Baseball

It took something truly remarkable to save the 1981 Major League Baseball season from being remembered only as the year of the players strike.

More than twenty former and current Philadelphia Phillies players share their fondest single-game experience and memories with author Bob Gordon.

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

Offering readers more than just a sneak peek into the dugout, Bob Forschs Tales from the St.

It was one perfect moment, one singular feat unparalleled in the half a century of baseball that followed.

Was it Babe Ruth who said it best when he once remarked, Baseball was, is, and always will be to me the best game in the world?

In this newly revised edition of Chicago Cubs: Where Have You Gone?

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In Game of My Life New York Yankees, everyone from stars to supersubs offers personal stories revealing the obstacles they had to overcome in order to succeed on sports biggest stage.

The 1983 American League West champion Chicago White Sox will forever be remembered by their trademark slogan: Winning Ugly.

Theirs was a prolonged run of excellence like none other in sports history.

More than twenty former and current Pale Hose players share their fondest single-game White Sox experience and memories with the Chicago Tribunes Lew Freedman.

Game of My Life New York Mets, now newly updated, takes a personal look inside the biggest moments of the Mets' greatest and most beloved players, from journeymen to superstars.

Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of Keystone, South Dakota, is one of the most iconic landmarks in the United States.

Completely updated and expanded through the 2019 baseball season!

As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture.

How the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies Won the First World Series Championship in Franchise History The road was rocky and the suspense intense as a make-or-break 1980 baseball season unfolded for the Philadelphia Phillies under a new, often-unpopular manager who sought to shape a collection of All-Star talent into champions.

This Day in Philadelphia Sports, first published in 2014 and now newly updated in paperback to cover Super Bowl LII, Villanova basketballs latest championships, and more, offers a concise 366-day approach to looking back at the history of Philadelphia sports.

Larry Andersen, Richie Zisk, and Joe Simpson made sure that everywhere bewildered manager Rene Lachemann went during the 1982 season, some Jell-O was sure to followfrom his hotel bathroom sink, tub, and toilet (filled to the brim) to a postgame can of beer.

Imagine a story in which a young man grows up so close to a major-league ballpark that he can see the stadium lights from his front yard.

From 1991 through 2005, the Atlanta Braves did something no pro sports team can match, finishing in first place for fourteen consecutive seasons.

Between 1966 and 1983, the Baltimore Orioles were considered the best team in baseball.

At 6-foot-7 and 285 pounds, Aaron Judge emerged as the biggest story in baseball in 2017 with his monstrous home runs and record-breaking ability.

In 1884, professional baseball was still in its infancy.

In 1943, while the New York Yankees and St.

An October to Remember 1968: The Tigers-Cardinals World Series as Told by the Men Who Played in It recalls one of baseball's most celebrated championship series from the voices of the players who still remain--a collected narrative from a bygone era of major-league baseball as they reflect fifty years later.

With 363 victories, Warren Spahn is the winningest left-handed pitcher in baseball history.

By the end of 1966, the Boston Red Sox were a team in serious trouble.

The autobiography of a baseball great.

Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone?

To baseball fans of today, the name Dodgers is synonymous with Hollywood, the warm California sun, and names like Tommy Lasorda, Kirk Gibson, Steve Garvey, and Orel Hershiser.

Calling all Tribe fans!

As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture.

What do Rube Walberg, Mike Nagy, Kevin Millar, and Dustin Pedroia all have in common?

The Detroit Tigers Old English D is one of the most recognized symbols in sports.

What do Dizzy Dean, Catfish Metkovich, John Boccabella, Bill Buckner, Mark Prior, and Jason Heyward all have in common?

This is the first team history of the New York Metsor any other teamto be told through a lighthearted analysis of uniform numbers.

More than just a lavishly illustrated and highly readable book, Wrigley Field Year by Year, originally published in 2014, is the result of a quarter century of meticulous research.

The rich tradition of the San Francisco Giants has provided indelible memories for their fans ever since they moved from New Yorks Polo Grounds to Seals Stadium in 1958.

For several decades, the Baltimore Orioles were the envy of every Major League Baseball team.

Sports fans in New York will always remember the incredible events of 1969.

The newly reissued Legends of the Philadelphia Phillies, originally published in 2005, takes an in-depth look at the legends that have shaped the Phillies identity over the last seventy years.

Since the start of the twentieth century, Philadelphias professional teams in four major sports have won a combined total of seventeen championships.

This Day in Philadelphia Sports, first published in 2014 and now newly updated in paperback to cover events from the 201415 season, offers a concise 366-day approach to looking back at the history of Philadelphia sports.

For the first decade of the 21st century, the Baltimore Orioles were perpetual cellar dwellers, with losing seasons from 19982011fourteen straight years.

From 1991 through 2005, the Atlanta Braves did something no pro sports team can match, finishing in first place for fourteen consecutive seasons.

From splitters to spitters; from a frozen rope to the suicide squeeze; from extra innings to no hitters, baseball is truly a great game.

What do Mark Koenig, Red Rolfe, Frank Crosetti, Sandy Alomar, Bobby Murcer, Wayne Tolleson, and Derek Jeter all have in common?

Big league baseball would seem to have been a hard sell in 1942.