Baseball

Don't bunt in a blowout.

For fans of baseball trivia, this updated version of The New Baseball Bible, first published as The Baseball Catalog in 1980 and selected as a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate, is sure to provide something for everyone, regardless of team allegiance.

The Giant-Dodger rivalry was considered the best in baseball by 1890 and remains the game's oldest and most storied rivalry today.

What do women softball players look for in a coach?

The son of a coal miner from a small Illinois town, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman lived the American dream until his untimely death at age twenty-nine.

This insightful collection documents Latinos in baseball from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Amos Otis, Frank White, George Brett, Hal McRae, Dan Quisenberry, Bret Saberhagen, Paul Splittorffone mention of any of those names can bring about visions of great baseball, determination, and winning.

Bursting onto the scene as a 20-year-old rookie, Arky Vaughan quickly established himself as the next great Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop.

The Immaculate Inning shines a light on the miracle of baseball's endless possibilitythe way that on any given day, someone (maybe a star, or maybe a scrub) could perform the rarest of single-game feats or cap off a seemingly unobtainable chase for a record.

Selected from the two most recent proceedings of the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture (2019 and 2021), this collection of essays explores subject matter centered both inside and beyond the ballpark.

During the mid-1950s, an unlikely star stood alongside baseball standouts Mickey Mantle, Henry Aaron and Willie Mays--a slugger with a funny name and muscles so bulging that he had to cut the sleeves off his uniform to swing freely.

The New York Yankees' history is filled with great achievements, outstanding performances, and unprecedented success.

This biography of Edd Roush, Indiana-born deadball batting king, centers on the events of the 1919 Black Sox World series but covers his life in full.

In Tumultuous Times in America's Game: From Jackie Robinson's Breakthrough to the War over Free Agency, Bryan Soderholm-Difatte provides a comprehensive examination of major developments and key figures in Major League Baseball from the integration of Jackie Robinson in 1947 to the owners-instigated catastrophic players' strike of 1994-95.

The autobiography of a baseball great.

The 1982 St.

Sidestepping the inflated egos and scandal that have infiltrated many men's sports, college female softball players exhibit power and grace on the field as well as camaraderie, high achievement and vulnerability off the field.

Big league baseball would seem to have been a hard sell in 1942.

In his forthright and honest autobiography, former St.

On a sunny Fourth of July during World War I, King George V went out to a ball game.

Visualizing Baseball provides a visual exploration of the game of baseball.

In the spring of 1933, with a new president in office and a banking crisis narrowly averted, there was optimism in Washington, D.

During his 15-season Major League career, slugger Johnny Mize was among the preeminent power hitters in baseball, a star for the St.

Mathematics is often challenging for students majoring in nontechnical fields.

Beginning with his early years as a St.

In the world of sports, Iowa is probably best known for wrestling but the state has also produced more than 200 major league baseball players.

With 363 victories, Warren Spahn is the winningest left-handed pitcher in baseball history.

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

One of the most underrated players in baseball history, Bill Virdon went on to successfully manage four Major League teams.

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

A PAPERBACK ORIGINALThe amazing stories behind the 35 seventh games of baseball's World SeriesThe World Series has gone to a thrilling "e;game seven"e; only 35 times, and each one comes alive in The Seventh Game, a rich collection of compelling stories and statistics, offering a unique perspective of baseball at its greatest, when there is truly no tomorrow for either side.

August 30, 2018 marks the 100th birthday of the former Boston Red Sox outfielder and baseball legend.

Nearly every year since 1939, baseball's most outstanding players, umpires, pioneers and executives have been enshrined at Cooperstown in a public ceremony attracting thousands of fans from across (and sometimes beyond) the United States.

Boasting a mix of homegrown talent and All-Star signings, the 2009 Yankees comprised the best of the best, from young up-and-comers to future Hall of Famers.

After seven games and 13 days, the outcome of the 1962 World Series hung on the final pitch, thrown by a pitcher for the New York Yankees to a hitter for the San Francisco Giants.

More than seventy years after his death, Babe Ruth continues to fascinate generations of fans.

Base Ball is a peer-reviewed book series published annually.

Bowl Full of Memories: 100 Years of Football at the Yale Bowl covers the Yale football from its inception in 1872 and pays tribute to the historic Yale Bowl, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014.

From acclaimed sports writer and bestselling author Jeff Pearlman, a searing and insightful look into the life and career of Barry Bonds, one of the most celebrated, contradictory and controversial sports figures of our timeNo player in the history of baseball has left such an indelible mark on the game as Barry Bonds.

Officially licensed,The National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection gathers biographies, statistics, and photos of over 175 members of the most exclusive club in the sport, all in one beautiful book every baseball fan should own.

Tales from the Angels Dugout is a humorous and fascinating look at the lighter side of forty-one years of frustration followed by the excitement of 2002.

At his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, former Negro League player Buck Leonard said, "e;Now, we in the Negro Leagues felt like we were contributing something to baseball, too, when we were playing.

Stubble scruffed up their chins.

Baseball transactions--trades, sales, purchases, free agents coming or leaving--have always had the ability to stir the interest and passion of fans.

Many of the great ballplayers of the Negro League have been forgotten simply because baseball's Hall of Fame would not recognize black players until Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige made their way into the Hall of Fame.

Indiana boasts a rich baseball tradition, with 10 native sons enshrined in Cooperstown.

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