Mike Torrez

Author : Jorge Iber
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786496327

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Mike Torrez by Jorge Iber Pdf

The history of baseball is filled with players whose careers were defined by one bad play. Mike Torrez is remembered as the pitcher who gave up the infamous three-run homer to Bucky "Bleeping" Dent in the 1978 playoffs tie-breaker between the Red Sox and Yankees. Yet Torrez's life added up to much more than his worst moment on the mound. Coming from a vibrant Mexican American community that settled in Topeka, Kansas, in the early 1900s, he made it to the Majors by his own talent and efforts, with the help of an athletic program for Mexican youth that spread through the Midwest, Texas and Mexico during the 20th century. He was in the middle of many transformative events of the 1970s--such as the rise of free agency--and was an ethnic role model in the years before the "Fernandomania" of 1981. This book covers Torrez's life and career as the winningest Mexican American pitcher in Major League history.

Author : Jennie A. Chinn
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Kansas
ISBN : 9781423624134

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The Kansas Journey by Jennie A. Chinn Pdf

Author : Maury Allen
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781582617190

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Yankees by Maury Allen Pdf

Legendary sports columnist Maury Allen captures the dramatic and emotional highlights of the careers of 50 former New York Yankee fan favorites, including Dooley Womack and Phil Linz.

Author : Christopher Bell
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 078648022X

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Scapegoats by Christopher Bell Pdf

Everyone wants to be able to perform well at important moments, especially in the world of sports, where both team and individual efforts are necessary for success. A person who does well for the team is praised for his or her contributions. But when the team suffers a loss, especially at a key point in the season, one person is often blamed for it even though the team is just as responsible. This work considers baseball players whose careers have been defined and misrepresented by one moment in which they botched a play, costing their teams an important victory (often a pennant or World Series win), and ever since have taken most of the blame for the team's breakdown. It covers Fred Merkle, whose controversial failure to tag second base after a game-winning single lost the pennant for the Giants in 1908; Fred Snodgrass whose dropped fly ball contributed to the Red Sox's second championship in the 1912 series; Mickey Owen, whose passed ball resulted in the Dodgers losing Game 4 of the 1941 World Series to the Yankees; Ralph Branca, who delivered one of the most talked about home runs in history to Bobby Thomson in the 1951 NLCS; Mike Torrez, whose home run pitch to Bucky Dent was the final, improbable event in the Sox' great collapse of '78; Tom Niedenfuer, whose blown save in the 1985 NLCS cost the Dodgers the pennant; Donnie Moore, the California Angels pitcher remembered for giving up a home run in Game 5 of the 1986 ALCS; Bill Buckner, whose E-3 caused him to be blamed for the Red Sox's World Series loss in 1986; and Mitch Williams, blamed for his three-run home run pitch to Joe Carter in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series that lost the world championship for the Phillies.

Author : Jon Miller,Mark Hyman
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0801863163

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Confessions of a Baseball Purist by Jon Miller,Mark Hyman Pdf

Known as the "voice" of the San Francisco Giants, Miller takes readers on a journey into the heart of baseball as he's seen it from the best seat in the house--as a commentator for "ESPN Sunday Night Baseball." "Crammed with great stories, candid observations, and a genuine affection for the game."--"San Francisco Chronicle."

Author : John F. Remark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1989-12
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0881283681

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Official 1948-1989-1990 Baseball Card Alphabetical Cross-Reference Guide by John F. Remark Pdf

Author : Mark Stewart,Mike Kennedy
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761327797

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Long Ball by Mark Stewart,Mike Kennedy Pdf

Explore the stories behind home run stats and look at baseball's "greatest hit" from the game's beginnings through today.

Author : Chaz Scoggins
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Baseball players
ISBN : 9781582619927

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Game of My Life: Boston Red Sox by Chaz Scoggins Pdf

Going back nearly 70 years, almost to the very start of the seminal Yawkey Era--when the Sox were owned by Tom and Jean Yawkey--Game of My Life recalls some of the greatest players in Red Sox history and some of their greatest games. Black-and-white photos throughout.

Author : Jorge Iber
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476624457

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Mike Torrez by Jorge Iber Pdf

The history of baseball is filled with players whose careers were defined by one bad play. Mike Torrez is remembered as the pitcher who gave up the infamous three-run homer to Bucky "Bleeping" Dent in the 1978 playoffs tie-breaker between the Red Sox and Yankees. Yet Torrez's life added up to much more than his worst moment on the mound. Coming from a vibrant Mexican American community that settled in Topeka, Kansas, in the early 1900s, he made it to the Majors by his own talent and efforts, with the help of an athletic program for Mexican youth that spread through the Midwest, Texas and Mexico during the 20th century. He was in the middle of many transformative events of the 1970s--such as the rise of free agency--and was an ethnic role model in the years before the "Fernandomania" of 1981. This book covers Torrez's life and career as the winningest Mexican American pitcher in Major League history.

