History of sport

The hit 1992 film A League of Their Own ?

The 1950s marked a transformative period in postwar American history.

The Detroit Tigers have been marked neither by dynasties nor doldrums.

This book covers the entirety of franchise history, from their birth and struggles as the Highlanders to the bludgeoning bats of Murderer's Row and the first Yankees dynasty to the juggernauts of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s, to the anomalous mediocrity that followed, to the championships and circus of the Steinbrenner, Jackson and Billy Martin era to, the run of crowns two decades later, to the years of frustration and missed opportunity through the second decade of the twenty-first century.

A boastful, fully illustrated, Boston fan's celebration of the most amazing run of sports dominance any city has seen: 10 championships from 4 teams in just 16 yearsThe perfect gift for the Boston sports fana full-color, illustrated celebration of the city's historic, unprecedented run of sports championships since the 2001-02 football season: 16 years and 10 championships from 4 teams.

This book carefully examines the careers of the fifty men who made the greatest impact on one of the most successful franchises in the history of professional sports.

Just as George Plimpton had his proverbial cup of coffee in the NFL as the un-recruited and certainly unwanted fourth-string quarterback for the Detroit Lions, so, too, did Will McGough immerse himself in a sport he had no business trying.

The Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Red Soxs greatest momentsincluding its nine World Series wins and individual achievementsbut focuses also on some very unusual seasons and events, such as the refusal of the New York Yankees to go up against them in the 1904 World Series, the derivation of its name, and of course the famous Curse of the Bambino.

Relive the games, moves, and players of the hard-hitting team that won the 1986 World Series.

In the April of 1945, exactly two years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, liberal Boston City Councilman Izzy Muchnick persuaded the Red Sox to try out three black players in return for a favorable vote to allow the team to play on Sundays.

One Sunday afternoon in August 1965, on a day when baseballs most storied rivals, the Giants and Dodgers, vied for the pennant, the national pastime reflected the tensions in society and nearly sullied two men forever.

It was the golden age of baseball, and all over the country teams gathered on town fields in front of throngs of fans to compete for local glory.

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

A visually stunning road trip through pro baseball's wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractionsExploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession items, and even super-fans and mascots profiled in this armchair baseball journey.

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This jointly authored book extends understanding of the use of sport to address global development agendas by offering an important departure from prevailing theoretical and methodological approaches in the field.

This book highlights sport as one of the key inspirations for an international range of modernist artists.

The first biography of Vin Scully is long overdue.

The Green Monster.

Why are Americans obsessed with the home run in sports, business, and even life?

In early 1969, New York City and all it represented was in disarray: politically, criminally, and athletically.

It began as a Depression-era, winner-take-all challenge between two Chicago stockbrokers, one of them a flamboyant daredevil with more guts than money and the other with more money than sense.

Hereis the ultimate golf reference book, meant to feed golfers' insatiable hunger for the statistics and trivia of their game.

In late 1913 the newly formed Federal League declared itself a major league in competition with the established National and American Leagues.

In this delightful history of the sport, Frommer captures the flavor, smell, and craziness of the early days of baseball.

Big names have always dominated baseball, and one of the biggest in recent history is Roger Clemens-the Rocket.

2014 SLA Baseball Caucus Readers’ Choice Award winner from the Special Libraries Association The Deadball Era (1901–1920) is a baseball fan’s dream.

The competition level in Little League has never been tougher, but the kids on the Jackie Robinson West team faced their own set of challenges on and off the baseball diamond.

DiMag & Mick is a portrait of DiMaggio and Mantle as the old and young exemplars of what was a more confident, masterful age not only in baseball but in the country where they were held up as cultural heroes over two generations, symbolic of an America celebrating its recent triumph over Nazism and ever-curious about the new age of color television, rocket ships, and technology.

An entertaining read about the greatest baseball team, the 1927 New York Yankees, who beat up on American League rivals during the regular season and then swept the World Series.

One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Detroit Tigers baseball club was founded in 1894 and stands as the oldest continuous one-name, one-city franchise in the American League.

For more than sixty yearsfrom the 1890s to the 1950sboxing was an integral part of American popular culture and a major spectator sport rivaling baseball in popularity.

During the more than one hundred years that baseball has been our national pastime, all types of individuals have been managers of teams.

Throughout the 2008 season, each game played at the world's most beloved stadium brought ';The House That Ruth Built' closer to shutting its gates forever.

Blending exclusive rare interviews with Rachel Robinson (Jackie's widow), Mack Robinson (Jackie's brother), Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Ralph Kiner, and others, celebrated author Harvey Frommer evokes the lives of general manager Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson by describing how they worked together to shatter baseballs color line.

Since the founding of professional baseball, few teams have risen above years of mediocrity only to see their fortunes interrupted by war and tragedy.

The home run is indeed baseball's ultimate weapon.

This book explores sport communication in Africa and the African diaspora.

On New Years Day, 1975, Catfish Hunter left the Oakland As for a $3,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, becoming, at the time, the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history.

How Manchester United conquered all, by the players who won everything______________________________________________________________With a foreword by Ruud van NistelrooyAn Irish Times BestsellerThe Champions League, the Club World Cup, 6 Premier League Titles, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cups, 4 Community Shields, 1 legendary manager.

This book presents a kaleidoscopic view of the multidisciplinary field of research developed within Brazilian social sciences to study football as a major cultural and social phenomenon in the country.

This book is the first English-language study of motorsport and Italian Fascism, arguing that a synergy existed between motor racing and Fascism that did not exist with other sports.

This book brings together examples and cases from across the world to discuss how sport has and can further contribute to the UN 2030 Sustainable Development agenda.

This book analyzes the 2018 and 2019 men's and women's World Cups to understand how the use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) affected each tournament.

Drawing on new archival documents and interviews, this book demonstrates the evolving role of international politics in Olympic security planning.

Nach welchen Regeln funktioniert das milliardenschwere Fußballgeschäft?

Opening day in Milwaukee is an event like no other in baseball--all the pomp and reverence for the return of the season, with a tailgate party like only Brewers fans know how to throw.

In the 111-year-history of the Boston Red Sox, fans have been treated to countless firsts the first manager of the franchise (Jimmy Collins), the first American League MVP to play for the Sox (Tris Speaker), the first 20-game winner (Bill Dineen), the first to hit 500 home runs (Ted Williams), and the first Red Sox pitcher to win the Cy Young Award (Roger Clemens).

'Entertaining, quirky and an enjoyable read' Phil Liggett MBE'A genuine one-off with a ready wit and a killer anecdote to hand at all times' Rouleur'Entertaining.

'Entertaining, quirky and an enjoyable read' Phil Liggett MBE'A genuine one-off with a ready wit and a killer anecdote to hand at all times' Rouleur'Entertaining.