Joe Cronin

Author : Mark Armour
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803229969

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Joe Cronin by Mark Armour Pdf

This book follows Cronin from his humble beginnings to his position as one of the most powerful figures in baseball. Mark Armour explores Cronin's time as a player as well as his role in some of the game's fiercest controversies, from the creation of the All-Star Game to the issue of integration-his Red Sox were the last team in baseball to field black players. Bringing to richly detailed life one of baseball's definitive characters, the book supplies a crucial and fascinating chapter in the history of America's pastime.

Author : Charles F. Faber
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476620640

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Baseball Ratings by Charles F. Faber Pdf

In this third edition of Baseball Ratings, author Charles Faber combines the second edition (“great fodder for arguments”—Booklist) with his book on 19th-century greats, Baseball Pioneers (“very impressive”—Reference and User Services Quarterly; “a notable and ... worthwhile addition”—ARBA), updating the ratings and expanding the commentary in each. The result, Baseball Ratings: The All-Time Best Players at Each Position, 1876 to the Present, is that rarest of rankings books—a time-tested, comprehensive reference work that invites reading. Batters, fielders and pitchers from all major leagues since 1876 are ranked by position and, for pitchers, according to role (e.g., starter, middle reliever, closer) according to career, peak, and per-season achievement. All big league players with at least five years of eligibility are rated, and appendices identify underrated and overrated players, rate multiposition players, and sort the great by handedness.

Author : Richard M. Russell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781257855643

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A Brief History of the Boston Red Sox by Richard M. Russell Pdf

A chronological account of the events and players who have shaped the history of the Boston Red Sox. A Brief History of the Boston Red Sox also serves as a quick reference to individual-season highlights, player summaries, and commonly consulted statistics. A great gift for any Red Sox fan. Current through the 2013 season.

Author : Kent Byron Armstrong
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786442317

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Slasher Films by Kent Byron Armstrong Pdf

The slasher film genre got its start in the early 1960s with filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock Psycho and Michael Powell Peeping Tom making provocative mainstream films, but it is most associated with the late 1970s and the releases of Halloween and Friday the 13th. They have been frightening and thrilling audiences ever since with their bloody scenes and crazed killers. Over 250 slasher films are presented in this work, each with major cast and production credits, a plot synopsis, and a short critique; interesting production notes are often provided. Some of the films covered include Alice, Sweet Alice, American Psycho, The Burning, Cherry Falls, Curtains, Deep Red, Frenzy, Hide and Go Shriek, Maniac, Prom Night, Scream, Sleepaway Camp, Slumber Party Massacre, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Filmographies are provided for slasher directors, actors, writers, and composers.

Author : Ted Leavengood
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786455195

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Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators by Ted Leavengood Pdf

Heading into their ninth season, the expansion Washington Senators had never won more than 76 games in a season. New Senators owner Bob Short hired Hall of Famer Ted Williams to manage the team. Williams sparked the Senators to their only winning record for a Washington team since 1952. This book recounts that 1969 season in-depth.

Author : Nick Cafardo
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781623688899

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100 Things Red Sox Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Nick Cafardo Pdf

With 100-plus years of Red Sox history, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Boston fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, player nicknames, memorable moments, singular achievements, and signature calls. This guide to all things Red Sox covers the tradition of singing Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" at the stadium, the history of the Yawkey family, Wally the Green Monster, and the myth that lefties can't pitch at Fenway Park. Now updated through the 2013 World Series win, the book includes information about the signing of Shane Victorino and John Farrell taking over as manager.

Author : John Kuenster
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786415592

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At Home and Away by John Kuenster Pdf

Over the course of his long career of covering major league baseball, numerous players, managers, umpires, and games, as well as unexpected and humorous events on and off the field, have made lasting impressions on John Kuenster. This is a selection of essays Kuenster wrote for "Warm Up Tosses," the Baseball Digest column he has written every month since he became editor of the Digest in 1969. He shares his opinions and insights on managers in columns like "Casey Stengel Was One of a Kind" and "George Anderson Still 'Sparky' When Talking Baseball"; history in "President Kennedy, No Stranger to Baseball" and "Baseball's Brightest and Darkest Moments of 1900s"; pitchers in "Here's a Vote for Whitey Ford" and "Complete-Game Pitchers, A Disappearing Breed in the Majors"; umpires in "Umps, Love 'em or Not, They're Vital to the Game"; infielders in "Derek Jeter, Cornerstone of Recent Yankee Championships" and "Third Basemen, Crucial to Winning but Often Overlooked"; outfielders in "Please, No 'Soft Pitches' for Hank Aaron" and "Barry Bonds Had a Season for the Ages"; and catchers in "Many Catchers Struggling through Learning Process". Also included are some of Kuenster's columns about scouts and coaches, team executives, hitting, baseball in general, teams, ball parks, the World Series, humor, and Hall of Famers.

