Download or read book Champions at Bat written by Ann Finlayson and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical sketches of three baseball players renowned for their batting skill: Rogers Hornsby, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams.
Download or read book Crack of the Bat written by Bob Hill and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2002 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crack of the Bat is a comprehensive and entertaining look at the most famous icon in the history of baseball, the Louisville Slugger bat. It includes the evolution of bats from pioneer wagon tongues to the sleek aluminum models of today. It examines the amazing physics involved in hitting a baseball, where .003 seconds means the difference between a home run and a foul ball. It tells the fascinating history of the still family-owned Hillerich & Bradsby Company, which in just 80 years went from making butter churns to making seven million bats a year. Reinforcing this are dozens of stories about the bats themselves, and the personal idiosyncracies of the most famous hitters in baseball history, including Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr. and Derek Jeter. The book explains why the players picked the bats they did, the amazing lengths they would go to to protect them, and how valuable these bats have now become in the hands of collectors. Illustrated with hundreds of archival photographs, baseball decals, and icons, many in color, this book will become as much a cherished keepsake as some of the bats it describes.
Download or read book Classic Baseball Cards written by Bert Randolph Sugar and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1977 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are reproductions of 98 authentic baseball cards representing 104 great players of baseball's Golden Age, from 1880 to 1940. Included are superstars such as Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Dizzy Dean, and many other famous names in the history of baseball, from John McGraw and Connie Mack to Rudy York and Leo Durocher. Each card is an authentic reproduction of the original, with a full-color illustration of the player on one side and the original information and advertising on the reverse. This book represents a collection of rare baseball cards which would take years of searching and thousands of dollars to match.
Download or read book Silver Bats and Automobiles written by David L. Fleitz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost from professional baseball's birth more than 130 years ago, the batting championship has been one of the sport's most highly coveted awards. Since 1949, the Louisville Slugger company has presented the man with the highest batting average at season's end with the Silver Bat Award, a regulation-sized metal bat plated in sterling silver with the winner's name and average engraved upon it. Throughout the years, heated battles for the Silver Bat Award have featured unusual machinations by players, managers, and entire teams, including allegations of cheating, bribery, deliberate misplays, and questionable strategies, and, in one especially bitter campaign, charges of racism. Here are the stories behind these races.
Download or read book Crack of the Bat written by James R. Walker and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crack of the bat on the radio is ingrained in the American mind as baseball takes center stage each summer. Radio has brought the sounds of baseball into homes for almost one hundred years, helping baseball emerge from the 1919 Black Sox scandal into the glorious World Series of the 1920s. The medium gave fans around the country aural access to the first All-Star Game, Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech, and Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ’Round the World.” Red Barber, Vin Scully, Harry Caray, Ernie Harwell, Bob Uecker, and dozens of other beloved announcers helped cement the love affair between radio and the national pastime. Crack of the Bat takes readers from the 1920s to the present, examining the role of baseball in the development of the radio industry and the complex coevolution of their relationship. James R. Walker provides a balanced, nuanced, and carefully documented look at radio and baseball over the past century, focusing on the interaction between team owners, local and national media, and government and business interests, with extensive coverage of the television and Internet ages, when baseball on the radio had to make critical adjustments to stay viable. Despite cable television’s ubiquity, live video streaming, and social media, radio remains an important medium through which fans engage with their teams. The evolving relationship between baseball and radio intersects with topics as varied as the twenty-year battle among owners to control radio, the development of sports as a valuable media product, and the impact of competing technologies on the broadcast medium. Amid these changes, the familiar sounds of the ball hitting the glove and the satisfying crack of the bat stay the same. Purchase the audio edition.
Download or read book Obsessed With Baseball written by The Baseball Guys and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes multiple choice questions about baseball. Embedded in the book is a special computerized quiz module that lets you compete against yourself or a friend.
Download or read book More Stories of Baseball Champions in the Hall of Fame written by Sam Epstein and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the careers of three baseball stars elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
Download or read book Winning Fantasy Baseball written by Larry Schechter and published by Emerald. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play smart. Play to win. Play like a champion.
