League Park

Author : Ken Krsolovic,Bryan Fritz
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786468263

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League Park by Ken Krsolovic,Bryan Fritz Pdf

This is a comprehensive history of League Park, primary home field for Major League Baseball in Cleveland from 1891 to 1946, but with a significant history that includes the National Football League, Negro League baseball, college football and boxing, and an uncanny multitude of amazing events and people. This chronicle allows for these grounds to take their place among the more heralded parks of baseball's past and present. The site has survived to this day as a baseball grounds; a groundbreaking for renovations took place in October 2012.

Author : Jonathan Fraser Light
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476617442

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The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, 2d ed. by Jonathan Fraser Light Pdf

More than any other sport, baseball has developed its own niche in America’s culture and psyche. Some researchers spend years on detailed statistical analyses of minute parts of the game, while others wax poetic about its players and plays. Many trace the beginnings of the civil rights movement in part to the Major Leagues’ decision to integrate, and the words and phrases of the game (for example, pinch-hitter and out in left field) have become common in our everyday language. From AARON, HENRY onward, this book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball (as opposed to the number-rich statistical information so widely available elsewhere). Biographical sketches of all Hall of Fame players, owners, executives and umpires, as well as many of the sportswriters and broadcasters who have won the Spink and Frick awards, join entries for teams, owners, commissioners and league presidents. Advertising, agents, drafts, illegal substances, minor leagues, oldest players, perfect games, retired uniform numbers, superstitions, tripleheaders, and youngest players are among the thousands of entries herein. Most entries open with a topical quote and conclude with a brief bibliography of sources for further research. The whole work is exhaustively indexed and includes 119 photographs.

Author : Ken Krsolovic,Bryan Fritz
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786493289

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League Park by Ken Krsolovic,Bryan Fritz Pdf

This is a comprehensive history of League Park, primary home field for Major League Baseball in Cleveland from 1891 to 1946, but with a significant history that includes the National Football League, Negro League baseball, college football and boxing, and an uncanny multitude of amazing events and people. This chronicle allows for these grounds to take their place among the more heralded parks of baseball's past and present. The site has survived to this day as a baseball grounds; a groundbreaking for renovations took place in October 2012.

Author : Wayne L. Winston,Scott Nestler,Konstantinos Pelechrinis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780691189291

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Mathletics by Wayne L. Winston,Scott Nestler,Konstantinos Pelechrinis Pdf

How to use math to improve performance and predict outcomes in professional sports Mathletics reveals the mathematical methods top coaches and managers use to evaluate players and improve team performance, and gives math enthusiasts the practical skills they need to enhance their understanding and enjoyment of their favorite sports—and maybe even gain the outside edge to winning bets. This second edition features new data, new players and teams, and new chapters on soccer, e-sports, golf, volleyball, gambling Calcuttas, analysis of camera data, Bayesian inference, ridge regression, and other statistical techniques. After reading Mathletics, you will understand why baseball teams should almost never bunt; why football overtime systems are unfair; why points, rebounds, and assists aren’t enough to determine who’s the NBA’s best player; and more.

Author : United States. Internal Revenue Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1070 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : UOM:39015020695105

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 by United States. Internal Revenue Service Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1020 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Almanacs
ISBN : UOM:39015055427978

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The World Almanac and Book of Facts by Anonim Pdf

Lists news events, population figures, and miscellaneous data of an historic, economic, scientific and social nature.

Author : Eve Endicott
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1993-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1610913493

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Land Conservation Through Public/Private Partnerships by Eve Endicott Pdf

Today, rarely is a significant land acquisition accomplished without at least one private- and one public-sector participant. This book provides a detailed, inside look at those public- private partnerships.

