Baseball

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

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.

This book chronicles his turbulent life and focuses on the reverential mystique that envelopes the Los Angeles Dodger even this day.

On April 20, 1912, The Boston Red Sox played their first official game at Fenway Park.

For more than a decade, Tim Raines patrolled left field for the nascent Montreal Expos, igniting the powder keg of what would become one of the most innovative, entertaining, and talented teams of the modern era.

From Pigs Eye to a pig on the field, the long and rich legacy of the St.

In 1964, the New York Yankees were the undisputed champions of Major League Baseball.

Explanation, demonstration, correction and repetition are essential to the activity of teaching.

Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a ';southpaw?

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

[It's] Montgomery's journalistic eye for distilling the humanity behind the unfulfilled athletic potential that makes this a real home run.

In 1964, thousands of Philadelphia baseball fans were caught up in the Phillies' unexpected run at the National League pennant.

A gripping detailed recap of the wildly insane, oft-overlooked, extra-innings classic that turned the 2004 ALCS into the most memorable playoff series in modern history.

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.

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.

BACK ISSUE 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.

Since the Progressive Era, baseball has been promoted as an institution encapsulating the best of American values and capable of bridging the chasms of twentieth century American culture--urban versus rural, industry versus agriculture, individual versus community, immigrant versus native, white versus color.

Most fans know Ralph Kiner as the New York Mets' long-tenured color commentator, but as a player he was one of the most feared hitters in the game; this autobiography allows Kiner to reveal his life story and to share his learned opinion about many topics affecting the game today.

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

Team Sports Training: The Complexity Model presents a novel approach to team sports training, examining football (soccer), rugby, field hockey, basketball, handball and futsal through the paradigm of complexity.

In Behind the Green Monster: Red Sox Myths, Legends, and Lore by Bill Ballou fans will relive the most exhilarating and heart-wrenching moments in Red Sox history, while also separating the facts from fiction.

The industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, the 2017 Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to approach prognostication by breaking performance down into its component parts.

For experts and beginning collectors alike, here is a definitive guide to authentication of Baseball Hall of Fame autographs, one of the most sought-after forms of baseball memorabilia.

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.

Baseball's premier national television analyst Tim McCarver presents fascinating tales from the game's greatest players and personalitiesTim McCarver s Diamond Gems is a treasure trove of fabulous anecdotes from the many baseball celebrities who have appeared on The Tim McCarver Show.

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945, Fred Clarke began his career in 1894 with a record day at the plate, going 5 for 5.

For more than 35 years, the very best in baseball predictions and statistics The industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to approach prognostication by breaking performance down into its component parts.

In an era of rowdy teams, the Cleveland Spiders (1887-1899) were baseball's rowdiest.

Gross Productivity Average, or GPA, is a new baseball statistic that measures performance.

More than three decades ago, the film Field of Dreams made grown men cry with its tale of a sons quest to know his father through the magic of baseball.

From 1921 through 1930, a young George E.

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

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

In Tumultuous Times in America's Game: From Jackie Robinson's Breakthrough to the War over Free Agency, Bryan Soderholm-Difatte provides a comprehensive examination of major developments and key figures in Major League Baseball from the integration of Jackie Robinson in 1947 to the owners-instigated catastrophic players' strike of 1994-95.

This is the biography of Bud Fowler (ne John Jackson), the first African American to play in organized baseball, and the longest tenured at the time that the color line was drawn.

Collective Bargaining in Professional Sports provides a timely and practical overview of the impact and importance of the collective bargaining process in the business of professional sports in the United States.

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.

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

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

This is the first full-length biography of Kid Nichols (1869-1953), who won 30 or more games a record seven times and was the youngest pitcher to reach 300 career victories.

INTRODUCING THE LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE BEST-SELLING LITTLE LEAGUE GUIDESPacked with valuable information on how to help their players improve at the plate, this guide takes coaches and parents step by step through: Correct techniques of hittingDevelopmental practice drillsSkills kids need to bat .

"e;Shoeless"e; Joe Jackson was one of baseball's greatest hitters and most colorful players.

A fascinating look inside the inner sanctum of the Steinbrenner era Yankees No team in American sports has as storied a history as the New York Yankees, winners of 27 World Series.

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

In 1908 baseball was the only game that mattered in the South.

To reach the majors, a ballplayer must not only possess natural ability and world-class skills but must also overcome nearly insurmountable odds.