Baseball

If unpredictability is so much of what makes sports compelling, the baseball draft might be the best place to look.

The 1908 American League pennant race was described as a "e;a fierce and fluctuating fight.

With the aim of providing anyone interested in baseball scorekeeping everything he or she needs to perform the task, this book contains a thorough and comprehensive manual on keeping a scorecard, together with a detailed analysis of each of the numerous, and often complex, official rules governing scorekeeping in baseball (many of which were revised or modified in 2007), as well as scorekeeping issues outside of MLB's rulebook.

Baseball has had many outstanding Latin American pitchers since the early 20th century.

The book chronicles almost 300 in-season changes of managers in the major leagues since 1900.

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.

Baseball and law have intersected since the primordial days.

Since 1971, 35 Negro League baseball players and executives have been admitted to the Hall of Fame.

Nebraska is not usually thought of as a focal point in the history of black baseball, yet the state has seen its share of contributions to the African American baseball experience.

Although Andrew "e;Rube"e; Foster (1879-1930) stands among the best African American pitchers of the 1900s, this baseball pioneer made his name as the founder and president of the Negro National League, the first all-black league to survive a full season.

Described as "e;the Greatest Batsman in the Country"e; by sportswriters of his era, Dennis "e;Big Dan"e; Brouthers compiled a .

Over their first four decades in the American League, the Cleveland Indians were known more for great players than consistently great play.

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Billy Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight years in which his St.

This volume presents carefully selected, and annotated, articles about major-leaguers serving at home and overseas in the U.

This first biography of four-time all-star Al Rosen covers the career of perhaps the best player on the fabulous Cleveland Indians' teams of the 1950s.

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.

Most baseball fans know Tom Candiotti as a knuckleballer but he began his career as a conventional pitcher in 1983--after becoming just the second player to appear in the major leagues following Tommy John surgery, at a time when only Tommy John himself had ever come back from the operation.

Napoleon Lajoie was the sixth player, and the first second baseman, to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The greatest players in baseball history are honored in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

The conclusion of the Sandy Koufax Era was a wild roller coaster ride for the LA Dodgers.

Evolving in an urban landscape, professional baseball attracted a dedicated fan base among the inhabitants of major cities, including ethnic and racial minorities, for whom the game was a vehicle for assimilation.

Baseball analysts often criticize pitcher win-loss records as a poor measure of pitcher performance, as wins are the product of team performance.

What do women softball players look for in a coach?

In 1967, in the midst of a nail-biting six-week pennant race, the Red Sox, Tigers, Twins and White Sox stood deadlocked atop the American League.

In 1887, Tip O'Neill, left fielder for the St.

Here are 42 interviews with women who competed in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

The study of baseball history and culture shows the national pastime to be a forum of debate where issues of sport, labor, race, character and the ethics of work and play are decided.

From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever.

In the world of sports, Iowa is probably best known for wrestling but the state has also produced more than 200 major league baseball players.

Eddie Cicotte, who pitched in the American League 1905-1920, was one of the tragic figures of baseball.

Few players in the history of baseball suffered as many professional setbacks as Roy Sievers (1926-2017).

The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates were a special team--team being the operative word.

For decades prior to the rise of Babe Ruth, the most recognized name in baseball was John McGraw.

Hastily formed in 1883 as a rival, third major league, the Union Association upset the moguls of the baseball world and disrupted the status quo.

The story of the "e;Miracle"e; Braves is one of the most memorable in baseball history, but less well known is what the club did after that spectacular season.

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Widely considered the best black player of the 19th century, Hall-of-Famer Frank Grant challenged baseball's color barrier in the 1880s to play for all-white professional teams--two of which fought a legal battle for his services.

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This first-ever volume focusing on sports pulp fiction devoted to America's two most popular pastimes of the 1935-1957 era--baseball and football--provides extensive detail on authors, along with examination of key plots, themes, trends and categories.

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.

In the 1880s, a Brooklyn baseball manager plotted to steal pitching signs and alert batters with a hidden electrical wire.

Hal Trosky played first base (and was team captain) for the Cleveland Indians during the Great Depression.

The early Deadball Era featured landmark achievements, great performances by several of baseball's immortals, and a delightful array of characters.

During 75 seasons of baseball (1946-2020), 71 teams in 21 minor leagues represented 35 Canadian cities, playing either under the aegis of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (called Minor League Baseball since 1999) or independently.

Covering the post-Civil War period through the 1950s, this richly illustrated--300 photographs!

A new type of player is stepping into the batter's box--the on-base specialist.

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