Baseball

Remember the ';can't miss' prospect, the best kid baseball player you ever saw?

Charismatic Ed Delahanty, the most talented teenager on the sandlots of Cleveland, is subjected to the same persecution as his fellow immigrants from the Emerald Isle and bristles at signs like ';No dogs or Irish allowed.

An aspiring baseball catcher could do himself no greater favor than acquiring this manual.

He was told that the color of his skin would keep him out of the big leagues, but Joe Black worked his way up through the Negro League and the Cuban League.

He was told that the color of his skin would keep him out of the big leagues, but Joe Black worked his way up through the Negro League and the Cuban League.

Bill James and Baseball Info Solutions team of analysts continue to pack in new content, including a fresh look at the continues rise and effectiveness of The Shift and a new breakdown of home runs and long flyouts.

Bill James and the Baseball Info Solutions team of analysts continue to pack in new content, including a fresh look at the continued rise and effectiveness of The Shift and a new breakdown of home runs and long flyouts.

Since he first began publishing his Baseball Abstracts in the 1980s, Bill James has constantly challenged conventional wisdom by asking simple questions like, "e;Is that really true?

The first-to-market, most comprehensive, insightful, and groundbreaking annual baseball book on the market.

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

This essay collection covers more than forty years of history, fandom, and insider analysis from "e;the best baseball writer of our time-maybe ever"e; (Newsweek)The celebrated baseball chronicler has selected his favorite pieces from the last forty years to create Once More Around the Park, a definitive volume of his most memorable work.

This loving tribute to the defunct minor league teams of New Mexico and west Texas resurrects a forgotten period of baseball history.

In parks and cafes, homes and stadium stands, Cubans talk baseball.

An insider history of the Indianapolis Clowns, sometimes referred to as the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball The Indianapolis Clowns were a black touring baseball team that featured an entertaining mix of comedy, showmanship, and skill.

In the 1930s, Monroe, Louisiana, was a town of twenty-six thousand in the northeastern corner of the state, an area described by the New Orleans Item as the "e;lynch law center of Louisiana.

An investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way.

Fred "e;Dixie"e; Walker was a gifted ballplayer from a family of gifted athletes.

As the companion volume to Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1860-1901: Operating by Any Means Necessary, Lomax's new book continues to chronicle the history of black baseball in the United States.

Although very few baseball games end with a final score of one to zero, and such a score line might suggest a contest devoid of drama, nothing could be further from the truth.

During the Golden Age of baseball, as many as 59 minor leagues operated in a single season, and hundreds of G.

Relive the tumultuous preseason before Robinson broke the color barrierIn February 1947, the most memorable season in the history of the Cuban League finished with a dramatic series win by Almendares against its rival, Habana.

Baseball and Philosophy presents thirty-one talented professional thinkers who have found wisdom in and through baseball.

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

In 1890, baseball's Pittsburgh Alleghenys won a measly 23 games, losing 113.

Around 1863, William "e;Candy"e; Cummings discovered he could make clamshells curve when thrown-a skill he transferred to baseball as a pitcher for the New York Excelsiors.

Who comprised the most productive pairs in the history of professional team sports?

Although very few baseball games end with a final score of one to zero, and such a score line might suggest a contest devoid of drama, nothing could be further from the truth.

Mention "e;The Penguin"e; to any Dodgers fan and you're sure to evoke not just memories of the beloved third baseman Ron Cey, but also of the glory years of modern Dodgers baseball, a rollicking run through the '70s and '80s highlighted by the loquacious Tommy Lasorda, Fernandomania, a historic infield anchored by Cey, and an unforgettable 1981 World Series title.

The Toronto Blue Jays pitcher recounts his fateful season of injury, rehab, and reinvention in a memoir by "e;the best writer in a baseball uniform"e; (Tyler Kepner, The New York Times).

William Louis "e;Bill"e; Veeck, Jr.

"e;An entertaining history of baseball cards .

Nikkei Baseball examines baseball's evolving importance to the Japanese American community and the construction of Japanese American identity.

This is a comprehensive history of League Park, primary home field for Major League Baseball in Cleveland from 1891 to 1946, but with a significant history that includes the National Football League, Negro League baseball, college football and boxing, and an uncanny multitude of amazing events and people.

The 1957 PCL season faced uncertainty about the impending "e;invasion of major league baseball"e; in 1958.

Baseball in the 1950s comes to life through the words of 92 players from the fifties.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Montreal Expos provided their fans with spectacular play produced by spectacular players.

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.

This is an oral history of the Latin American baseball leagues of the mid-20th century.

There are many sports-related books about what happens on the playing field, but few are written about the equally interesting stories of what happens on the business side.

The Pennsylvania state leagues of the 1880s and 1890s rank among the most interesting minor leagues in the history of baseball.

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.

Walk through any major or minor league park today and the sights, sounds, and smells of baseball overwhelm.

In baseball, injuries to players fall into two main categories: overuse and traumatic.

This book analyzes how sportswriters have discussed issues of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, age and class within professional baseball from 1998 to the present.

Widely regarded as the best manager of his time, Bill McKechnie built winners at every stop, took four teams to the World Series and became the only man to do it in three different cities.