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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.

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.

"e;One of the best and truest books about baseball, and about coming to maturity in America.

Baseball Americas Prospect Handbook is, quite simply, the only source you need to find out about the future stars of baseball.

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

Sports fans are a devoted bunch, win or lose.

The typical baseball fan yearns for one of two things: a strikeout or a home run.

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, the full story of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped transform the city.

Of the 17,000-plus players who have donned major league uniforms over the years, not all were particularly nice or ethical.

Match wits with the father of baseball trivia, David Nemec, a ten-time national champion as he presents more than 200 baseball stumpers that are artfully designed to test the depth of the reader's knowledge about the game since 1871 including: Who is the most recent major leaguer to compile 100 or more hits, 20 or more complete games, and 20 or more decisions in the same season?

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.

Today the baseball catcher is a familiar but uninspiring figure.

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

The The Rise of the Bulldogs tells the extraordinary story of the unranked 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs and their remarkable journey from a seemingly lost season to NCAA National Champions.

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

The story of "e;Shoeless"e; Joe Jackson and his White Sox teammates purportedly conspiring with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds has lingered in our collective consciousness for a century.

Hack Wilsons record 191 RBIs in 1930 may well stand the test of time, and so may the record of his hard-drinking lifestyle.

With 14 All-Star appearances, 13 Gold Gloves, a Most Valuable Player Award, and, of course, a World Series ring, Ivan "e;Pudge"e; Rodriguez has more than earned his spot in Cooperstown as one of the best Major League catchers of all time.

House of David barnstorming baseball (1915-1957) was played without pre-determined schedules, leagues, player statistics or standings.

As the first great Jewish player in the major leagues and the first African American to play major-league baseball during the twentieth century, respectively, Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson are forever linked because of the barriers they encountered, the discrimination they endured, the athletic gifts they exhibited, and especially the courage and dignity they displayed.

Despite his outstanding pitching record, James Francis "e;Pud"e; Galvin (1856-1902) was largely forgotten after his premature death.

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The Cubs were at the end of the best five-season run of any team in history.

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.

One of major league baseball's first Native American stars, John Tortes "e;Chief"e; Meyers (1880-1971) was the hard-hitting, award-winning catcher for John McGraw's New York Giants from 1908 to 1915 and later for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The decades between the late 1960s counterculture and the advent of steroid use in the late 1980s bought tumult to Major League Baseball.

Jack McKeon, who in 2003 became the oldest manager to ever lead a team to the World Series championship, proved that old doesn't mean you're over, and these stories offer a look into his storied career, from baseball's forgotten fields to the World Series.

Of the 17,000-plus players who have donned major league uniforms over the years, not all were particularly nice or ethical.

The heartwarming underdog story of the 1924 Washington Senators.

In the wake of the 1919 White Sox scandal and the suspension for life of eight players, baseball saw a precipitous decline in popularity, especially among America's youth.

Home of the Game celebrates the unique position Camden Yards holds as a symbol of the modern game and a prototype for new ballparks across the country.

Can you guess the most memorable sports moments to happen in the Big Apple?

An irony of enshrinement at the baseball Hall of Fame is that it's no guarantee of lasting name recognition.

Card by card--all 572 of the '59 Topps set--this book contemplates the lives and times of mid-20th century baseball.

With the world's eyes on Jackie Robinson, there were not many who noticed the sportswriter who traveled by the baseball star's side in 1946-47.

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.

As a young man living in the Anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, it seemed Ed Walsh's course in life was set.

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.

A unique approach to the history of a Negro League team: The first half of this book covers the leagues and the players of the 1920s, the 1930s, and 1940 through 1947 (when Robinson broke the color barrier).

Alfonso Ramon Lopez spent 36 years in the big leagues as a catcher and manager.

The struggle to integrate the Baltimore Orioles mirrored the fight for civil rights in Baltimore.

The Green Monster.

At a time when many baseball fans wish for the game to return to a purer past, G.

A professional baseball prospect given little chance of making the big time, Octavio "e;Cookie"e; Rojas nevertheless flourished at the sport's top level during a 16-year major league career.

Let's say you're the manager of one of the most beloved franchises in Major League Baseball, with every past and current player available on your bench.

The Detroit Tigers were founding members of the American League and have been the Motor City's team for more than a century.