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This is a first-ever biography of one of the foremost New York Yankees in the team's extraordinary history.

They went from last place to dynasty in two years.

In major league baseball, the period between 1946 and the early 1980s represented the Era of the Barnums, when certain inspired owners and executives raised to an art form the use of promotions to increase attendance.

The Black Ball era of segregated baseball from the 1880s to the mid-1940s involves much more than just the exploits of Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck O'Neil and other eventual Hall-of-Famers.

A sports history with a personal touch, this compendium of baseball profiles and remembrances highlights and celebrates some of the greatest Italian American ball players of the 20th century.

Much ink has been spilled on Ralph Branca, Bobby Thomson, and the famous "e;Miracle at Coogan's Bluff"e; pennant playoff game in October of 1951.

There is no greater honor for anyone in baseball than being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Relive the glory days of the Montreal Expos.

Very early in my coaching career I was fortunate to meet a 10 year old who questioned everything!

At the heart of this book are thirty-four personality profiles of North Carolina natives who played baseball in the major leagues.

Charlie Dressen was a true baseball character.

In 1889, the Louisville Colonels, the city's major league baseball team, lost 111 games, won only 27, and went bankrupt in midseason.

The vivid language of baseball pervades and invigorates American and other forms of English.

For fifty-two years, Cleveland waited.

This book profiles 136 Negro League players, managers, and executives, presenting details of their playing careers and the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

Through conducting painstaking research and dozens of interviews, Robert Gaunt produced an exceptional book on minor league history.

Bo Belinsky's story proves the adage that all that glitters is not gold.

Starting in the late 19th century, South African baseball has established a fascinating and multi-layered history.

Step up to the plate and discover the fascinating history of professional baseball in Toronto.

Step up to the plate and discover the fascinating history of professional baseball in Toronto.

Best known as a Hall of Fame pitcher (1934-1957) for the Baltimore Black Sox, Newark Eagles, and Baltimore Elite Giants, as well as teams in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, and Venezuela, Leon Day (1916-1995) often was compared with the more flamboyant Satchel Paige whom he beat in three of four meetings.

Moving from the volatile 1960s into the 1970s, baseball faced many challenges.

A humorous, nostalgic look at the hapless 1941 Philadelphia Phillies amid baseball legends and global turmoil.

A humorous, nostalgic look at the hapless 1941 Philadelphia Phillies amid baseball legends and global turmoil.

Pick'em contests are changing the fantasy sports world.

Since 1858 when the first piece of baseball music was published and performed, music has been a constant companion to all aspects of the game, amplifying and enlivening the stories and experiences of the fans, players, performers, composers, lyricists and music publishers who documented and celebrated the game with music.

"e;Better than any previous account.

"e;The era, the ballplayer and the record are all laid out beautifully.

The perfect beer-table book for fans of the Great American Pastimeregardless of team affiliation!

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

Teddy Ballgame or the Great Bambino?

Baseball books span the spectrum from the All-Stars to the has-beens but invariably overlook the endless string of things that could have happened but didnt.

Just as baseball is at the heart of America, so too is Route 66.

A comprehensive trivia book that enables readers to compete as they answer questions!

In celebration of the twenty-year anniversary of the 2000 Subway Series, Jerry Beach details the history of the series between New Yorks Major League Baseball clubs.

A photographic tribute to how ballplayers get their start with memories from Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki, Vladimir Guerrero, and more.

A History of the Epic Rivalry between Two of Baseballs Powerhouses that Has Spanned Over Eighty Yearsfrom Ebbets Field to Dodger Stadium, from Babe Ruth to Reggie Jackson The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are two of the most storied and popular teams in not only baseball, but all of sports.

Rarely does anyone use the term ';two-way' in regard to a baseball player.

In the newly updated Game of My Life Philadelphia Eagles, several legendary Eagles players share their fondest memories as each one recalls the game that sticks out the most from his Eagles career.

For almost fiftyyears, the Cleveland Indians were a joke.

How has today's society changed because of Sandy Koufax, Tom Brady, or Tiger Woods?

Part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembledall verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame.