Download or read book The Base Ball Palace of the World written by Bill Nowlin and published by Sabr Baseball Library. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comiskey Park, affectionately known as the "Base Ball Palace of the World," was the home of the Chicago White Sox for parts of nine decades, from 1910 to 1990. Despite being built on the site of a former dump, the ballpark's address was one of baseball's most iconic. At the intersection of 35th Street and Shields Avenue, it sat in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city. The Base Ball Palace of the World: Comiskey Park is our humble volume which aims to evoke memories of the storied ballpark and introduce others to its exciting history through detailed summaries of more than 80 games played there and several feature essays. The volume is a collaborative and tireless effort of 50 members of the Society for American Baseball Research. Among the gems presented in this book we have Big Ed Walsh's no-hitter in 1911, several Negro League contests including the 1933 All-Star Game, Game One of the 1959 World Series, Disco Demolition night, the 1983 All-Star game, and many more, including: July 1, 1910: "Baseball Palace" Opens, Bob LeMoine August 27, 1911: Big Ed Walsh No-Hitter, Gregory H. Wolf August 29, 1915: Shutout in 68 Minutes, Richard Riis October 6, 1917: World Series Arrives, John Bauer September 24, 1919: Clinch AL Pennant, Jacob Pomrenke October 9, 1919: Reds Win First Championship, Mike Lynch June 22, 1921: Hooper Homers Twice, Gordon Gattie May 29, 1925: The Line Drive That Changed History, Matthew M. Clifford July 6, 1933: A Dream Realized, Lyle Spatz August 11, 1935: The Mule Kicks the Maestro, Frank Amoroso April 16, 1940: Feller's No-Hitter, C. Paul Rogers III August 1, 1943: 51,723 See Satchel Paige, Bob Lemoine September 9, 1944: Lopat Slings Extra-Inning Gem, Tom Pardo September 26, 1947: Negro League World Series, Ken Carrano and Richard Cuicchi July 11, 1950: Schoendienst's Extra-Inning, C. Paul Rogers III October 1, 1950: Gus Zernial's Three Homers, Richard Cuicchi May 1, 1951: Miñoso & Mantle Firsts, Mark S. Sternman July 3, 1952: Eddie Robinson Knocks in Seven, Stephen D. Boren May 1, 1959: Early Wynn One-Hitter, Scott Ferkovich October 1, 1959: White Sox Clobber Dodgers, Russ Lake October 8, 1959: Dodgers Win Series, Alan Cohen June 26, 1960: Early Wynn 275th Career Victory, Mike Huber September 21, 1962: Electrifying Game-Ending Rally, Richard Riis July 15, 1963: Gary Peters Near-Perfect Game, Richard Cuicchi September 6, 1967: Four-Way Tie for First Place, Russ Lake May 17, 1968: Joe Horlen Extra-Inning Shutout, John Gabcik August 28, 1968: Convention Turmoil, Doug Feldmann September 30, 1971: Bill Melton Leads League in Homers, Joe Schuster April 18, 1972: Wilbur Wood Three-Hit Shutout, Bob Wood May 26, 1973: Two-Day Marathon, Joseph Wancho May 14, 1977: Spencer Knocks in Eight, Don Zminda July 14, 1979: Irish Night Brings Luck, Mark Mullane October 4, 1981: Season Finale, Thomas J. Brown Jr. July 7, 1982: Baines Belts Three, Katie Dickson with Gregory H. Wolf July 6, 1983: Golden All-Star Anniversary, Brian Wright October 7, 1983: Routed in First Playoff Game in 24 Years, Brian P. Wood May 8-9, 1984: Longest Game in History, Ken Carrano May 16, 1984: Carlton Fisk Hits for the Cycle, Mike Huber July 22, 1987: Baines Sets Franchise HR Record, Brandon Lee April 7, 1984: Jack Morris No-Hitter, Nathan Bierma July 17, 1989: Fisk 2,000th Hit, Paul Hofmann July 1, 1990 Hawkins Loses in No-No, Stew Thornley September 30, 1990 "Farewell, old beauty", John Bauer
Download or read book Baseball Palace of the World written by Douglas Bukowski and published by Lyceum Books, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diamonds written by Michael Gershman and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than mere buildings, America's ballparks are repositories of family memory that link generations. Based on four years of research, Diamonds celebrates baseball and the great parks with a rich blend of history, anecdotes, and rare photos.
