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From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever.

Bill Terry had some big shoes to fill in midseason 1932, when he took over managing the second division New York Giants for the iconic John McGraw.

Set against the background of the Great Depression, this book presents the life of Ralph Guldahl, who for a brief period in the 1930s was widely recognized as the best golfer in the world.

The Cubs were at the end of the best five-season run of any team in history.

The history of baseball is filled with players whose careers were defined by one bad play.

The 1966 Green Bay Packers were one of the greatest teams in professional football history.

For nearly 40 years, Ed Bolden dominated black baseball in Philadelphia.

This book tells the story of the Scottish golf professionals who came to America in 1888 and struggled to earn a living and the respect of the wealthy amateur golf establishment and the United States Golf Association who controlled the sport.

"e;He never felt like a Hall of Famer.

The hit 1992 film A League of Their Own ?

"e;Orioles Magic"e; is a phrase fans still associate with the 1979-1983 seasons, Baltimore's last championship era, when they played excellent, exciting ball with a penchant for late-inning heroics.

Hal Trosky played first base (and was team captain) for the Cleveland Indians during the Great Depression.

Ford Frick is best known as the baseball commissioner who put the "e;asterisk"e; next to Roger Maris's record.

From his first year in the majors, George Herman "e;Babe"e; Ruth knew he could profit from celebrity.

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From its colorful beginnings more than a century ago, baseball's annual Most Valuable Player Award has become the most prestigious (and contentious) individual honor in the sport.

Telling the story of Saints football in New Orleans is a way to understand larger social, political and economic conditions during pivotal moments of the city's history.

The Tobacco State League played an important role in eastern North Carolina for five summers (1946-1950), giving small-town communities a chance to be a part of professional baseball and offering a return to normalcy after World War II.

Evolving in an urban landscape, professional baseball attracted a dedicated fan base among the inhabitants of major cities, including ethnic and racial minorities, for whom the game was a vehicle for assimilation.

At six feet, four inches and more than 220 pounds, Roger Clemens (1962- ) was a major figure in baseball for nearly a quarter century.

Perhaps familiar today as an answer to sports trivia questions, Ken Williams (1890-1959) was once a celebrity who helped bring about a new kind of power baseball in the 1920s.

For nearly two decades Alan Trammell displayed an all-around game as a fielder, hitter, and base runner that was rare for shortstops of his era.

From the time conference play began in 1905, the Big Ten was the Western force in collegiate basketball.

It was a novel experiment as baseball's leading men formed the National Association, bringing order to the hodgepodge of professional and amateur clubs that made up the sport from the end of the Civil War through 1870.

Despite his outstanding pitching record, James Francis "e;Pud"e; Galvin (1856-1902) was largely forgotten after his premature death.

In an era of rowdy teams, the Cleveland Spiders (1887-1899) were baseball's rowdiest.

One of the most ambitious (and short-lived) endeavors in professional sports history, the United States Football League was founded in 1982.

The Detroit Tigers were founding members of the American League and have been the Motor City's team for more than a century.

Major League Baseball was in crisis in 1968.

Sports fans are a devoted bunch, win or lose.

The New York Yankees were the strongest team in the majors from 1948 through 1960, capturing the American League Pennant 10 times and winning seven World Championships.

With the aim of providing anyone interested in baseball scorekeeping everything he or she needs to perform the task, this book contains a thorough and comprehensive manual on keeping a scorecard, together with a detailed analysis of each of the numerous, and often complex, official rules governing scorekeeping in baseball (many of which were revised or modified in 2007), as well as scorekeeping issues outside of MLB's rulebook.

Cincinnati Reds leadoff hitter Johnny Temple batted over .

Under the guidance of Leslie Heaphy and an editorial board of leading historians, this peer-reviewed, annual book series offers new, authoritative research on all subjects related to black baseball, including the Negro major and minor leagues, teams, and players; pre-Negro League organization and play; barnstorming; segregation and integration; class, gender, and ethnicity; the business of black baseball; and the arts.

Under the guidance of Leslie Heaphy and an editorial board of leading historians, this peer-reviewed, annual book series offers new, authoritative research on all subjects related to black baseball, including the Negro major and minor leagues, teams, and players; pre-Negro League organization and play; barnstorming; segregation and integration; class, gender, and ethnicity; the business of black baseball; and the arts.

Offering the best in original research and analysis, Base Ball is an annually published book series that promotes the study of baseball's early history, from its protoball roots to 1920, and its rise to prominence within American popular culture.

Schooled on the sandlots of Milwaukee, Chicago Black Sox center fielder Oscar "e;Happy"e; Felsch (1891-1964) was a rising star who then blew a promising career for a few bucks by participating in the throwing of the 1919 World Series.

Who was the best baseball team of all time?

The Detroit Tigers gave a memorable performance in the pennant race against the New York Yankees in 1961, the American League's first expansion season.

The struggle to integrate the Baltimore Orioles mirrored the fight for civil rights in Baltimore.

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.

Glenn Scobey "e;Pop"e; Warner (1871-1954) stands among the giants of the coaching profession, alongside Knute Rockne, Amos Alonzo Stagg, George Halas and Vince Lombardi.

Ralph Kiner (1922-2014) was one of the most feared power hitters of his era.

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

The national pastime's rich history and vast cache of statistics have provided fans and researchers a gold mine of narrative and data since the late 19th century.

When we think of baseball, we think of sunny days and leisurely outings at the ballpark--rarely do thoughts of death come to mind.

With virtually the same personnel that had won both the National League pennant and the World Series the previous season, the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates were favored by the majority of preseason prognosticators to capture the pennant for the second year in a row.

According to the National Football League, the 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only undefeated, untied Super Bowl champions.

This combination reference book and history covers the inroads and achievements made on professional ball fields by Latin American athletes, the Major Leagues' greatest international majority.