Home Runs by Park, 1950-1959
Author | : Jim Weigand |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Baseball |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Jim Weigand |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Baseball |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Rich Marazzi |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 457 |
Release | : 2015-06-08 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1476604290 |
The playing and post-playing careers of all 1,560 players who appeared in a major league box score between 1950 and 1959--the "golden age," many say--are profiled in this exhaustive work. From Aaron to Zuverink: this treasure-trove of anecdotes, many gathered from personal interviews, is full of historical facts, controversy, and trivia. Readers will be reminded, that Milwaukee Braves pitcher Humberto Robinson was asked by a gambler to fix a game against the Phillies (he refused), Joe Adcock chased Giants pitcher Ruben Gomez around the field with a bat, Bob Turley reached the top of the corporate ladder after his playing days, Casey Wise became an orthodontist, Bobby Brown became a heart surgeon and president of the AL, and that Chuck Conners became an actor. All of this and much more can be found here.
Author | : Mark Pollak |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2018-11-16 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 147663260X |
College football teams today play for tens of thousands of fans in palatial stadiums that rival those of pro teams. But most started out in humbler venues, from baseball parks to fairgrounds to cow pastures. This comprehensive guide traces the long and diverse history of playing grounds for more than 1000 varsity football schools, including bowl-eligible teams, as well as those in other divisions (FCS, D2, D3, NAIA).
Author | : Society for American Baseball Research |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 499 |
Release | : 2007-03-20 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1416554564 |
From the authority on baseball research and statistics comes a vast and fascinating compendium of unique baseball lists and records. The SABR Baseball List & Record Book is an expansive collection of pitching, hitting, fielding, home run, team, and rookie records not available online or in any other book. This is a treasure trove of baseball history for statistically minded baseball fans that's also packed with intriguing marginalia. For instance, on July 25, 1967, Chicago's Ken Berry ended Game Two of a doubleheader against Cleveland with a home run in the bottom of the sixteenth inning -- Chicago's second game-winning homer of the day. The comprehensive lists include Most Career Home Runs by Two Brothers (Tommie and Hank Aaron have 768), Most Seasons with 15 or More Wins (Cy Young and Greg Maddux each have 18), and Highest On Base Percentage in a Season by a Rookie (listing every rookie above .400). Unlike other record books that only list the record holders -- say, most RBI by a rookie, held by Ted Williams with 145 -- SABR details every rookie to reach 100 RBI. Other record books might note the last pitcher in each league to steal home; here SABR has included every pitcher to do it. The book also includes a number of idiosyncratic features, such as a rundown of every player who has hit a triple and then stolen home, or every reliever who has won two games in one day. Many of the lists include a comments column for key historical notes and entertaining trivia (Bob Horner hit four home runs in a 1986 game, but his team lost). This is a must-have for every fan's library. Edited by Lyle Spatz, Chairman of the Baseball Records Committee for SABR
Author | : Jim Alexander |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2022-07-20 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1476645779 |
In the 1880s, a Brooklyn baseball manager plotted to steal pitching signs and alert batters with a hidden electrical wire. In 1951, the Brooklyn Dodgers were robbed of a pennant via a sign-stealing scheme involving a center field office, a telescope and a button connected to the bullpen phone. In 2017, the Los Angeles Dodgers were robbed of a World Series championship via a sign-stealing system involving a TV camera, a monitor, a trash can and a bat. History has often repeated itself around the Dodgers franchise. From their beginnings as the Brooklyn Atlantics to their move from Flatbush to L.A. and into the 21st Century, the Dodgers have seen heartbreaking losses and stirring triumphs, broken the color barrier, turned the game into a true coast-to-coast sport and produced many Hall of Famers, This is their story.
Author | : Min S. Yee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Sports |
ISBN | : 9780553010176 |
Author | : Bobby Thomson |
Publisher | : Citadel Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2001-03 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780806523002 |
It's been called "The Shot Heard Round the World," the miracle home run hit by Bobby Thomson that won the National League pennant for the Giants -- and is considered one of the most dramatic moments in baseball history. Now, in his own words, Bobby Thomson tells the complete story of that incredible event with fascinating details only he can provide.
Author | : Michael J. Schell |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0691115575 |
A feast of stories and statistics about players, ballparks, and teams--all arranged so that calculations can be skipped by general readers but consulted by statisticians eager to follow Schell's methods or to introduce students to the basic concepts of statistics. Illustrations.
Author | : Stew Thornley |
Publisher | : Minnesota Historical Society |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780873515511 |
From the early days of town ball to the latest seasons of the Twins and Saints, Stew Thornley offers the ultimate history of the Great American Pastime in the North Star State.
Author | : Jonathan Fraser Light |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 1112 |
Release | : 2016-03-25 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1476617449 |
More than any other sport, baseball has developed its own niche in America's culture and psyche. Some researchers spend years on detailed statistical analyses of minute parts of the game, while others wax poetic about its players and plays. Many trace the beginnings of the civil rights movement in part to the Major Leagues' decision to integrate, and the words and phrases of the game (for example, pinch-hitter and out in left field) have become common in our everyday language. From AARON, HENRY onward, this book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball (as opposed to the number-rich statistical information so widely available elsewhere). Biographical sketches of all Hall of Fame players, owners, executives and umpires, as well as many of the sportswriters and broadcasters who have won the Spink and Frick awards, join entries for teams, owners, commissioners and league presidents. Advertising, agents, drafts, illegal substances, minor leagues, oldest players, perfect games, retired uniform numbers, superstitions, tripleheaders, and youngest players are among the thousands of entries herein. Most entries open with a topical quote and conclude with a brief bibliography of sources for further research. The whole work is exhaustively indexed and includes 119 photographs.