro League baseball, college football and boxing, and an uncanny multitude of amazing events and people.

He was often nonchalant and unfocused, showing up minutes before a game.

One of baseball's most insightful commentators picks the 50 greatest Red Sox players of all time.

This is an oral history of the Latin American baseball leagues of the mid-20th century.

Led by the colorful pitcher Dizzy Dean, the 1934 St.

In 1890, baseball's Pittsburgh Alleghenys won a measly 23 games, losing 113.

Of the 17,000-plus players who have donned major league uniforms over the years, not all were particularly nice or ethical.