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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.

In the 1880s, a Brooklyn baseball manager plotted to steal pitching signs and alert batters with a hidden electrical wire.

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

The early Deadball Era featured landmark achievements, great performances by several of baseball's immortals, and a delightful array of characters.

During 75 seasons of baseball (1946-2020), 71 teams in 21 minor leagues represented 35 Canadian cities, playing either under the aegis of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (called Minor League Baseball since 1999) or independently.

In their early years, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals-- the two oldest teams in the National Football League --travelled the country with only rare mention in the newspapers.

Covering the post-Civil War period through the 1950s, this richly illustrated--300 photographs!

A new type of player is stepping into the batter's box--the on-base specialist.

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Telling the story of LSU football through coverage of each of the Tigers' 50 bowl games--from 1907 through 2019--this book provides summaries of the team's regular season, and their opponents' season, along with quarter-by-quarter game highlights, important stats, and quotes from players and coaches.

For more than 120 years, the University of Southern California Trojans have maintained a tradition of football excellence that has placed the team among the perennial elite in the collegiate ranks.

For three decades, Louis Norman "e;Bobo"e; Newsom (1907-1962) was one of the most well-known pitchers in baseball.

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The Giants' accomplishments took place against an historical backdrop of a change in the African-American experience.

Recent advances in baseball statistical analysis have made it possible to assess the totality of contribution each player makes to team success or failure.

George Altman grew up in the segregated South but was able to participate in the sport at more levels of competition than perhaps anyone else who has ever played the game, from the 1940s to the 1970s.

How did the business of professional baseball fare during World War II?

"e;A gentleman when the game was hard-bitten, played by rough-and-ready lads out to win whatever the cost.

The 1972 World Series was a terrific clash between two rising Major League franchises, the Oakland A's and the Cincinnati Reds.

This account of the four baseball seasons of 1900 through 1903 seeks to capture the flavor of the period by providing yearly overviews from the standpoint of each team and by focusing more deeply on 30 or more players of the era--not only such legendary stars as Cy Young and Willie Keeler, but also relative unknowns such as Bill Keister and Kip Selbach.

Dick Stuart (1932-2002) began as a minor league first baseman, noted for his outsized ego and terrible fielding.

Tom Gamboa played baseball professionally, coached, scouted, managed in the minors and in Puerto Rico and coached in the majors with the Cubs and Royals.

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.

In the wake of the 1919 White Sox scandal and the suspension for life of eight players, baseball saw a precipitous decline in popularity, especially among America's youth.

Written by and for baseball fans (or those trying to live with one), this collection of essays joins a perennial conversation all fans have--"e;Why do we love baseball?

Baseball fans may know the story of the Brooklyn Dodgers, but they don't know the whole story.

One of the greatest pitchers of his era, William Arthur "e;Candy"e; Cummings was born in 1848, when baseball was in its infancy.

This book is the day by day story of the 1954 Indians, whose .