Download or read book Sandy Koufax Strikeout King written by Arnold Hano and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1964 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of the Dodger's pitcher whose accomplishments include two 18-strikeout performances, two no-hitters, in addition to his championship performances in the historical 1963 series.
Download or read book Sandy Koufax Strikeout King written by Arnold Hano and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strikeout Kings written by James Buckley (Jr.) and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2001 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the baseball careers of Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, and Randy Johnson.
Download or read book You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax written by Jonah Winter and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a brief overview of the life of Sandy Koufax, discussing the obstacles and physical challenges he faced, his successful career, his retirement, and other related topics.
Download or read book Sandy Koufax The Art of the Pitch written by Rick Oosterhof and published by Nicholas Horne. This book was released on 2024-10-25 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandy Koufax: A Masterful Pitcher's Legacy Delve into the extraordinary life and career of Sandy Koufax, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. This comprehensive biography traces his journey from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of his sport. Witness Koufax's early struggles and his transformation into a dominant force, leaving an indelible mark on the Dodgers organization. Learn about his signature pitches—the curveball, fastball, slider, and knuckleball—and how he revolutionized pitching techniques. Beyond the statistics, uncover the personal story of a man grappling with injuries and making the difficult decision to retire at his peak. Explore his post-baseball career, including his business acumen and philanthropic endeavors. This captivating account pays tribute to Koufax's unwavering determination, his innovative spirit, and the enduring impact he left on baseball. Step into the mind of a master pitcher and discover the art and legacy of Sandy Koufax.
Download or read book Ellis Island to Ebbets Field written by Peter Levine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-09-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ellis Island to Ebbets Field, Peter Levine vividly recounts the stories of Red Auerbach, Hank Greenberg, Moe Berg, Sid Luckman, Nat Holman, Benny Leonard, Barney Ross, Marty Glickman, and a host of others who became Jewish heroes and symbols of the difficult struggle for American success. From settlement houses and street corners, to Madison Square and Fenway Park, their experiences recall a time when Jewish males dominated sports like boxing and basketball, helping to smash stereotypes about Jewish weakness while instilling American Jews with a fierce pride in their strength and ability in the face of Nazi aggression, domestic anti-Semitism, and economic depression. Full of marvelous stories, anecdotes, and personalities, Ellis Island to Ebbets Field enhances our understanding of the Jewish-American experience as well as the struggles of other American minority groups.
Download or read book Walter Alston written by Alan H. Levy and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-02-12 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walter "Smokey" Alston is best known for his long and successful tenure as manager of the Dodgers--first in Brooklyn, then in Los Angeles. Yet few fans are aware of his years in the minors, where he honed the skills that would make him famous. Raised in rural Ohio, Alston graduated from Miami University, where he was noticed by scouts for the St. Louis Cardinals. Signed in 1935, he played on minor league teams in the Cardinals' system. He went to bat in the majors just once--and struck out. But Cardinals President Branch Rickey recognized other talents in Alston and made him a player-manager for several clubs. He steadily produced winning teams and in 1946 led the racially integrated Nashua "Little" Dodgers to a championship. In 1953, he was tapped to run the big club and over the next 23 seasons led the Dodgers to nine pennants and four World Series wins. This book traces Alston's rise through the minor and major leagues to become a Hall of Famer with more than 2000 career wins.
Download or read book Home Run King written by Dan Schlossberg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fifty years that have passed since Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run and supplanted Babe Ruth as baseball's home run king, his legend and legacy have only grown. Humble and modest to a fault, he always insisted that he didn't want people to forget Babe Ruth but only to remember Henry Aaron. Though he never had the benefit of playing in the media spotlight of New York or Los Angeles, he remains the career leader in total bases, runs batted in, and All-Star selections; shares records for home runs by brothers (with Tommie Aaron) and by teammates (with Eddie Mathews); and is remembered with respect and admiration for his outspoken advocacy of civil rights for all minorities. Written by a lifelong Braves fan who became a sportswriter, this book traces Aaron's odyssey from the segregated south to the baseball world revolutionized by Jackie Robinson, who became an early an important ally against bigotry and prejudice. It reveals how the New York Giants nearly beat the Boston Braves in signing Aaron, when the young slugger caught his first break, and why he changed his hitting style after the Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta. Though he never won a Triple Crown or hit for the cycle, he won virtually every major honor, including an MVP award, a World Series ring, and a berth in the Baseball Hall of Fame. But he should have won more, as the author contends he was often taken for granted by voters (nine of whom left him off their Cooperstown ballots!). Turn these pages to find out what home run Aaron considered his greatest, what pitcher proved his easiest mark, and what managers he liked or disliked the most. Even the disappointments are included -- his team's move south, its inability to establish a dynasty, and his quests to become a manager, general manager, or even Commissioner of Baseball. This is also a book of personal tragedy: the death of a child, a difficult divorce, and the stunning loss of the 43-year-old brother-in-law who became the first black GM. Not to mention the deluge of hate mail as it became obvious that he was approaching the most cherished record in sports. Through it all, Henry Louis Aaron kept his composure, preferring to let his bat do the talking. He lacked the notoriety of Willie, Mickey & the Duke but he just might have been the best player in baseball history. He's certainly in the conversation.
