Baseball S Greatest Comeback

Author : J. Brian Ross
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781442236073

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Baseball's Greatest Comeback by J. Brian Ross Pdf

Baseball’s Greatest Comeback recounts the story of the 1914 Boston Braves that experienced the greatest come-from-behind season ever witnessed in baseball history. A perennially woeful team, the Braves rose from the ashes of last place—fifteen games behind on July 4th—to battle in the World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics, one of the most dominant teams of all time. Baseball fans witnessed one of sport’s most spectacular comebacks, and Boston’s National League team earned a new designation: “The Miracle Braves.” Full of timeless images and memorable characters—including a fanatically superstitious manager, a cheerfully madcap star, and an obsessively driven, yet highly sensitive captain—this book will inform and entertain baseball fans and sports historians alike.

Author : Drew Lyon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781543568653

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Pro Baseball's All-Time Greatest Comebacks by Drew Lyon Pdf

From an unexpected playoff run to a title winning walk-off home run, few things are more exciting in pro baseball than seeing an underdog come back to win it all. Baseball history is filled with incredible stories of teams that defied the odds to win a championship and players who overcome personal struggles to return to the game they love. Filled with dramatic stories and action-packed images, readers will find themselves cheering on their favorite underdog teams and players to victory. The Capstone Interactive edition comes with simultaneous access for every student in your school and includes read aloud audio recorded by professional voice over artists.

Author : Drew Lyon
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781496645647

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Pro Baseball's All-Time Greatest Comebacks by Drew Lyon Pdf

From an unexpected playoff run to a title winning walk-off home run, few things are more exciting in pro baseball than seeing an underdog come back to win it all. Baseball history is filled with incredible stories of teams that defied the odds to win a championship and players who overcome personal struggles to return to the game they love. Filled with dramatic stories and action-packed images, readers will find themselves cheering on their favorite underdog teams and players to victory.

Author : Bill Nowlin,Len Levin,Carl Riechers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1970159472

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Baseball's Greatest Comeback Games by Bill Nowlin,Len Levin,Carl Riechers Pdf

What are Major League Baseball's greatest comeback games? This book set out to collect the stories of those games, but rather than throw together an anecdotally-determined collection of games, SABR decided to see if there was an objective measure, a way to determine which was the greatest comeback game of all time, and to rank the games. Retrosheet's Tom Ruane created a master list of 630 games and ranked them mathematically in terms of how unlikely the win was, and therefore how great the comeback had been. The games in this volume are presented in rank order, from number 1 through 64. We also added the greatest postseason comeback games. These seven contests are presented in a separate section devoted to postseason games. And to make sure that every current team in MLB was represented in this volume, we treated the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants as different from the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, and added the greatest comeback by the Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, and several other teams. In the end, every major-league team in represented in Baseball's Greatest Comeback Games, but the Phillies lead the list with six comeback wins in the top 64. Tied for second for most comebacks are four American League teams: the Red Sox, Indians, Tigers, and Yankees. This book was a team effort by 60 members of the Society for American Baseball Research, who researched and wrote about all 80 games presented herein.

Author : Jacob Kornhauser,Dylan Kornhauser
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476684833

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Max Gordon by Jacob Kornhauser,Dylan Kornhauser Pdf

A left-handed batter in the NCAA's Division 1, Max Gordon still had a lot to live for, provided he would live at all. Facing a devastating loss--the death of his brother, Nick--and a life-threatening physical injury, he went on a transformative personal journey that united his family through the most difficult time they had ever faced. In this intimate narrative about the healing power of sports, a family is made whole again through the determination of a son who proves that in life as in baseball, no matter the score, as long as you have one more at bat, you're still in the game. The authors tell the story from the perspective of having shared relationships with the Gordon brothers.

Author : Cam Perron,Nick Chiles
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982153601

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Comeback Season by Cam Perron,Nick Chiles Pdf

In 2007, at the age of twelve, Perron bought a set of Topps baseball cards featuring several players from the Negro Leagues. He started writing letters to former Negro League players asking for their autographs and a few words about their careers. The players responded with detailed stories about their glory days on the field, and the racism they faced, including run-ins with the KKK. The letters turned into phone calls, and in these conversations many of the players revealed that they had fallen out of touch with their former teammates. Perron and a small group of fellow researchers organized the first annual Negro League Players Reunion in Birmingham, Alabama in 2010. This is the story of his mission to help many players get pension money that they were owed from Major League Baseball-- and to get a Negro League museum opened in Birmingham, stocked with memorabilia. -- adapted from jacket

Author : Terry Pluto
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Baseball players
ISBN : 013364927X

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The Greatest Summer by Terry Pluto Pdf

Author : Dave Dravecky,Tim Stafford
Publisher : Rosetta Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781625391612

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Comeback by Dave Dravecky,Tim Stafford Pdf

An MLB All-Star’s true story of losing an arm to cancer—and finding strength through his faith—gives “new depth and meaning to the word comeback” (The New York Times). In one of the most memorable moments of Major League Baseball, Dave Dravecky of the San Francisco Giants pitched a winning game less than a year after undergoing cancer surgery on his pitching arm. But his comeback was short-lived. Just five days after his winning game, Dravecky broke his arm—and would later lose it entirely as the cancer returned. Dravecky’s true comeback would come later, as a bestselling author and inspirational speaker offering strength, hope, and comfort inspired by Christian teachings and his own experience with suffering and loss. This book recounts the thrilling details of Dravecky’s two comebacks—from his early baseball career and brief return to the pitching mound to his ultimate triumph over adversity through unflagging determination and deep faith. “Dave Dravecky was young, popular, celebrated and at the height of his powers when life threw him a curveball he never could have imagined. . . . There is an inspirational tone to the book, as well as the wit and flavor common to baseball, when Mr. Dravecky gives anecdotes about teammates and managers and offers a few insider’s tips about the sport.” —The New York Times “This is first a baseball book: details of his career are provided; the description of the comeback victory over the Reds is particularly effective. The other story here is one of a battle with cancer. It will be excellent reading for others battling the disease. Dravecky finds much of his strength in his religious beliefs, and the work is also a testimonial to that faith.” —Library Journal

