Download or read book Baseball Guide 1983 written by Larry Wigge and published by . This book was released on 1983-03-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Handbook of Baseball written by Zander Hollander and published by Signet. This book was released on 1983 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Old Comiskey Park written by Floyd Sullivan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-06-04 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These new essays and memories cover the history and evolution of the former home of the Chicago White Sox, as well as its importance to its surrounding neighborhoods, and to the city of Chicago. The essays cover Charles Comiskey and the location of the ballpark; the neighborhoods that surround the site; the dimensions and configurations of Old Comiskey Park; a summary of All-Star, World Series, and playoff games played there; Negro League baseball at Comiskey Park; Bill Veeck; the ballpark as host to events and sports other than White Sox baseball; and an analysis of the evolution of the famous "exploding scoreboard," the original model for today's modern sports stadium boards. Former players, White Sox personnel and fans contributed memories, including substantial pieces by Roland Hemond and Nancy Faust.
Download or read book Official Pete Rose Price Guide to Baseball Cards written by Tom Hudgeons and published by House of Collectibles. This book was released on 1982 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gathering Crowds written by Paul Hensler and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When baseball’s reserve clause was struck down in late 1975 and ushered in free agency, club owners feared it would ruin the game; instead, there seemed to be no end to the “baseball fever” that would grip America. In Gathering Crowds: Catching Baseball Fever in the New Era of Free Agency, Paul Hensler details how baseball grew and evolved from the late 1970s through the 1980s. Trepidation that without the reserve clause only wealthy teams would succeed diminished when small-market clubs in Minnesota, Kansas City, and Boston found their way to pennants and World Series titles. The proliferation of games broadcast on cable and satellite systems seemed to create a thirst for more baseball rather than discourage fans from going to the ballpark. And as fans clicked the turnstiles and purchased more and more team-licensed products, the national pastime proved it could survive and thrive even as other professional sports leagues vied for the public’s attention. By the end of the 1980s, baseball had positioned itself to progress into the future stronger and more popular than ever. Gathering Crowds reveals how the national pastime moved beyond the grasp of the reserve clause to endure a lengthy strike and drug scandals and then prosper as it never had before. The book also offers insight into how societal issues influenced baseball in this new era, from women in the clubhouses and minorities finally named as managers to a gay player’s debut at the big-league level. Gathering Crowds is a fascinating examination of baseball’s transformation during this unprecedented era.
Download or read book The Bill James Baseball Abstract 1987 written by Bill James and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1987-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Baseball Record Book 1983 written by and published by . This book was released on 1983-12 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball Team Histories written by Peter C. Bjarkman and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains encyclopaedic histories of each of the teams in the National Baseball League from 1903 onwards. Teams profiled include the Boston Braves, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and the San Diego Padres.
Download or read book The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract written by Bill James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bill James published his original Historical Baseball Abstract in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the “holy book of baseball.” Now, baseball's beloved “Sultan of Stats” (The Boston Globe) is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new millennium. Like the original, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is really several books in one. The Game provides a century's worth of American baseball history, told one decade at a time, with energetic facts and figures about How, Where, and by Whom the game was played. In The Players, you'll find listings of the top 100 players at each position in the major leagues, along with James's signature stats-based ratings method called “Win Shares,” a way of quantifying individual performance and calculating the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and outfielders. And there's more: the Reference section covers Win Shares for each season and each player, and even offers a Win Share team comparison. A must-have for baseball fans and historians alike, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is as essential, entertaining, and enlightening as the sport itself.
Download or read book Nineteen Seventy Nine the Complete Handbook of Baseball written by Zander Hollander and published by Signet. This book was released on 1979 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amazing Mets Fan eBook Gift Set written by Taylor Trade Publishing and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt Harvey is getting healthy. The young pitching staff looks ready from prime time. Even Mr. Met is holding his head a little higher these days. This eBook Gift Set is the just the thing every Mets fan needs. Each book highlights only the best of the Mets throughout baseball history. This set includes Amazing Mets Trivia, Mets Fan's Little Book of Wisdom, and Best Mets. From trivia to tips and best-kept secrets, these books are fast paced and exciting (even when the team wasn't).
Download or read book The Pride of Havana written by Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-05-24 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first amateur leagues of the 1860s to the exploits of Livan and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, here is the definitive history of baseball in Cuba. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria expertly traces the arc of the game, intertwining its heroes and their stories with the politics, music, dance, and literature of the Cuban people. What emerges is more than a story of balls and strikes, but a richly detailed history of Cuba told from the unique cultural perch of the baseball diamond. Filling a void created by Cuba's rejection of bullfighting and Spanish hegemony, baseball quickly became a crucial stitch in the complex social fabric of the island. By the early 1940s Cuba had become major conduit in spreading the game throughout Latin America, and a proving ground for some of the greatest talent in all of baseball, where white major leaguers and Negro League players from the U.S. all competed on the same fields with the cream of Latin talent. Indeed, readers will be introduced to several black ballplayers of Afro-Cuban descent who played in the Major Leagues before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier once and for all. Often dramatic, and always culturally resonant, Gonzalez Echevarria's narrative expertly lays open the paradox of fierce Cuban independence from the U.S. with Cuba's love for our national pastime. It shows how Fidel Castro cannily associated himself with the sport for patriotic p.r.--and reveals that his supposed baseball talent is purely mythical. Based on extensive primary research and a wealth of interviews, the colorful, often dramatic anecdotes and stories in this distinguished book comprise the most comprehensive history of Cuban baseball yet published and ultimately adds a vital lost chapter to the history of baseball in the U.S.
Download or read book Amazing Mets Trivia written by Ross Adell and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2003-11-22 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born out of expansion in 1962, the New York Mets have more than filled the void left by the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. They have provided baseball fans in New York and around the baseball world with close to 40 years of memories including Casey Stengel's loveable losers, the improbable 1969 miracle, another world championship in 1986 and National League pennants in 1973 and 2000 with many unforgettable moments in between. Amazing Mets Trivia tests the memories of Met fans of all ages with hundreds of questions and facts about players including: Tom Seaver, Cleon Jones, Willie Mays, Rusty Staub, Dave Kingman, Lee Mazzili, Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Mike Piazza, Edgardo Alfonzo, John Franco and many others.
Download or read book Baseball s Radical for All Seasons written by David Stevens and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first biography of one of the most adventurous and influential figures in baseball history.
Download or read book Baseball and Richmond written by W. Harrison Daniel and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early baseball in Richmond, Virginia, was very much about business. The game was a means of promoting Richmond and its various industries and attractions, but it was plagued by instability. Competing interests fought for control of its fortunes in the city and changes in team ownership were frequent. The competitors vied to make a profit in any way they could on the game. As time passed, baseball became more established and eventually found its place in the city. Richmond's affiliation with baseball, from the years 1884 to 2000, is a fascinating story. The book covers the players and owners, and also for nearly twelve decades the relationship shared by the team and the city. It highlights baseball's early amateur beginnings in Richmond prior to 1884, the first year of professional baseball in the city in 1884, the revival of the Virginia State League from 1906 to 1914, the Virginia League from 1918 to 1928 and the Eastern League in 1931 and 1932, the Richmond Colts and the Piedmont League from 1933 to 1953, and Richmond's association with the International League beginning in 1954.
Download or read book Baseball An Illustrated History written by and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 200? with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
