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Though the players make the highlight reels, for fans of Major League Baseball the actual ballparks are often the seat of affection and team loyalty.

After the Civil War, the Yankee textile industry began a steady transfer south, bringing with it the tradition of a mill village, usually owned by the mill's owner, where the workers and their families lived.

Forgotten today, Sam Thompson (1860-1922) was one of the most dominant five skills players of his era.

Tony Gwynn spent his entire professional baseball career with the San Diego Padres.

The one player guide every true baseball fan will want - the leading resource for the next generation of rising stars.

Tony Gwynn is the greatest hitter in the history of baseball.

The fifty-eight year Easter Monday baseball rivalry between North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University had a traditional fraternity celebration known as the PIKA Ball, held on the N.

For three decades, Louis Norman "e;Bobo"e; Newsom (1907-1962) was one of the most well-known pitchers in baseball.

';A great and insightful' (Keith Hernandez, New York Mets legend and broadcaster) New York Times bestselling account of an iconic team in baseball history: the 1969 New York Metsa last-place team that turned it all around in just one seasontold by '69 Mets outfielder Art Shamsky, Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, and other teammates who reminisce about that legendary season and their enduring bonds decades later.

Long before strip malls, television and huge retail chains homogenized American culture, minor league baseball clubs represented individual, local ideals.

Having spent the past four years recording hundreds of training sessions by some of Major League Baseball's best athletes, the editors of STACK have built a library of grueling workouts, training secrets, and nutritional tips used by America's professional diamond greats.

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are forever intertwined in baseball history thanks to the unforgettable 1961 season, when the two Yankee icons spurred each other to new heights in pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record.

During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before.

Since the nineteenth century the USA has served as an international model for business, lifestyle and sporting success.

In 1947, as the integration of Major League Baseball began, the once-daring American League had grown reactionary, unwilling to confront postwar challenges--population shifts, labor issues and, above all, racial integration.

For decades baseball scouts have beat the bushes for talent, wandering throughout the United States in search of promising young players.

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More than a century ago, the Philadelphia Athletics enjoyed a glorious five-season run under legendary manager Connie Mack, winning three World Series and four pennants from 1910 through 1914.

Mention "e;The Penguin"e; to any Dodgers fan and you're sure to evoke not just memories of the beloved third baseman Ron Cey, but also of the glory years of modern Dodgers baseball, a rollicking run through the '70s and '80s highlighted by the loquacious Tommy Lasorda, Fernandomania, a historic infield anchored by Cey, and an unforgettable 1981 World Series title.

Winners of twenty-seven World Series titles, the New York Yankees are the quintessential sports dynasty.

Since 1876, approximately 16,000 young men have enjoyed at least a taste of glory by appearing in big league games, many of them only a few times.

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

Dick Stuart (1932-2002) began as a minor league first baseman, noted for his outsized ego and terrible fielding.

This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL.

In this compilation of stories from members of the Cincinnati Reds, baseballs first professional team, Lew Freedman takes readers through decades of Reds baseball.

This collection illustrates the expansiveness of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of sport.

Popular Atlanta Braves catcher Javier "e;Javy"e; Lopez opens up in this autobiography to tell his amazing story, from learning to play baseball on a neighborhood basketball court to his record of 42 home runs in a season by a catcher.

The Giant-Dodger rivalry was considered the best in baseball by 1890 and remains the game's oldest and most storied rivalry today.

The Chicago White Sox's march to the 2005 World Series title was as surprising as it was dramatic, and in Say It's So: The Chicago White Sox's Magical Season, Phil Rogers delivers the inside story of how it came about.

The impact of antitrust law on sports is in the news all the time, especially when there is labor conflict between players and owners, or when a team wants to move to a new city.

The inside story of the Detroit Tigers' unforgettable 1984 season In 1984, fantasy became reality in the Motor City.

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of Cardinals baseball packed with Mike Shannon's passion for the game Mike Shannon's voice served as the soundtrack of St.

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.

With a New Afterword: THE INSIDE STORY OF WHAT WENT WRONG AFTER 2016!

This the story of the seven baseball-playing Boyer brothers from western Missouri who signed professional contracts in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

The national pastime's rich history and vast cache of statistics have provided fans and researchers a gold mine of narrative and data since the late 19th century.

The New York Yankees are baseball's most storied team.

This is a straightforward history of the Athletics franchise, from its Connie Mack years in Philadelphia with teams featuring Eddie Collins, Chief Bender, Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Cochrane and Lefty Grove, through its 13 years in Kansas City, under Arnold Johnson and Charles O.

Opening day in Milwaukee is an event like no other in baseball--all the pomp and reverence for the return of the season, with a tailgate party like only Brewers fans know how to throw.

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.

The story of global sport is the story of expansion from local development to globalized industry, from recreational to marketized activity.

Art Shamsky, 1969 New York Met and noted author, shares with readers stories and anecdotes from his 50-year association with the New York Mets.

Since the mid-nineteenth century, the United States has used sport as a vehicle for spreading its influence and extending its power, especially in the Western Hemisphere and around the Pacific Rim, but also in every corner of the rest of the world.

John Smoltz was one of the greatest Major League pitchers of the late twentieth / early twenty-first century—one of only two in baseball history ever to achieve twenty wins and fifty saves in single seasons—and now he shares the candid, no-holds-barred story of his life, his career, and the game he loves in Starting and Closing.