Author : Rick Swaine
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786476541

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Baseball's Comeback Players by Rick Swaine Pdf

This book profiles forty major league ballplayers who engineered remarkable comebacks to salvage fading careers. Details of each comeback is provided along with a summary of the player's career. The comeback players range from Hall of Famers like Ted Williams and Stan Musial; to near-greats like Tommy John and Luis Tiant; to journeyman performers like George McQuinn and Tony Cuccinello. In the absence of statistical standards to evaluate or even define comebacks, the selection of the top comeback players was based on the following criteria: historical significance, uniqueness, dramatic content, degree of difficulty, and the player's overall reputation and standing.

Author : G. Richard McKelvey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Baseball
ISBN : OCLC:1193378423

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The Bounce by G. Richard McKelvey Pdf

"This work examines some of baseball's greatest comebacks and disappointments. Included are the sagas of the 1903 and 1951 New York Giants, 1906 and 1969 Chicago Cubs, 1914 Boston Braves, 1934 Detroit Tigers, 1946 and 1978 Boston Red Sox, 1950 and 1964 Philadelphia Phillies, 1969 and 1999 New York Mets, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays, 1989 Baltimore Orioles, 1991 Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins, and 1998 Florida Marlins."--Jacket.

Author : David A. Ranzan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476691848

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Miracle on the Eastern Shore by David A. Ranzan Pdf

In the summer of 1937 the Salisbury Indians, a Class D minor league team in rural Maryland, achieved national celebrity playing one of the most amazing comeback seasons in baseball history. Starting with 21-5, the club allegedly violated the Eastern Shore League's rules by fielding more than four players with professional experience. Forfeiting their 21 wins and plummeting to the bottom of the standings, they went on to win 59 of their last 70 games, capturing the league pennant and playoffs championship. This game-by-game account chronicles the extraordinary pitching and relentless hitting of one of the greatest minor league teams ever assembled, under the redoubtable leadership of D'Arcy "Jake" Flowers.

Author : Gregory Jordan
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781600786969

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Willie Mays Aikens by Gregory Jordan Pdf

An intimate portrait of a tortured player, this biography culls interviews, letters, and the personal account of baseball legend Willie Mays Aikens. Touted from a young age as the next Reggie Jackson, Aikens' promising career quickly turned disastrous when he fell into drug abuse and was ultimately sentenced to the longest prison sentence ever given to a professional athlete in a drug case. Not only an exploration of baseball and culture in the 1980s, this book also delves into the United States justice and penal systems.

Author : Lyle Spatz,Steve Steinberg
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496226624

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Comeback Pitchers by Lyle Spatz,Steve Steinberg Pdf

2022 SABR Baseball Research Award Finalist for the 2022 SABR Seymour Medal The careers of pitchers Jack Quinn and Howard Ehmke began in the Deadball Era and peaked in the 1920s. They were teammates for many years, with both the cellar-dwelling Boston Red Sox and later with the world champion Philadelphia Athletics, managed by Connie Mack. As far back as 1912, when he was just twenty-nine, Quinn was told he was too old to play and on the downward side of his career. Because of his determination, work ethic, outlook on life, and physical conditioning, however, he continued to excel. In his midthirties, then his late thirties, and even into his forties, he overcame the naysayers. At age forty-six he became the oldest pitcher to start a World Series game. When Quinn finally retired in 1933 at fifty, the "Methuselah of the Mound" owned numerous longevity records, some of which he holds to this day. Ehmke, meanwhile, battled arm trouble and poor health through much of his career. Like Quinn, he was dismissed by the experts and from many teams, only to return and excel. He overcame his physical problems by developing new pitches and pitching motions and capped his career with a stunning performance in Game One of the 1929 World Series against the Chicago Cubs, which still ranks among baseball's most memorable games. Connie Mack described it as his greatest day in baseball. Comeback Pitchers is the inspirational story of these two great pitchers with intertwining careers who were repeatedly considered washed up and too old but kept defying the odds and thrilling fans long after most pitchers would have retired.

Author : Jacob Kornhauser,Dylan Kornhauser
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476642550

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Max Gordon by Jacob Kornhauser,Dylan Kornhauser Pdf

A left-handed batter in the NCAA's Division 1, Max Gordon still had a lot to live for, provided he would live at all. Facing a devastating loss--the death of his brother, Nick--and a life-threatening physical injury, he went on a transformative personal journey that united his family through the most difficult time they had ever faced. In this intimate narrative about the healing power of sports, a family is made whole again through the determination of a son who proves that in life as in baseball, no matter the score, as long as you have one more at bat, you're still in the game. The authors tell the story from the perspective of having shared relationships with the Gordon brothers.

Author : Bert Randolph Sugar
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0486289249

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The Great Baseball Players from McGraw to Mantle by Bert Randolph Sugar Pdf

Offers photographs and biographical portraits of such great baseball players as Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, and Yogi Berra