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Author : Ron Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X004268145
Profiles of 100 of the greatest baseball players of all time.
Author : Ron Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Baseball
ISBN : OCLC:52120511
Author : Ron Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11
Category : Baseball players
ISBN : 089204800X
Presents a collection of brief biographical sketches of the top one hundred baseball players of all-time according the the "Sporting News" and includes information on career statistics and teams on which they played.
Author : Lowell Reidenbaugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Baseball
ISBN : LCCN:99965025
Author : Joe Posnanski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781982180607
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year “An instant sports classic.” —New York Post * “Stellar.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A true masterwork…880 pages of sheer baseball bliss.” —BookPage (starred review) * “This is a remarkable achievement.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Joe Posnanski, The Baseball 100 is an audacious, singular, and masterly book that took a lifetime to write. The entire story of baseball rings through a countdown of the 100 greatest players in history, with a foreword by George Will. Longer than Moby-Dick and nearly as ambitious,? The Baseball 100 is a one-of-a-kind work by award-winning sportswriter and lifelong student of the game Joe Posnanski. In the book’s introduction, Pulitzer Prize–winning commentator George F. Will marvels, “Posnanski must already have lived more than two hundred years. How else could he have acquired such a stock of illuminating facts and entertaining stories about the rich history of this endlessly fascinating sport?” Baseball’s legends come alive in these pages, which are not merely rankings but vibrant profiles of the game’s all-time greats. Posnanski dives into the biographies of iconic Hall of Famers, unfairly forgotten All-Stars, talents of today, and more. He doesn’t rely just on records and statistics—he lovingly retraces players’ origins, illuminates their characters, and places their accomplishments in the context of baseball’s past and present. Just how good a pitcher is Clayton Kershaw in the 21st-century game compared to Greg Maddux dueling with the juiced hitters of the nineties? How do the career and influence of Hank Aaron compare to Babe Ruth’s? Which player in the top ten most deserves to be resurrected from history? No compendium of baseball’s legendary geniuses could be complete without the players of the segregated Negro Leagues, men whose extraordinary careers were largely overlooked by sportswriters at the time and unjustly lost to history. Posnanski writes about the efforts of former Negro Leaguers to restore sidelined Black athletes to their due honor and draws upon the deep troves of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and extensive interviews with the likes of Buck O’Neil to illuminate the accomplishments of players such as pitchers Satchel Paige and Smokey Joe Williams; outfielders Oscar Charleston, Monte Irvin, and Cool Papa Bell; first baseman Buck Leonard; shortstop Pop Lloyd; catcher Josh Gibson; and many, many more. The Baseball 100 treats readers to the whole rich pageant of baseball history in a single volume. Engrossing, surprising, and heartfelt, it is a magisterial tribute to the game of baseball and the stars who have played it.
Author : Dan Schlossberg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 159257775X
Ah, baseball . . . the great American pastime, the reason so many people of all ages sit glued to their televisions or brave the traffic every weekend-because they love the game. For those who are captivated by the game season after season, year after year, Baseball Bitsis the quintessential little reference. Written and compiled by baseball expert Dan Schlossberg, this book is chock-full of the best trivia, information, and fun facts about the game. Featuring interviews with players, managers, and other baseball professionals, as well as never-before-told baseball stories, Baseball Bitsis sure to be a "hit" with just about anyone who's interested in the game. But that's not all, because beyond the stories and trivia, the die-hard fan also wants the most recent information that affects this season. What are the latest trades, and how will they affect his favourite teams? What are the best players' current stats, and will anyone be breaking any major records soon? That's where the second component of the book comes in-a companion website. Readers will find the essential information they seek on player stats and team developments on Dan Schlossberg's special website, offered just for readers of Baseball Bits. Inside each book is a password that lets readers log onto the site for up-to-the-minute information only available there. The site is guaranteed to be updated at least once a month-more frequently during the season-to provide readers with everything they need to know about the current season.
