Download or read book Baseball Timeline Pre 1876 written by Brian Aldridge and published by Classic Sports Journal. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1820s, what we call baseball today was first known as Rounders, Town Ball, Round Ball, and Base Ball before the two words were combined as one. Researchers and historians have noted that, in some form, the sport was even played in the late 1700s. Rounders: was first played by English schoolchildren and included a batter (the striker), a pitcher, 4 bases, and an infield in the shape of diamond. When known as Town Ball or Round Ball, the rules varied, as did the number of players each team could field. Teams playing Town Ball, for instance, could put 20-50 in the field. This game (at least a form of it) began in the northeast US, where non-athletes such as dairy workers, clerks, lawyers, and plumbers played their games on wheat fields and in town squares. As the sport grew in popularity, city-based teams formed and up to 24 competed with one another. By the mid-1850s, the best known and most successful team was the Eckfords (Brooklyn, NY). From 1839-1869, baseball abided by a code of ethics, meaning that the game was to be played by amateurs, not paid athletes. Then came along the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox (the color red signified the color of the socks they wore) - two teams whose players were openly paid for their efforts. Check out the rules, the terms (what's revolving, hippodroming, or chicagoed mean?), and the many reasons why MLB's oldest league, the National League, was formed.
Download or read book The History of National League Baseball Since 1876 written by Glenn Dickey and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of National League Baseball Since 1876 updated written by Glenn Dickey and published by Scarborough House. This book was released on 1982 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anecdotes, vintage photographs, and rare interviews cover the entire history of baseball, from the days of five strikes and the "Fix," through integration and expansion, to big-business baseball
Download or read book Playing for Keeps written by Warren Jay Goldstein and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Timeline History of Baseball written by Don Jensen and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2005 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The illustrated and colorfully designed Timeline History of Baseball provides hundreds of fascinating details about the development of the national pastime in a fun and easy-to-use format."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book A History of Early Baseball written by Warren Goldstein and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forever Young written by Joshua Albert Brown and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 19th Century Baseball in Chicago written by Mark Rucker and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chicago area today hosts two of the most historic major league franchises and half a dozen minor or independent league teams. Baseball's roots run deep in the Windy City. Indeed, it was Chicago businessman William "I'd rather be a lamp-post in Chicago than a millionaire in any other city" Hulbert, who, according to baseball lore, staged the coup that in 1876 would put the National League on the map. The Chicago White Stockings (now ironically called the Cubs) were one of eight charter members, winning the inaugural NL Championship with such legendary names as A.G. Spalding, "Cap" Anson, and Roscoe Barnes. But The National Pastime arrived in Chicago well before the 1876 season, as is proven in this fascinating new book, 19th Century Baseball in Chicago, illustrated with over 150 vintage images.Any local fan of the modern game-whether the action takes place at the "Friendly Confines," 35th & Shields, or the cozy setting of a minor league ballpark out in Kane or suburban Cook County-will enjoy the wealth of information offered in 19th Century Baseball in Chicago.
Download or read book The New Biographical History of Baseball written by Donald Dewey and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a special collector's edition format, this revised edition of The New Biographical History of Baseball presents updated statistical research to create the most accurate picture possible of the on-field accomplishments of players from earlier eras. It offers original summaries of the personalities and contributions of over 1,500 players, managers, owners, front office executives, journalists, and ordinary fans who developed the great American game into a national pastime. Each individual included has had an impact on the sport as mass entertainment or as a cultural phenomenon, and as an athletic art or a business enterprise. Also included are first-time entries on players like Sammy Sosa and Albert Belle, and expanded entries for such players as Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds. This special resource for fans of baseball reflects the breakout talent and enduring fan favorites from all eras of the historic game.
Download or read book LF Baseball 1876 1879 written by Len Feder and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a game by game report of a 70-game season played out, using baseball players from the first 4 years of the National League, from 1876 to 1879.
Download or read book Outsider Baseball written by Scott Simkus and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outsider Baseball is the story of a forgotten world, where independent professional ball clubs zig-zagged across America, plying their trade in big cities and small villages alike. Included among the former and future major leaguers were mercenaries, scalawags, and outcasts. This is where Babe Ruth, Rube Waddell, and John McGraw crossed bats with the Cuban Stars, Tokyo Giants, Brooklyn Bushwicks, dozens of famous Negro league teams, and novelty acts such as the House of David and Bloomer Girls. Legends emerged in this alternate baseball universe and author Scott Simkus sets out to share their stories and use a critical lens to separate fact from fiction. Written in a gritty prose style, Outsider Baseball combines meticulous research with modern analytics, opening the door to an unforgettable funhouse of baseball history. Scott Simkus is the founder and editor of the Outsider Baseball Bulletin. He is the winner of a research award from the Society of American Baseball Research for his work on the Negro League Database.
Download or read book The History of Baseball written by Diana Star Helmer and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This high-interest Social Studies title is one of the 4 titles sold in a Book Pack as a part of the Tony Stead Independent Reading Sports Theme Set.
Download or read book Baseball the First Season 1876 written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Playing for Keeps written by Warren Goldstein and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 20th-anniversary edition of Warren Goldstein's history of baseball's early decades and the roots of the game's modern controversies.
Download or read book Iron Man McGinnity written by Don Doxsie and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography traces the hard life and colorful career of "Iron Man" McGinnity from his childhood working the coalfields of Illinois to his death in 1929. McGinnity may have been the most durable hurler in the history of the sport, often pitching both games of a doubleheader. He averaged more wins per season in his 10-year major league career than any pitcher in history, and continued to pitch for two more decades in the minor leagues before retiring at 54.
Download or read book The Hidden Game of Baseball written by John Thorn and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed classic on the statistical analysis of baseball records in order to evaluate players and win more games. Long before Moneyball became a sensation or Nate Silver turned the knowledge he’d honed on baseball into electoral gold, John Thorn and Pete Palmer were using statistics to shake the foundations of the game. First published in 1984, The Hidden Game of Baseball ushered in the sabermetric revolution by demonstrating that we were thinking about baseball stats—and thus the game itself—all wrong. Instead of praising sluggers for gaudy RBI totals or pitchers for wins, Thorn and Palmer argued in favor of more subtle measurements that correlated much more closely to the ultimate goal: winning baseball games. The new gospel promulgated by Thorn and Palmer opened the door for a flood of new questions, such as how a ballpark’s layout helps or hinders offense or whether a strikeout really is worse than another kind of out. Taking questions like these seriously—and backing up the answers with data—launched a new era, showing fans, journalists, scouts, executives, and even players themselves a new, better way to look at the game. This brand-new edition retains the body of the original, with its rich, accessible analysis rooted in a deep love of baseball, while adding a new introduction by the authors tracing the book’s influence over the years. A foreword by ESPN’s lead baseball analyst, Keith Law, details The Hidden Game’s central role in the transformation of baseball coverage and team management and shows how teams continue to reap the benefits of Thorn and Palmer’s insights today. Thirty years after its original publication, The Hidden Game is still bringing the high heat—a true classic of baseball literature. Praise for The Hidden Game “As grateful as I was for the publication of The Hidden Game of Baseball when it first showed up on my bookshelf, I’m even more grateful now. It’s as insightful today as it was then. And it’s a reminder that we haven’t applauded Thorn and Palmer nearly loudly enough for their incredible contributions to the use and understanding of the awesome numbers of baseball.” —Jayson Stark, senior baseball writer, ESPN.com “Just as one cannot know the great American novel without Twain and Hemingway, one cannot know modern baseball analysis without Thorn and Palmer.” —Rob Neyer, FOX Sports
Download or read book The Baseball Timeline written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
