Download or read book The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia 2007 written by Pete Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details statistics from United States baseball teams and players from 1900 through the previous season, including draft information, and provides lists of award winners and world champion teams.
Download or read book The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia written by Peter Palmer and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This baseball lover's ultimate guide features totally revised and up-to-date statistics and every active major league player's updated numbers.
Download or read book The 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia written by Peter Palmer and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details statistics from United States baseball teams and players from 1900 through the previous season, including draft information, and provides lists of award winners and world champion teams.
Download or read book The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia written by Peter Palmer and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details statistics from United States baseball teams and players from 1900 through the previous season, including draft information, and provides lists of award winners and world champion teams.
Download or read book The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia 2006 written by Pete Palmer and published by . This book was released on with total page 1742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia written by Gary Gillette and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 1880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details statistics from United States baseball teams and players from before 1900 through the previous season, including draft information, and provides lists of award winners and world champion teams.
Download or read book The Ultimate Yankees Companion written by Gary Gillette and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know about the Yankees
Download or read book Baseball written by David Pietrusza and published by Total/Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia is the perfect companion to the ultimate classic baseball reference work, Total Baseball. Whereas Total Baseball, now in its sixth edition, lists the statics of every player in major league history, Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia reveals the stories of 2,000 of the national pastime's greatest movers and shakers.
Download or read book Total Baseball written by Pete Palmer and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Total Baseball VI is a complete baseball library in a single book. World famous for its originality and comprehensive reference value, this encyclopedia inspired the formation of Total Sports, Inc., and the publication of Total Hockey and Total Football. Now updated with the latest stats, records, rosters, registers, histories, and insightful essays, it makes a great gift for any baseball fan. This latest edition includes Bob Creamer's special commemorative tribute to Casey Stengle and a special section on the history of the home run.
Download or read book Major League Baseball Awards written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tigers Corner 2007 written by Gary Gillette and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Other preseason annuals cover all of baseball and never focus on the team you love, but here?'s a publication that goes beyond the basics and provides the thorough and intensive treatment of the Tigers that diehard fans crave. In addition to a preview of the American League, "Tigers Corner 2007" investigates the 2007 Tigers through scouting reports from major league scouts. This insider information is exclusive to "Tigers Corner" and will bring followers up to speed on the new team quickly. Also included is an analysis of the team?'s offensive approach and how it eschews the ?Moneyball? theory of walks and on-base percentage. Featured also is Gary Gillette?'s examination of Comerica Park and how its design and renovation have impacted the team over its life span. You'll also hear from the team?'s announcers and get their opinions about the Tigers revival and the team?'s chances going into 2007.The book also revisits Tigers history, including a review of Hank Greenberg and how his career might be even more impressive than previously thought. Ty Cobb?'s pennant-winning teams of the early twentieth century are explored, as well as a review of the Tigers? fall from grace between the glorious summer of 1984 and their 119 losses during the 2003 season. "Tigers Corner" evaluates the entire organization, with a look at the team?'s top prospects, including a Q&A with Andrew Miller, an interview with a top Tigers scout, and a look at the production the Tigers have got out of their farm system in recent years. Written by Tigers fans with Tigers fans in mind, "Tigers Corner 2007" is unmatched for the level and amount of information it presents. It?'s an essential guide for everyfan!A publication of Maple Street Press, distributed by Potomac Books, Inc.
Download or read book Baseball Myths written by Bill Deane and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball followers have been perpetuating, debating, and debunking myths for nearly two centuries, producing a treasury of baseball stories and “facts.” Yet never before have these elements of baseball history been carefully scrutinized and compiled into one comprehensive work—until now. In Baseball Myths: Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond, award-winning researcher Bill Deane examines baseball legends—old and new. This book covers such legendary players as Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Pete Rose, and Derek Jeter, while also looking at lesser-known figures like Dummy Hoy, Grover Land, Wally Pipp, and Babe Herman—not to mention people who found fame in other fields, such as Civil War General Abner Doubleday, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Deane’s original research and logic will educate, amuse, and often surprise readers, revealing the truth behind such legends as the inventor of baseball, the first black player in the major leagues, and even the origin of the hot dog. With photographs, stats, and more than 80 myths examined, this book is sure to fascinate everyone, from the casual baseball fan to lifelong devotees of the sport.
Download or read book Small Ball in the Big Leagues written by James D. Szalontai and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The typical baseball fan yearns for one of two things: a strikeout or a home run. But most of the game takes place in between these electrifying moments, and this book discusses the importance of "small ball" to baseball. It examines the multitude of times small ball activities have secured victories through aggressive base running, sacrifice hits, squeeze bunts, stolen bases, productive outs and hit-and-run plays, as well as games in which aggressive small ball activity led to defeat. The book covers the most important small ball players, managers and teams.
Download or read book Chicago Cubs Yesterday Today written by Steve Johnson and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pairing historical black-and-white images with contemporary photographs, this book is a lavish celebration of the Chicago Cubs. It highlights the ballparks and fans, the players and teams, the broadcasters and behind-the-scenes figures who have defined Chicago baseball for more than a century.
Download or read book Red Sox Roll Call written by William F. McNeil and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Mets Essential written by Matthew Silverman and published by Triumph Books (IL). This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-stop record containing everything Met fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.
Download or read book Baseball S Brotherhood Team written by Bryan Steverson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