Author : James N. Giglio
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780826263131
In the most comprehensive assessment of baseball legend Stan Musial's life and career to date, James N. Giglio places the St. Louis Cardinal star within the context of the times-the Great Depression and wartime and postwar America-and the issues then prevalent in professional baseball, particularly race and the changing economics of the game. Giglio illuminates how the times shaped Musial and delves further into his popular image as a warm, unfailingly gracious role model known for good sportsmanship and devotion to family.
Author : Lowell Reidenbaugh
Publisher : Sporting News
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1988-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0892042788
Recounts memorable games, top individual performances, and the most significant games in baseball history, and includes box scores and background information
Author : Patrick K. Thornton
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786486335
This work takes a look at the cases that have had a significant influence on the game of baseball, such as Flood v. Kuhn and Garvey v. MLB, which either made it to the U.S. Supreme Court or brought up major legal issues in baseball. Also included are cases that explore legal issues in baseball but are not as well known and cases that appear in most sports law books. For each case, the historical and legal significance of the decision is discussed.
Author : Lowell Reidenbaugh,Joe Hoppel,Mike Nahrstedt
Publisher : Sporting News
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 0892042249
Recounts memorable games, top individual performances, and the most significant games in baseball history, and includes box scores and background information
Author : Lowell Reidenbaugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1992-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0517083582
Author : Bryan Steverson
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781973616870
In the Book of Genesis, when Cain is confronted by God regarding the death of his brother, he replies, Am I my brothers keeper? Within these pages, players respond affirmatively to this centurys age old question. They took stands against prejudice during times in our country when it was not the norm. Their courage serves as a model for all of us today. These players lived the biblical challenge of loving your neighbor. This is the third book by the author of inspirational stories about players from our national pastime. Fifteen members of our National Baseball Hall of Fame are here as well as others of lesser fame. The examples include 19th century baseball, Babe Ruth and Pete Rose. Each player was special. Each story inspirational.
Author : William C. Kashatus
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786483784
Between 1876 and 1960, nearly 100 northeastern Pennsylvanians played, managed, coached or umpired in the major leagues. Many were the sons of immigrant coal miners and living and working conditions in America were quite different from what they had been used to. Baseball became an important part of the assimilation process and it thrived as a church-sponsored form of recreation and entertainment for the coal miners and their families. This work explores the childhood, and minor and major league experiences of Christy Mathewson, Stan Coveleski, Stanley "Bucky" Harris, Hughie Jennings, Ed Walsh, Nestor Chylak, Joe Bolinsky, Jake Daubert, John "Buck" Freeman, Mike Gazella, Pete Wyshner, John Edward Murphy, Steve O'Neill, John Picus, Joe "Lefty" Shaute, Steve Bilko, Harry Dorish, Bob Duliba, Joe "Professor" Ostrowski, and Stan Pawloski--21 players, managers, and umpires who exemplify the great talent, dedication, humility, and hardship that many northeastern Pennsylvanians experienced.
Author : Jon David Cash
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476638966
The St. Louis Cardinals, despite winning more World Series than any Major League franchise except for the New York Yankees, have seen their share of dry spells when they were shut out of the postseason. Like the American economy, the Cardinals have seen their fortunes cycle through prolonged ups and downs, with booms in 1885-1888, 1926-1946, 1964-1968, 1982-1987 and 1996-2011, and busts in 1889-1925, 1947-1963, 1969-1981 and 1988-1995. Drawing on years of research, this book chronicles the Cardinals' periods of success and failure and explains the reasons behind them.
Author : Rick Huhn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786432875
In what is sure to be the definitive book on Eddie Collins's life and long career, author Rick Huhn covers the Hall of Fame player's experiences from childhood through his days at Columbia University, his tenure with the great Athletics clubs of 1906-1914, the highs and lows of a championship and scandal with the White Sox, and his return to the A's during their final run at greatness. By the time his 25-year playing career had ended, he was a pivotal performer on five all-time great clubs, dominating his position like no one before (or since), and earning a reputation for intelligent, selfless play that followed him to Cooperstown. Also covered in detail is his tenure with the Boston Red Sox, a team he served variously as part owner, vice-president and general manager until 1951, when after 45 years in major league baseball a stroke ended his career and, weeks later, his life.