Download or read book Leadoff Batters of Major League Baseball written by Herman O. Krabbenhoft and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-01-25 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every sport has its subtleties, and in baseball, one subtlety is the batting line-up. Leadoff batters can make or break a team. Who are the men who have taken that position, and how have they performed in their important role? From 1900 through 2005, the major leagues' leadoff batters for more than 160,000 games are covered in this reference work. The first of the book's five parts discusses the annual records of the principal leadoff batters. Part Two identifies the principal leadoff batter for each team in each year, as well as the top career leadoff batters. Part Three presents composite statistics for those players with five or more principal leadoff batter seasons. Part Four looks at leadoff home runs, and Part Five offers essays on assorted leadoff batter achievements, such as RBIs, runs scored, and awards and honors. Appended to the text is a discussion of the accuracy of the statistics and a list of "Make It Happen" award winners.
Download or read book Baseball Player written by Amy Rechner and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many kids dream of playing major league baseball. But what sets professional players apart? This high-interest title takes readers through the life of a baseball player, from practices to games on the road, and outlines the path to playing professional ball. Informative sidebars highlight required experience and traits, outline a game day checklist, and introduce a famous player. Are you ready for the big leagues?
Download or read book A Game of Inches written by Peter Morris and published by Ivan R. Dee. This book was released on 2006-03-23 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and charming encyclopedic collection of baseball firsts, describing how the innovations in the game—in rules, equipment, styles of play, strategies, etc.—occurred and developed from its origins to the present day. The book relies heavily on quotations from contemporary sources.
Download or read book San Antonio at Bat written by David King and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of professional baseball in San Antonio from 1888 to the present, highlighting key players, coaches, teams, and events that have defined the sport.
Download or read book Philadelphia Baseball written by Max Blue and published by PublishAmerica. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Official Baseball Annual written by National Baseball Congress of America and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Baseball Maniac s Almanac written by Bert Randolph Sugar and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2004-03-22 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantastic and far-flung compilation of stats, figures, and little-known nuggets about our national pastime An addictive read, sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, The Baseball Maniac's Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser--and absolutely the greatest, most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever compiled-- all verfied for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Renowned sportswriter Bert Sugar, with his trademark tough-guy swagger, presents thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts about: Individual players and teams Managers • Player relatives The Hall of Fame Annual awards The World Series All-Star Games A list of the all-time statistical leaders for all all the major league teams PLUS: A truly unforgettable "miscellany" section answers such mind-boggling questions as, "Which major-leaguers have palindromic surnames?" and "Which players born under each zodiac sign have hit the most career home runs?"
Download or read book The Early Image of Black Baseball written by James E. Brunson III and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-09-12 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines early black baseball as it was represented in the artwork and written accounts of the popular press. From contemporary postbellum articles, illustrations, photographs and woodcuts, a unique image of the black athlete emerges, one that was not always positive but was nonetheless central in understanding the evolving black image in American culture. Chapters cover press depictions of championship games, specific teams and athletes, and the fans and culture surrounding black baseball.
Download or read book Now You Know Absolutely Everything written by Doug Lennox and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 3090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bundle presents Doug Lennox’s popular trivia book series in its entirety. These books will provide years and years of fun, with countless questions to be asked and tons of knowledge to be learned. The books cover general trivia but also such topics as sports (baseball, hockey, football, golf, soccer, among others), Christmas and the Bible, disasters and harsh weather, royal figures, crime and criminology, important people in Canada’s history, and so much more! Along the way we find out the answers to such questions as: Why do the British drive on the left and North Americans on the right? What football team was named after a Burt Reynolds character? Who started the first forensics laboratory? Which member of the British royal family competed at the Olympics? Lennox’s exhaustive series is fun for all ages. Includes Now You Know Now You Know More Now You Know Almost Everything Now You Know, Volume 4 Now You Know Big Book of Answers Now You Know Christmas Now You Know Big Book of Answers 2 Now You Know Golf Now You Know Hockey Now You Know Soccer Now You Know Football Now You Know Big Book of Sports Now You Know Baseball Now You Know Crime Scenes Now You Know Extreme Weather Now You Know Disasters Now You Know Pirates Now You Know Royalty Now You Know Canada’s Heroes Now You Know The Bible