Author : Daniel R. Levitt
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781566639057

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The Battle that Forged Modern Baseball by Daniel R. Levitt Pdf

In late 1913 the newly formed Federal League declared itself a major league in competition with the established National and American Leagues. Backed by some of America’s wealthiest merchants and industrialists, the new organization posed a real challenge to baseball’s prevailing structure. For the next two years the well-established leagues fought back furiously in the press, in the courts, and on the field. The story of this fascinating and complex historical battle centers on the machinations of both the owners and the players, as the Federals struggled for profits and status, and players organized baseball’s first real union. Award winning author, Daniel R. Levitt gives us the most authoritative account yet published of the short-lived Federal League, the last professional baseball league to challenge the National League and American League monopoly.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1276 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU11584297

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Columbia Alumni News by Anonim Pdf

Author : James R. Tootle
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 073852302X

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Baseball in Columbus by James R. Tootle Pdf

In the spring of 1865, the first spring after the end of the Civil War, three baseball clubs were founded in downtown Columbus. This local enthusiasm for the game reflected the national trend during the post-war era, when baseball, or "base ball" as it was called, was spreading rapidly throughout the United States. Baseball in Columbus begins with these earliest baseball pioneers and tells the story of the national pastime in the capital city right up to the present-day Columbus Clippers of the International League. Columbus first made the "big leagues" in 1883 with the Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association, and local fans have embraced the city's teams and players ever since. Several of baseball's greats once wore a Columbus uniform during their minor league careers, including Enos Slaughter, Joe Garagiola, Harvey Haddix, Willie Stargell, Derek Jeter, and Bernie Williams.

Author : Bill James,Baseball Info Solutions
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780879466565

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The Bill James Handbook 2018 by Bill James,Baseball Info Solutions Pdf

Bill James and Baseball Info Solutions team of analysts continue to pack in new content, including a fresh look at the continues rise and effectiveness of The Shift and a new breakdown of home runs and long flyouts. And, as always, the book forecasts fresh hitter and pitcher projections for those looking to get an early jump on the next season.

Author : Warren N. Wilbert,William C. Hageman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 078641622X

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The 1917 White Sox by Warren N. Wilbert,William C. Hageman Pdf

The 1917 Chicago White Sox were rooted in frustration over eleventh hour pennant losses as far back as 1907 and 1908. Charles Comiskey, one of the founding fathers of the American League and a man who did not gladly suffer mediocrity and losing, had fumed for a decade until he finally put together a team that would take him back to the World Series and win it all. This work chronicles the team that did it, re-establishing the White Sox as one of the game's elite. It covers Comiskey's recruitment of quality players beginning in 1914 and continuing through the 1917 season; the players themselves, including Red Faber, Hap Felsch, Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson and Eddie Collins; the events of the extraordinary season on and off the field, including the three series that the White Sox had with the Boston Red Sox and the United States' involvement in World War I; and the team's victory over John McGraw's Giants in the World Series.

Author : Cory Hillman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786498888

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American Sports in an Age of Consumption by Cory Hillman Pdf

Sports are not what they used to be. New publicly funded stadiums resemble shopping malls. Fans compete for cash prizes in fantasy sports leagues. Sports video games are now marketing and public relations tools and team logos have become fashionable brands. The larger social meanings sports hold for fans are being eclipsed by their commercial function as a means to sell merchandise and connect corporate sponsors with consumers. This book examines how the American consumer culture affects professional and collegiate sports, reducing fans to consumers and trivializing sports themselves. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : William Richard Black,Peter Nijkamp
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0253340675

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Social Change and Sustainable Transport by William Richard Black,Peter Nijkamp Pdf

Transportation research has traditionally been dominated by engineering and logistics research approaches. This book integrates social, economic, and behavioral sciences into the transportation field. As its title indicates, emphasis is on socioeconomic changes, which increasingly govern the development of the transportation sector. The papers presented here originated at a conference on Social Change and Sustainable Transport held at the University of California at Berkeley in March 1999, under the auspices of the European Science Foundation and the National Science Foundation. The contributors, who represent a range of disciplines, including geography and regional science, economics, political science, sociology, and psychology, come from twelve different countries. Their subjects cover the consequences of environmentally sustainable transportation vs. the "business-as-usual" status quo, the new phenomenon of "edge cities," automobile dependence as a social problem, the influence of leisure or discretionary travel and of company cars, the problems of freight transport, the future of railroads in Europe, the imposition of electronic road tolls, potential transport benefits of e-commerce, and the electric car.

Author : Arvarh E. Strickland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UVA:X001198840

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History of the Chicago Urban League by Arvarh E. Strickland Pdf