Author : Rob Neyer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781416592143

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Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders by Rob Neyer Pdf

BLOOPER: BALL SQUIRTS THROUGH BILLY BUCKNER'S LEGS. BLUNDER: BILLY BUCKNER'S MANAGER LEFT HIM IN THE GAME. Baseball bloopers are fun; they're funny, even. A pitcher slips on the mound and his pitch sails over the backstop. An infielder camps under a pop-up...and the ball lands ten feet away. An outfielder tosses a souvenir to a fan...but that was just the second out, and runners are circling the bases (and laughing). Without these moments, the highlight reels wouldn't be nearly as entertaining. Baseball blunders, however, can be tragic, and they will leave diehard fans asking why...why...why? Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders does its best to answer all those whys, exploring the worst decisions and stupidest moments of managers, general managers, owners, and even commissioners. As he did in his Big Book of Baseball Lineups, Rob Neyer provides readers with a fascinating examination of baseball's rich history, this time through the lens of the game's sometimes hilarious, often depressing, and always perplexing blunders. · Which ill-fated move cost the Chicago White Sox a great hitter and the 1919 World Series? · What was Babe Ruth thinking when he became the first (and still the only) player to end a World Series by getting caught trying to steal? · Did playing one-armed Pete Gray in 1945 cost the Browns a pennant? · How did winning a coin toss lead to the Dodgers losing the National League pennant on Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'round the World"? · How damaging was the Frank Robinson-for-Milt Pappas deal, really? · Which of Red Sox manager Don Zimmer's mistakes in 1978 was the worst? · Which Yankees trade was even worse than swapping Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps? · What non-move cost Buck Showalter a job and gave Joe Torre the opportunity of a lifetime? · Game 7, 2003 ALCS: Pedro winds up to throw his 123rd pitch...what were you thinking? These are just a few of the legendary (and not-so-legendary) blunders that Neyer analyzes, always with an eye on what happened, why it happened, and how it changed the fickle course of history. And in separate chapters, Neyer also reviews some of the game's worst trades and draft picks and closely examines all the teams that fell just short of first place. Another in the series of Neyer's Big Books of baseball history, Baseball Blunders should win a place in every devoted fan's library.

Author : John Snyder
Publisher : Clerisy Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781578604739

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Mets Journal by John Snyder Pdf

Baseball fans will have their hands full well beyond the season of America’s favorite game. Dividing the team’s history into decades, years, and even days, Mets Journal offers hitting and pitching highlights, team and player stats, interesting and unusual facts — much more than just a box score. The book also includes photos, sidebars, statistics, and anecdotes, as well as lists of all-time hitting and pitching leaders, all-decade all-star teams, and even the all-time roster and uniform numbers.

Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786464715

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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.

Author : Brian Jensen
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1589790596

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Where Have All Our Yankees Gone? by Brian Jensen Pdf

Readers are taken on a revealing ride with a diverse collection of former New York Yankee players and the life stories beyond their baseball playing careers.

Author : Peter C. Bjarkman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 659 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781613217542

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The New York Mets Encyclopedia by Peter C. Bjarkman Pdf

The New York Mets Encyclopedia provides the full and exciting story of modern-era baseball’s most popular expansion-age franchise. From those lovable losers of 1962 and 1963, to the Miracle Mets of 1969 and 1973, and on to year-in and year-out contenders of the 1980s and 1990s, New York’s National League Mets have written some of the most exciting and colorful pages in Major League history. This is the team that captured the hearts of fans everywhere with its often-laughable antics under colorful and celebrated manager Casey Stengel. Only half a dozen years later, the Mets reached baseball’s pinnacle under gifted manager Gil Hodges. This colorful volume combines detailed narrative history with archival photographs, rich statistical data, and intimate portraits of the team’s most memorable personalities. This is also a franchise that has been home to many of the game’s biggest on-field stars. Among them are such unforgettable diamond characters as reckless slugger Darryl Strawberry; glue-fingered first sacker Keith Hernandez; baseball’s all-world catcher, Mike Piazza; pitching ace Johan Santana; and record-breaking third baseman David Wright. The full scope of the Mets’ fifty-plus-year history is discussed in an expansive chapter that gives the reader a historical detailed overview and features a year-by-year Mets chronology and season-by-season opening-day lineups. This newly revised edition offers insight on everything a Mets fan would want or need to know.

Author : Harvey Frommer,Frederic J. Frommer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781589799196

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Red Sox vs. Yankees by Harvey Frommer,Frederic J. Frommer Pdf

The rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox involves not just the teams, but the cities, owners, ballparks, fans, and the media. Its roots reach back to before even Babe Ruth and Harry Frazee, yet it is as contemporary as the next Red Sox–Yankees game. This book tells the story of the rivalry from the first game these epic teams played against each other in 1901 through the 2013 season in what former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani called “the best rivalry in any sport.”