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The New York Yankees are baseball's most storied team.

This is a straightforward history of the Athletics franchise, from its Connie Mack years in Philadelphia with teams featuring Eddie Collins, Chief Bender, Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Cochrane and Lefty Grove, through its 13 years in Kansas City, under Arnold Johnson and Charles O.

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

Highlighting each of the 27 Green Bay Packers enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame--including such luminaries as Earl "e;Curly"e; Lambeau, Bart Starr, Vince Lombardi, Brett Favre and Charles Woodson--this book takes a comprehensive look at each player.

Baseball and law have intersected since the primordial days.

Charles "e;Gus"e; Dorais (1891-1954) was the quarterback of Notre Dame's "e;Dorais to Rockne"e; tandem that revolutionized football's forward pass.

Since 1971, 35 Negro League baseball players and executives have been admitted to the Hall of Fame.

Drawing on the author's 30-year study of football statistics, this book presents new methods for analyzing the game in different ways.

Nebraska is not usually thought of as a focal point in the history of black baseball, yet the state has seen its share of contributions to the African American baseball experience.

Although Andrew "e;Rube"e; Foster (1879-1930) stands among the best African American pitchers of the 1900s, this baseball pioneer made his name as the founder and president of the Negro National League, the first all-black league to survive a full season.

Described as "e;the Greatest Batsman in the Country"e; by sportswriters of his era, Dennis "e;Big Dan"e; Brouthers compiled a .

Over their first four decades in the American League, the Cleveland Indians were known more for great players than consistently great play.

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Billy Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight years in which his St.

This volume presents carefully selected, and annotated, articles about major-leaguers serving at home and overseas in the U.

While the starting lineup of an NBA team consists of five players, there are at least 12 on each roster.

This first biography of four-time all-star Al Rosen covers the career of perhaps the best player on the fabulous Cleveland Indians' teams of the 1950s.

When John Beilein arrived at University of Michigan in 2007, the once-proud men's basketball program was adrift after failing to reach the NCAA Tournament for nine straight seasons.

In 1947, as the integration of Major League Baseball began, the once-daring American League had grown reactionary, unwilling to confront postwar challenges--population shifts, labor issues and, above all, racial integration.

Most baseball fans know Tom Candiotti as a knuckleballer but he began his career as a conventional pitcher in 1983--after becoming just the second player to appear in the major leagues following Tommy John surgery, at a time when only Tommy John himself had ever come back from the operation.

Napoleon Lajoie was the sixth player, and the first second baseman, to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The greatest players in baseball history are honored in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Recent years have been among the most challenging in NFL history, culminating in the 2020-21 coronavirus and social justice issues.

The conclusion of the Sandy Koufax Era was a wild roller coaster ride for the LA Dodgers.

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.

Baseball analysts often criticize pitcher win-loss records as a poor measure of pitcher performance, as wins are the product of team performance.

What do women softball players look for in a coach?

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In 1967, in the midst of a nail-biting six-week pennant race, the Red Sox, Tigers, Twins and White Sox stood deadlocked atop the American League.

As a star linebacker for the Cleveland Browns in the 1940s and 1950s, Marion Motley invented the modern concept of the fullback.

In 1887, Tip O'Neill, left fielder for the St.

In 'The Little Book of Rugby Facts' Eddie Ryan has gathered together a treasure trove of knowledge about a nation's passion.

Here are 42 interviews with women who competed in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

The study of baseball history and culture shows the national pastime to be a forum of debate where issues of sport, labor, race, character and the ethics of work and play are decided.

In the 150 years of college football history, the national championship has been decided by unanimous vote only 33 times.

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

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.

Eddie Cicotte, who pitched in the American League 1905-1920, was one of the tragic figures of baseball.

The three-point shot has been an NBA institution for more than 40 years, with the first long-distance bombs fired on October 12, 1979.

Few players in the history of baseball suffered as many professional setbacks as Roy Sievers (1926-2017).

The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates were a special team--team being the operative word.

For decades prior to the rise of Babe Ruth, the most recognized name in baseball was John McGraw.

Hastily formed in 1883 as a rival, third major league, the Union Association upset the moguls of the baseball world and disrupted the status quo.

One of the most influential sportsmen of the late 20th century, Johnny F.

The story of the "e;Miracle"e; Braves is one of the most memorable in baseball history, but less well known is what the club did after that spectacular season.

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Widely considered the best black player of the 19th century, Hall-of-Famer Frank Grant challenged baseball's color barrier in the 1880s to play for all-white professional teams--two of which fought a legal battle for his services.

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This first-ever volume focusing on sports pulp fiction devoted to America's two most popular pastimes of the 1935-1957 era--baseball and football--provides extensive detail on authors, along with examination of key plots, themes, trends and categories.

More than a century ago, the Philadelphia Athletics enjoyed a glorious five-season run under legendary manager Connie Mack, winning three World Series and four pennants from 1910 through 1914.