Download or read book Diamond Classics written by Mike Shannon and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each work, chosen with exquisite care by an expert, is analyzed and summarized. Its greatness as baseball literature, its place in the genre, its peculiarities, weaknesses, strengths, how the critics went for it--all are discussed in such a way, with quotations, that reading or browsing Shannon's book is equivalent to absorbing a rich history of the sport.
Download or read book Baseball Books written by Mike Shannon and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely, and wrongly, assumed that books are never so valuable as when they lie unopened before us, waiting to be read. Good books bear multiple readings, and not merely because our memories fail us; the desire to repeat a good reading experience can be its own powerful motivation. And for bibliophiles, books can also be works of art, physical objects with an aesthetic value all their own. This guide for the book-loving baseball fan is written by one of the most knowledgeable collectors in the country, author and editor Mike Shannon. Beginning with a history of baseball books and collecting, it also identifies the most sought-after titles and explains how to find them, what to pay, and how to maintain their condition.
Download or read book Baseball written by Edward J. Rielly and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture looks at American society through the prism of its favorite pastime, discussing not only the game itself but a variety of topics with significance beyond the diamond. Its 269 entries, which vary in length from two hundred to twenty-five hundred words, explore the game?s intersection with race, gender, art, drug abuse, entertainment, business, gambling, movies, and the shift from rural to urban society. ø Filled with larger-than-life characters, baseball legends, sports facts and firsts, important milestones, and observations about daily life and popular culture, this encyclopedia is not only an excellent reference source but also an enjoyable book to browse.
Download or read book Baseball with a Latin Beat written by Peter C. Bjarkman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Cuba's Esteban Bellan made his debut for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association in 1871, Latin Americans have played a large role in the major leagues. Nearly 15 percent of big league rosters are made up of Latinos, while the region's colorful and competitive winter leagues have been a proving ground for up-and-coming major league players and managers. Early Latin American stars were barred purely because of the color of their skin from playing in the major leagues. Players such as Jose Mendez and Martin Dihigo (the only player elected to the U.S., Cuban and Mexican halls of fame) made their marks on the Negro Leagues, turning the leagues' barnstorming tours into major attractions in many Caribbean countries. This history of the players and events that make up the rich tradition of Latin American baseball gives a unique insight to this long-neglected area of baseball.
Download or read book Jewhooing the Sixties written by David Kaufman and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2012 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively look at four major Jewish celebrities of early 1960s America, who together made their mark on both American culture and Jewish identity
Download or read book Sandy Koufax written by Jane Leavy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It’s a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero’s self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait.” — Time The New York Times bestseller about the baseball legend and famously reclusive Dodgers’ pitcher Sandy Koufax, from award-winning former Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy. Sandy Koufax reveals, for the first time, what drove the three-time Cy Young award winner to the pinnacle of baseball and then—just as quickly—into self-imposed exile.
Download or read book Left Is Right written by Rae Lindsay and published by R & R Writers/Agents, Inc.. This book was released on 1996 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mickey Mantle s Greatest Hits written by David S. Nuttall and published by SP Books. This book was released on 1998-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes you back to majestic Yankee Stadium and other classic ball parks of the fifties and sixties. Coming to the plate, amid rising anticipation in the hearts of thousands of fans, is the handsome "kid from Oklahoma".
Download or read book The Outfielder written by Joseph A. Richman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11-04 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Bernie Feld, a well-known and successful psychiatrist in New York City, embarked on a journey to uncover the horrible secrets of his fathers past as an inmate in Auschwitz and learn the tragic fate of his mother who seemingly abandoned him at age twelve. The quest almost destroyed his medical career and the relationship with the woman he loved. From childhood, Feld knew his father was a survivor of the infamous Auschwitz, but not much more, certainly not the horrible secrets his father harbored. As a young boy and a teenager, Bernies real dream was to become a major league baseball player. It was not the usual childs daydream because Bernie had the talent, drive, desire, and the passion to become a professional. However, Bernies father, now a tailor in New York, forbade Bernie from pursuing baseball and an athletic scholarship. A Holocaust survivor, his father had been a former inmate doctor at the Auschwitz. Now, he pushed Bernie into becoming a doctor, impressing on Bernie how he sacrificed his own chance to for a medical career in America to send his son to the finest medical school to become a successful doctor just as he, his father, had been in Germany before the Holocaust. A fateful meeting with an Israeli Mossad agent, however, caused Bernie Feld to abandon his lucrative New York psychiatry practice and his patients, and destroy the relationship with the woman he loved, by embarking on a quest to Israel to uncover the truth. He found an ostracized Auschwitz survivor, exiled to a remote and lonely Judean Desert, who reluctantly revealed the horror of the Gestapo roundup of his fathers family and the incomprehensible and devastating facts about what his father did in Auschwitz as an inmate doctor. Further, he also learned for the first time what had actually happened to his mother, who had supposedly abandoned him. Feld now faced the daunting task of trying to put back together his shattered life.
