Baseball

A journey throughout the world to track down former Cubs to update fans on their present-day lives and look back on their playing or managing careers.

The Arizona Territory is known for saloons, gunfights, outlaws and strong women.

Honus Wagner's spectacular baseball career spanned 21 seasons from 1897 through 1917.

The Infield Fly Rule is the most misunderstood rule in baseball and perhaps in all of sports.

This book brings to life one of baseball's greatest sluggers, Willie Stargell.

Canadian-born George "e;Mooney"e; Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.

In the early 1930s, the Motor City was sputtering from the Great Depression.

In the years following the decline of the New York Yankees dynasty that ended in 1964, three American League teams endeavored to stake their claim to the Junior Circuit's crown.

The Philadelphia Phillies, a franchise well over a century old, have only one world championship to their name, but what a championship season it was.

One of the greatest pitchers of the 19th century, Tim Keefe (1857-1933) was an ardent believer in the artisan work ethic that was becoming outmoded in burgeoning industrial America.

A strong-armed devastating spitball pitcher from rural Tennessee who once won 16 games with the Boston Braves, Hub Perdue is better remembered today as one of the clown princes of the Deadball Era.

After many years of being an also-ran in the National league, the Pittsburgh Pirates' fortunes changed dramatically following the 1899 season after a monumental deal with the Louisville Colonels.

Roberto "e;Bobby"e; Maduro (1916-1986) was a visionary baseball team owner and executive.

In the words of former American League umpire Nestor Chylak, umpires are expected to "e;be perfect on the first day of the season and then get better every day.

The book follows the colorful career of Frank Lane, who as baseball's busiest general manager during the 1950s made the deals that turned the Chicago White Sox, St.

Chronicling the 1902-1960 rivalry between the Minneapolis Millers and St.

The position of catcher in baseball requires a broad set of physical and mental skills.

The book analyzes the process by which the collective image of professional baseball was formed.

At six-feet-six, the hulking Martin Leo Boutilier (1872-1944) was hard to miss.

In his day, perhaps no one in baseball was better known than Irish-born Timothy Paul "e;Ted"e; Sullivan.

In June of 1938, southpaw Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds became the only pitcher in Major League history to hurl two consecutive no-hitters--an achievement that has stood unsurpassed for more than 80 years.

Harold "e;Pee Wee"e; Reese may have been the most beloved Brooklyn Dodgers player of all time.

This comprehensive visitor's guide to the teams of baseball's South Atlantic League lays out the methods needed to plan efficient, cost-effective and rewarding road trips to see home games at ballparks throughout the league.

The Ebbets Field volume is the second in McFarland's series on historic ballparks.

When the members of the first baseball players' union formed their own league in open revolt against the reserve clause and other restrictive practices of the National League, baseball journalism became less of a "e;curiosity shop"e; phenomenon and moved into the mainstream.

Generally acknowledged as the preeminent gathering of baseball scholars, the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture has made significant contributions to baseball research and pedagogy.

A young German immigrant, Barney Dreyfuss was an American success story in business and in baseball.

In 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first all-professional baseball club.

Burleigh Grimes--forever to be remembered as the ill-tempered spitballer with the perpetual five o'clock shadow.

The names on the cast-bronze plaques hanging in the National Baseball Hall of Fame embody the history and drama of the sport--they are the royalty of baseball.

Major League Baseball was in crisis in 1968.

This book chronicles the history of the Philadelphia Athletics, the first real dynasty in Major League Baseball.

In 1954, one year after Baltimore bought the St.

In the early 20th century, immigration, labor unrest, social reforms and government regulations threatened the power of the country's largest employers.

An early celebrity pitcher, Denton "e;Cy"e; Young (1867-1955) established supreme standards on the mound.

When we think of baseball, we think of sunny days and leisurely outings at the ballpark--rarely do thoughts of death come to mind.

After seven games and 13 days, the outcome of the 1962 World Series hung on the final pitch, thrown by a pitcher for the New York Yankees to a hitter for the San Francisco Giants.

The Troy Haymakers were a pioneer baseball team legendary for exploits on and off the field.

During the African American cultural resurgence of the 1920s and 1930s, professional athletes shared the spotlight with artists and intellectuals.

Much has been written about the legendary players and managers of baseball's Deadball Era (1901-1919).

Born in Austin, Texas, in 1899, Bibb August Falk was the classic stereotype of a Texan, standing six feet.

This book is an examination of cultural resistance to segregation in the world of black baseball through an analysis of editorial art, folktales, nicknames, "e;manhood"e; and the art of clowning.

"e;Orioles Magic"e; is a phrase fans still associate with the 1979-1983 seasons, Baltimore's last championship era, when they played excellent, exciting ball with a penchant for late-inning heroics.

The Boston Red Sox are one of the most iconic baseball teams, representing not just a city or a state, but an entire regionit's the only professional baseball team in New England.

Under the guidance of Leslie Heaphy and an editorial board of leading historians, this peer-reviewed, annual book series offers new, authoritative research on all subjects related to black baseball, including the Negro major and minor leagues, teams, and players; pre-Negro League organization and play; barnstorming; segregation and integration; class, gender, and ethnicity; the business of black baseball; and the arts.

Offering the best in original research and analysis, Base Ball is an annually published book series that promotes the study of baseball's early history, from its protoball roots to 1920, and its rise to prominence within American popular culture.

In an era of unique baseball stadiums, the Polo Grounds in New York stood out from the rest.

Eddie Plank won 326 games and has the most complete games and shutouts by a left-handed pitcher in Major League history.

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

The story about baseball's being invented in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839 by Abner Doubleday served to prove that the U.