Baseball

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.

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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.

The Pennsylvania state leagues of the 1880s and 1890s rank among the most interesting minor leagues in the history of baseball.

Who comprised the most productive pairs in the history of professional team sports?

When in 2000 the Baseball Writers Association of America elected the ever-durable Carlton Fisk to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, many fans quietly pointed to the Hall's omission of Fisk' greatest American League contemporary, Thurman Munson.

The Seventh Inning Stretch, by noted baseball expert Josh Pahigian addresses all of the most interesting baseball arguments, however frivolous, that fans have been engaging in for decades, and even a few they may have never stopped to consider before.

Themost entertaining and comprehensiveguide to every baseball fan's dream road tripincluding every new ballpark since the 2004 editionrevised and completely updated!

A collection ofghost storiescollected from baseballplayers, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, whichexplores the sometimes amusing and sometimes spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal.

With an emphasis on instilling a love for the game, this handbook instructs parents and coaches on teaching the basics of baseball to young players.

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.

Hack Wilsons record 191 RBIs in 1930 may well stand the test of time, and so may the record of his hard-drinking lifestyle.

This history of America's pastime describes the evolution of baseball from early bat and ball games to its growth and acceptance in different regions of the country.

From 1985 to 1992, The Baseball Hall of Shame series chronicled more than 100 years of baseball goofs and gaffes, selling more than 700,000 copies.

An authoritative look back at the decade that brought Americas favorite game into the modern era.

Baseball and Philosophy presents thirty-one talented professional thinkers who have found wisdom in and through baseball.

Sabermetrics, the search for objective knowledge about baseball through statistical analysis, has taken over the national pastime.

Between 1870 and 2010, 165 Jewish Americans played Major League Baseball.

The 1957 PCL season faced uncertainty about the impending "e;invasion of major league baseball"e; in 1958.

Twin brothers David and Jason Benham grew up with big dreams of baseball and an even bigger trust in God.

Play Ball!

Coach your kids the Dom Scala wayFrom his days playing in the majors to his years as bullpen coach with the New York Yankees through his NCAA victories with Adelphi University and his success as director of New York's number-one baseball camp, Dom Scala has a lot to teach you about coaching.

Each spring, Tee-ball introduces millions of boys and girls to "e;America's pastime"e; --and introduces their parents to the joys (and nightmares) of coaching first-time players.

As the New York Yankees' star centerfielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America's memory as the epitome in sports of grace, dignity, and that ineffable quality called "e;class.

Becoming Big League is the story of Seattle's relationship with major league baseball from the 1962 World's Fair to the completion of the Kingdome in 1976 and beyond.

David W.