Baseball

After coming close to winning the pennant on more than one occasion during the early 1920s, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally shed the stigma of being underachievers and claimed the National League flag in 1925, ending the New York Giants' four-year reign at the top of the league.

Long before the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants brought the major leagues to California in 1958, professional baseball thrived on the West Coast in the form of the Pacific Coast League (PCL).

Since the Boston Red Sox came into existence in 1901, some of the greatest players ever to step onto a baseball diamond have filled its rosters.

In 1995, William B.

Almost from professional baseball's birth more than 130 years ago, the batting championship has been one of the sport's most highly coveted awards.

When African American first baseman George "e;Boomer"e; Scott made his debut in the major leagues in 1966, he took the field for the Boston Red Sox--the last major league team to field a black ballplayer, only seven years before.

This work follows the journey Peter Taylor undertook during the summer of 2007 (and a bit of 2009), when he set out to achieve a long held ambition and see a baseball game in every major league ballpark, a minor league game in those states without a major league franchise, plus the All-Star game and the post-season.

In 1924, at the age of 27, manager and second baseman Stanley "e;Bucky"e; Harris--aka "e;The Boy Wonder"e;--led the Washington Senators to their only World Series championship.

Al Simmons, at top form in the Roaring Twenties, sparked one of baseball's greatest dynasties, the Philadelphia Athletics, to multiple championships, before becoming just another ballplayer.

There is a long-standing relationship between broadcasting and sports, and nowhere is this more evident than in the marriage of baseball and radio: a slow sport perfectly suited to the word-painting of broadcasters.

This work takes a look at the cases that have had a significant influence on the game of baseball, such as Flood v.

The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2009-2010 is an anthology of scholarly essays that utilize the national game to examine topics whose import extends beyond the ballpark and constitute a significant academic contribution to baseball literature.

Famed Washington sportswriter Shirley Povich once said that Clark Griffith's life was a true Horatio Alger story.

Among the great pitchers in baseball history, Charles "e;Deacon"e; Phillippe and Samuel "e;The Schoolmaster"e; Leever are hardly household names.

Urbane real estate investor Charles Byrne and hustling news editor George J.

Sabermetrics, the search for objective knowledge about baseball through statistical analysis, has taken over the national pastime.

Most biographies of Jim Thorpe (1888-1953) emphasize his Olympic glory and his remarkable abilities in track and football.

In what is sure to be the definitive book on Eddie Collins's life and long career, author Rick Huhn covers the Hall of Fame player's experiences from childhood through his days at Columbia University, his tenure with the great Athletics clubs of 1906-1914, the highs and lows of a championship and scandal with the White Sox, and his return to the A's during their final run at greatness.

In 1960, Major League Baseball reached a crossroads in its history.

The life of a major league baseball scout is far from glamorous.

Over the course of fifty years in the mid-twentieth century, Fred "e;Dixie"e; Walker lived several baseball lives.

This second edition handbook provides readers with advice on obtaining autographed baseball memorabilia (balls, bats, photos, etc.

The players of the independent Carolina League were outlaws.

Shortly after the independent Carolina League was formed in 1936, officials of the National Association of Professional Baseball--which oversaw what was known as "e;organized baseball,"e; including the major leagues--began a campaign to destroy the league.

Armando Marsans, who joined the Cincinnati Reds in 1911, was the first Cuban star of the major leagues.

Few baseball fans are aware of the number of players with disabilities who have succeeded in the majors.

What leads a man in his mid to late thirties to take up the sport of baseball after a fifteen year hiatus?

When in 1911 Phillies pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander set the National League record for wins by a rookie (28), it was a sign of things to come.

On September 29, 1945, the Chicago Cubs' fireball pitcher Paul Erickson threw a curve ball to Tommy O'Brien of the Pittsburgh Pirates with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.

This is an anthology of 24 papers that were presented at the Fourteenth Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, held in June 2002, and co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

This is an anthology of 14 papers that were presented at the Ninth Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, held in June 1997 and co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Bismarck once said that God looked after drunkards, children and the U.

As scholarly interest in baseball has increased in recent years, so too has the use of baseball both as subject and as teaching method in college courses.

The Athletics spent thirteen seasons in Kansas City before moving to Oakland--a colorful history despite one of the worst records in baseball history.

The Waner brothers, Paul and Lloyd--also known as "e;Big Poison"e; and "e;Little Poison"e;--played together for fourteen seasons in the same Pittsburgh outfield in the 1920s and 1930s.

Gabby Harnett is believed by many to be the greatest catcher of all time.

After Babe Ruth erased Buck Freeman's record in 1919, the new mark stood for 34 years before Maris bettered it, defying as he did an incredulous sporting public.

Joe McCarthy was headed towards a career as a plumber--until the parish priest intervened, and convinced McCarthy's mother that he could make more of himself in baseball.

George Edward "e;Rube"e; Waddell was one of the zaniest characters ever to play baseball.

Although he never played a day in the white major leagues, John Henry "e;Pop"e; Lloyd was one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived.

The Akron club's accumulation of talented ballplayers and its success against the best opposition of the time set it apart from the general development of 19th century baseball.

Baseball player Tony Lazzeri was the first great Italian-American sports superstar.

Relief pitchers have important roles in baseball today, often coming in to pitch at some of the game's most critical and exciting moments, but they have not always been a part of the game.

He was often nonchalant and unfocused, showing up minutes before a game.

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

Baseball player and manager Hugh Ambrose Jennings was the kind of colorful personality who inspired nicknames.

In 1941, his first full season, Pete Reiser became the youngest batting champion in history, winning the NL title with a .

This is the first biography of Bill "e;Swish"e; Nicholson, a Cubs favorite and baseball's top slugger during the World War II era.

This work contains the heretofore unpublished memoirs of Brother Gilbert (a.

In this collection of interviews, baseball players, coaches, and managers speak candidly about their most memorable moments and experiences in baseball's big leagues.