Author : Mark Cofman
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781600783456

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162-0: Imagine a Red Sox Perfect Season by Mark Cofman Pdf

In a series that imagines the impossible, each book plays out a flawless season for a particular team, identifying the most memorable real-life victory on every single day of the baseball calendar and including archival photos, original quotes and thorough research.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Cargo preference
ISBN : UCAL:B5167451

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Cargo Preference Bill by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1862 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015012908037

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Hearings by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce Pdf

Author : Tom Deveaux
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786423590

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The Washington Senators, 1901-1971 by Tom Deveaux Pdf

The Washington Senators have a special place in baseball history as one of the most unsuccessful teams ever to play the game. The Nats (as headline writers had dubbed them by midcentury) got their start in 1901 thanks to Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson and endured 71 up-and-down seasons in the American League, which was created at the same time as the Washington ballclub. This huge work exhaustively chronicles the capricious history of the Washington Senators from the beginning to the end in 1971, with detailed information on the management and players who kept the organization going in good and bad times. Insights on how the team fit into the American League as well as statistics covering the team's records throughout its existence and the lifetime records of all members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who played with the Washington Senators are also provided.

Author : Frederic J. Frommer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493056033

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You Gotta Have Heart by Frederic J. Frommer Pdf

“Stay in the Fight … Finish the Fight … Fight Finished.” These are the slogans the 2019 Washington Nationals used to rally from a 19-31 start to become baseball champions, earning DC’s first World Series title in ninety-five years. This reflective book captures that historic season, and a dramatic postseason that saw the team rally to win five come-from-behind elimination games – led by the arms of Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, and Patrick Corbin, and the bats of Juan Soto, Trea Turner and Anthony Rendon. It also covers the colorful history of DC baseball, including the pioneering Washington Nationals of 1859, the 1924 World Series champion Washington Senators, when the entire nation rooted for DC, and the Homestead Grays, a perennial Negro League pennant winner from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.

Author : Dennis Corcoran
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786491476

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Induction Day at Cooperstown by Dennis Corcoran Pdf

Nearly every year since 1939, baseball's most outstanding players, umpires, pioneers and executives have been enshrined at Cooperstown in a public ceremony attracting thousands of fans from across (and sometimes beyond) the United States. Whether conferred by the Baseball Writers Association of America, the Veterans Committee, or in the case of 17 Negro League greats in 2006, an ad hoc committee of historians, Hall of Fame membership is the game's highest honor. This book covers the origins and history of the Hall of Fame museum and its election process, provides general information on each year's class and induction ceremony, and includes concise biographical and career discussion for every Hall of Famer, as well as commentary on his (Effa Manley is the lone female) path to election, and highlights of his speech.

Author : William B. Mead
Publisher : Broadcast Interview Source, Inc
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0934333386

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Baseball Goes to War by William B. Mead Pdf

The bumbling St. Louis Browns won their only pennant during World War II, while Williams, DiMaggio, Feller and other stars were in uniform fighting--or playing ball--for Uncle Sam. This is the hilarious history of that era.

Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786487042

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Red Sox Roll Call by William F. McNeil Pdf

Since the Boston Red Sox came into existence in 1901, some of the greatest players ever to step onto a baseball diamond have filled its rosters. Starting with Cy Young, the parade of legendary players included Tris Speaker, Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, and David Ortiz, among others. This work profiles 200 of the most memorable players to have donned Boston’s red, white and blue. Some, like Williams, enjoyed long, illustrious careers with the Red Sox. Others, like Smokey Joe Wood, shone brightly for only a brief period. Also included are journeymen who became legends as a result of one glorious World Series game, like Bernie Carbo, or players with just one memorable post-season appearance, like Dave Roberts. Together, these legends, idols, and heroes made Red Sox history and forever changed American baseball.