Download or read book The House That Ruth Built written by Robert Weintraub and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of Babe Ruth's Yankees, John McGraw's Giants, and the extraordinary baseball season of 1923. Before the 27 World Series titles -- before Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Derek Jeter -- the Yankees were New York's shadow franchise. They hadn't won a championship, and they didn't even have their own field, renting the Polo Grounds from their cross-town rivals the New York Giants. In 1921 and 1922, they lost to the Giants when it mattered most: in October. But in 1923, the Yankees played their first season on their own field, the newly-built, state of the art baseball palace in the Bronx called "the Yankee Stadium." The stadium was a gamble, erected in relative outerborough obscurity, and Babe Ruth was coming off the most disappointing season of his career, a season that saw his struggles on and off the field threaten his standing as a bona fide superstar. It only took Ruth two at-bats to signal a new era. He stepped up to the plate in the 1923 season opener and cracked a home run to deep right field, the first homer in his park, and a sign of what lay ahead. It was the initial blow in a season that saw the new stadium christened "The House That Ruth Built," signaled the triumph of the power game, and established the Yankees as New York's -- and the sport's -- team to beat. From that first home run of 1923 to the storybook World Series matchup that pitted the Yankees against their nemesis from across the Harlem River -- one so acrimonious that John McGraw forced his Giants to get to the Bronx in uniform rather than suit up at the Stadium -- Robert Weintraub vividly illuminates the singular year that built a classic stadium, catalyzed a franchise, cemented Ruth's legend, and forever changed the sport of baseball.
Download or read book Ballpark written by Paul Goldberger and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhilarating, splendidly illustrated, entirely new look at the history of baseball: told through the stories of the vibrant and ever-changing ballparks where the game was and is staged, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic. From the earliest corrals of the mid-1800s (Union Grounds in Brooklyn was a "saloon in the open air"), to the much mourned parks of the early 1900s (Detroit's Tiger Stadium, Cincinnati's Palace of the Fans), to the stadiums we fill today, Paul Goldberger makes clear the inextricable bond between the American city and America's favorite pastime. In the changing locations and architecture of our ballparks, Goldberger reveals the manifestations of a changing society: the earliest ballparks evoked the Victorian age in their accommodations--bleachers for the riffraff, grandstands for the middle-class; the "concrete donuts" of the 1950s and '60s made plain television's grip on the public's attention; and more recent ballparks, like Baltimore's Camden Yards, signal a new way forward for stadium design and for baseball's role in urban development. Throughout, Goldberger shows us the way in which baseball's history is concurrent with our cultural history: the rise of urban parks and public transportation; the development of new building materials and engineering and design skills. And how the site details and the requirements of the game--the diamond, the outfields, the walls, the grandstands--shaped our most beloved ballparks. A fascinating, exuberant ode to the Edens at the heart of our cities--where dreams are as limitless as the outfields.
Download or read book Old time Base Ball and the First Modern World Series written by Peter A. Campbell and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles baseball history from the first regulated game in 1846 to the first World Series in 1903, including the development of the Major Leagues, and profiles noteworthy players, owners, and parks.
Download or read book Base Ball 10 written by Don Jensen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering the best in original research and analysis, Base Ball is an annually published book series that promotes the study of baseball's early history, from its protoball roots to 1920, and its rise to prominence within American popular culture. This volume, number 10, brings together 14 articles on a wide range of topics, including the role of physicians in spreading early baseball; the game's financial revolution of 1866, when teams began charging a 25-cent admission price; the prejudice that greeted Japan's Waseda University team during its American tour in 1905; the Addie Joss benefit game and its place in baseball lore; the 1867 western tour of the National Base Ball Club; and entrenched ideas about class and early baseball, with a focus on the supposedly blue-collar Pennsylvania Base Ball Club.
Download or read book The Amazing Baseball Adventure written by Josh Pahigian and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visually stunning road trip through pro baseball’s wacky, wondrous, and revered ballpark attractions Exploding scoreboards, treetop seats, and neon skylines are just three of the more than 100 ballpark design features, field eccentricities, historic displays, traditions, concession items, and even super-fans and mascots profiled in this armchair baseball journey. Combining engaging storytelling with fun sidebars and beautiful color photos, author Josh Pahigian captures the essence of each ballpark treasure—from the retractable lighthouse at the Portland Sea Dogs’ Hadlock Field to the Sausage Race at the Brewers’ Miller Park to Fenway Park’s Green Monster and even to the delicious biscuits served by the aptly named Montgomery Biscuits. From the Rookie Leagues to the Majors, there are more than 250 professional baseball parks in the United States where fans partake in special game-day rituals, eat unique foods, laugh along with the zany mascot, marvel at the park’s special features, and revel in a communal experience that removes them for a few hours from life’s daily grind. The Amazing Baseball Adventure brings to life the very best of these cherished ballpark features, the ones that motivate fans to return again and again to baseball cathedrals large and small.
