Baseball

They emerged from the mines, shook off the coal dust, and stepped onto the diamond.

While most serious fans know that the Deadball Era was characterized by low scoring, aggressive baserunning, and strong pitching, few understand the extent to which ballparks determined the style of play.

This work uses practical measures to scientifically rank major league players, position by position, according to their offensive and defensive skills.

For decades baseball scouts have beat the bushes for talent, wandering throughout the United States in search of promising young players.

This work examines the historical significance of the state of New Jersey in the Negro League legacy, especially the black baseball players, teams, owners and managers, and their struggles against not just segregation, and their accomplishments.

Recent polls have placed football ahead of baseball in popularity.

Many are aware that baseball's European ancestry stretches back centuries, but few realize just how extensive the modern game's history is on the Continent and British Isles.

Few franchises in the deadball era won as consistently or as often as the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics.

Baseball at its best is a combination of chess match and gladiatorial combat, waged over a long season but turning on split-second decisions and physical instincts.

This biography traces the hard life and colorful career of "e;Iron Man"e; McGinnity from his childhood working the coalfields of Illinois to his death in 1929.

Ty Cobb, Nap Lajoie, and Honus Wagner were among the greatest hitters who ever played major league baseball, but how do they stack up against players of other eras and each other?

Interest and attendance were dropping, and football was ascending.

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.

Themost entertaining and comprehensiveguide to every baseball fan's dream road tripincluding every new ballpark since the 2004 editionrevised and completely updated!

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

Twenty top Major League Baseball players share stories about life off the field and their favorite foodswith nearly 100 full-color photos and more than 60 easy-to-make recipesBaseball and food are two of lifes uncomplicated pleasures, stirring up sizzling passion across all generations.

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

A collection ofghost storiescollected from baseballplayers, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, whichexplores the sometimes amusing and sometimes spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal.

The Seventh Inning Stretch, by noted baseball expert Josh Pahigian addresses all of the most interesting baseball arguments, however frivolous, that fans have been engaging in for decades, and even a few they may have never stopped to consider before.

One of baseball's most insightful commentators picks the 50 greatest Red Sox players of all time.

An in-depth look at the intersection of judgment and statistics in baseballScouting and scoring are considered fundamentally different ways of ascertaining value in baseball.

Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey, and the hidden hand of God that changed history Journalist and baseball lover Ed Henry reveals for the first time the backstory of faith that guided Jackie Robinson into not only the baseball record books but the annals of civil rights advancement as well.

Winner: Ferguson Kansas History Book AwardA Kansas Notable BookAs baseball was becoming the national pastime, Kansas was settling into statehood, with hundreds of towns growing up with the game.

This book is the story of the first part of my life and how I rediscovered myself.

Shibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia.

An in-depth look at the intersection of judgment and statistics in baseballScouting and scoring are considered fundamentally different ways of ascertaining value in baseball.

Baseball has existed since the mid 1800's and has been the occupation for thousands of men through history.

"e;If you haven't read poetry since high school, now is the time to start!

In this book,The Baseball Gods are Real: Volume 3 - The Religion of Baseball, I expand on my belief that the Baseball Gods do exist.

In the Baseball Gods are Real - Volume 2: The Road to the Show, I take my readers for another ride as I continue on my spiritual path.

Finalist for the 2024 Casey Award and selected as a 'Best Baseball Book of 2024' by Sports Collector's DigestFor twenty Major League seasons, the name Dwight Evans was synonymous with sterling defense and a potent bat.

From an award-winning humorist, a touching memoir and manifesto that reveals the deep secrets of fan jinxes, hexes, and charms Did you know there is a secret to winning ballgames?

A 2012 Top Ten Sports Book as selected by Booklist, winner of the 2011 Seymour Medal and Larry Ritter Award from the Society for American Baseball Research, and finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award for nonfiction, Fenway 1912 is the remarkable story of Fenway's very first year.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;Derek Jeter is undoubtedly the most talked about, argued about, cheered, booed and ultimately respected baseball player of his generation.

Brewers-Orioles, 6/10/82: "e;An astounding piece of sports journalism .

This new edition of the definitive guide to Civil War battlefields is really a completely new book.

"e;An exciting and engrossing book.

San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller From the speedy rise of the Big Three to their stunning breakup, Urban's book says it all.

"e;We re all winners, as Dayn Perry serves as our trusted guide on this idiosyncratic but profoundly informative walking tour of the great teams and players of the last few decades.

"e;Cecilia Tan has written a Yankee Doodle Dandy of a book.

"e;An extraordinary book .

The biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees.

The story of Willie Mays's rookie year with the Negro American League's Birmingham Black Barons, the Last Negro World Series, and the making of a baseball legendBaseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays is one of baseball's endearing greats, a tremendously talented and charismatic center fielder who hit 660 career homeruns, collected 3,283 hits, knocked in 1,903 runs, won 12 Gold Glove Awards and appeared in 24 All-Star games.

"e;The most valuable team player in sports"e; shows you what "e;teamwork"e; really means What does it take to be a real team player, especially in a society that glorifies selfishness and a corporate culture that often uses "e;team player"e; as a buzzword but rewards only the showboaters and prima donnas?

This book examines the youth sport parent experience through the lens of social capital, a cornerstone social science concept of the past 30 years.

This book examines the youth sport parent experience through the lens of social capital, a cornerstone social science concept of the past 30 years.