Download or read book Base Ball 1845 1871 written by Seymour Roberts Church and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fenway Park written by John Powers and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fenway Park. The name evokes a team and a sport that have become more synonymous with a city's identity than any stadium or arena in the country. Since opening in the same week of 1912 that the Titanic sank, the park's instantly recognizable confines have seen some of the most dramatic happenings in baseball history, including Carlton Fisk's "Is it fair?" home run in the 1975 World Series and Ted Williams's perfectly scripted long ball in his final at-bat. For 100 years, the Fenway faithful have been tested. They have known triumph and heartbreak, miracles and curses -- well, one curse in particular -- to such a degree that an entire nation of fans heaved a collective sigh of relief when Dave Roberts stole a base by a fingertip in 2004, triggering the most amazing comeback in the game's annals. To sit and watch a game at Fenway is to recognize that the pitcher is standing on the same mound where Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, and Babe Ruth pitched, that a hitter is in the same batter's box where Ty Cobb and Hank Aaron and Shoeless Joe Jackson dug in to take their swings. This is a ballpark that has embraced its odd construction quirks, including the bizarre triangle out in center field and the Green Monster that looms above the left fielder, and today -- for better and for worse -- it remains largely unchanged from the day it opened. In its long history, Fenway has hosted football, hockey, soccer, boxing, and so much more. It has provided a backdrop to hundreds of historic events having nothing to do with sports, including concerts, religious gatherings, and political rallies. It was the site of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's final campaign address, as well as visits by music luminaries from Stevie Wonder to Bruce Springsteen to the Rolling Stones. Through it all, the Boston Globe has been the consistent, respected chronicler of every important moment in park history. In fact, the newspaper played a remarkable role in Fenway's creation and evolution: the Taylor family -- founders and longtime owners of the Globe -- owned the ballclub in 1912, helped finance the new stadium, and renamed the team the "Red Sox". It is the Globe's insider perspective, combined with more than a century of exemplary journalism, that makes this book the definitive narrative history of both park and team, and a centennial collectors' item unlike any other. Its pages offer a level of detail that is unmatched, with exceptional writing and hundreds of rarely seen photographs and illustrations. This is Fenway Park, the complete story, unfiltered and expertly told.
Download or read book Queen of Diamonds written by Michael Betzold and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inside the Baseball Hall of Fame written by National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 200 full-color photographs, a stunning collection that brings to vivid life the greatest treasures of baseball's shrine, most of them rarely if ever displayed to visitors. The images captured in these pages take readers into the most fascinating moments of the game's past and present.
Download or read book A Nice Little Place on the North Side written by George Will and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times-bestselling history of America's most beloved baseball stadium, Wrigley Field, and the Cubs’ century-long search for World Series glory In A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look at his hapless Chicago Cubs and their often beatified home, Wrigley Field, as it enters its second century. Baseball, Will argues, is full of metaphors for life, religion, and happiness, and Wrigley is considered one of its sacred spaces. But what is its true, hyperbole-free history? Winding beautifully like Wrigley’s iconic ivy, Will’s meditation on “The Friendly Confines” examines both the unforgettable stories that forged the field’s legend and the larger-than-life characters—from Wrigley and Ruth to Veeck, Durocher, and Banks—who brought it glory, heartbreak, and scandal. Drawing upon his trademark knowledge and inimitable sense of humor, Will also explores his childhood connections to the team, the Cubs’ future, and what keeps long-suffering fans rooting for the home team after so many years of futility. In the end, A Nice Little Place on the North Side is more than just the history of a ballpark. It is the story of Chicago, of baseball, and of America itself.
Download or read book Land of the Giants written by Stew Thornley and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of New York's Polo Grounds. From Merkle's Boner which cost the New York Giants a pennant, to Bobby Thomson's homer, which won them one, Stew Thornley retells the events of the park and its legendary personalities.
Download or read book Base Ball 12 written by Don Jensen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Base Ball is a peer-reviewed book series published annually. Offering the best in original research and analysis, it promotes study of baseball's early history, from its protoball roots to 1920, and its rise to prominence within American popular culture. This volume, number 12, includes thirteen articles on topics ranging from the career of pitcher Harry Coveleski, Philadelphia baseball pioneer Thomas Fitzgerald, and a baseball power couple, James and Harriet Coogan, to early Brooklyn baseball, the game in Canada during World War I, and the amateur teams sponsored by typewriter companies.
Download or read book F is for Fenway written by Jerry Pallotta and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball fans learn about the ballpark's history, features, and momentous events, including famous home runs from luminaries such as Ted Williams.
Download or read book Ballpark written by Lynn Curlee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author provides a tour through baseball history with this tribute to America's favorite ballparks.
