Books in category Baseball

Play Better Baseball

Author: Bob Cluck
Publisher : Contemporary Books
ISBN : 9780809229215
This straightforward, easy-to-understand book helps prepare coaches and players to meet the challenges of tough competition. New revised, Play Better Baseball is the state-of-the-art source for baseball fundamentals and mechanics, illustrated with hundreds of photographs and accompanied by helpful new drills. Based on actual team situations drawn from author Bob Cluck`s 20-plus years of coa

YANKEES COMING, YANKEES GOING (Paperback)

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Publisher : McFarland & Co Inc Pub
ISBN : 9780786440832

Three Finger (Paperback)

Author: Scott Brown, Cindy Thomson, Ferguson Jenkins
Publisher : Bison Books
ISBN : 9780803218888
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Baseball For Dummies

Author: Joe Morgan, Sparky Anderson, Dick Lally
Publisher : For Dummies
ISBN : 9780764575372
?Joe Morgan again shows himself a rare bird: an ex-jock with savvy and the ability to communicate it.?
?People

?This book has something for everybody, from longtime fans to Little Leaguers.?
?New York Newsday

Baseball For Dummies, Third Edition, is for baseball fans at all levels, from players and coaches to spectators who love the game. Baseball Hall of

The Billy Goat Curse (Paperback)

Author: Ernie Banks, Gil Bogen
Publisher : McFarland & Co Inc Pub
ISBN : 9780786433544
I n 1945 the most famous curse in sports was placed on the Chicago Cubs when Bill Sianis and his goat were ejected from Wrigley Field. Though Sianis purchased two tickets for the fourth game of the World Series against Detroit, the goat''s stench led to the pair''s ouster. The indignant Sianis allegedly cursed the Cubs, promising that they''d never again play in the World Series at Wrigley Field.

The Rise and Fall of Dodgertown

Author: Rody L. Johnson
Publisher : Univ Pr of Florida
ISBN : 9780813031941
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Author: Ray Zardetto
Publisher : McFarland & Co Inc Pub
ISBN : 9780786436668
The 1930 season was unlike any other in baseball history. Big league rosters included more Hall of Famers than at any time before or since. For the first time, this remarkable season is covered in full, from spring training to the final out of the World Series.

Baseball

Author: Joseph Wallace
Publisher : Harry N Abrams Inc
ISBN : 9780810995246
The greatest moments of baseball history from the 1970s to the 21st century are captured in 365 magnificent photographs culled from Major League Baseball`s photograph archives. Relive the glory all over again with this astonishing photographic history.

Teenager On First, Geezer At Bat, 4-F On Deck (Paperback)

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Publisher : McFarland & Co Inc Pub
ISBN : 9780786437948
The Second World War was in the bottom of the ninth inning in Germany and Japan, but back at home the bases were loaded with baseball players, many of them new to the big leagues. While the game''s stars traded their stockings and gloves for khaki and rifles, America''s leaders believed baseball would boost morale at home. Teams filled out their rosters with retired stars such as Jimmie Foxx and B

Home Run!

Author: Associated Press
Publisher : Sports Pub
ISBN : 9781582610238
From Big Mac`s dramatic grand slam on opening day to his record-breaking 62nd to hitting home run No. 70 in his final atbat, the colorful details are all re-created in Home Run! From Sammy`s inauspicious start to his explosive month of June to the home runs chat led his Cubs to the playoffs, fans will recall the excitement generated by the Dominican Republic`s most famous celebrity. Within the ful

Clearing the Bases

Author: Allen Barra, Bob Costas
Publisher : Bison Books
ISBN : 9780803217638
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101 Reasons to Love the Phillies (Hardcover)

Author: Ron Green
Publisher : Stewart Tabori & Chang
ISBN : 9781584797555
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Game Six (Hardcover)

Author: Mark Frost
Publisher : Hyperion Books
ISBN : 9781401323103
Drawing on interviews with nearly all the players involved--as well as fans, sportscasters, and historians--a riveting account recreates what many consider to be the most exciting baseball game ever played, an extra-innings classic that featured such players as Pete Rose and Carl Yastrzemski. From the best-selling author of The Match. 150,000 first printing.

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Weird Facts About Baseball (Paperback)

Author: J. Alexander Poulton
Publisher : Overtime Books
ISBN : 9781897277287
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New England Bandwagon Nation (Paperback)

Author: Ken Knight
Publisher : Word Assn Pub
ISBN : 9781595712936
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October 1964

Author: David Halberstam
Publisher : Fawcett Books
ISBN : 9780449983676
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE BEST SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR October 1964 should be a hit with old-time baseball fans, who'll relish the opportunity to relive that year's to-die-for World Series, when the dynastic but aging New York Yankees squared off against the upstart St. Louis Cardinals. It should be a hit with younger students of the game, who'll eat up the vivid portrayals of legends like

101 Reasons To Love The Red Sox

Author: Dave Green
Publisher : Stewart Tabori & Chang
ISBN : 9781584794028
A fan`s volume in celebration of the triumphant 2004 World Series win shares a wealth of informational facts about the Red Sox and its players, in a treasury of historical and contemporary photographs, memorable stories, and sports trivia that is complemented by a bonus ten reasons to hate the Yankees section.

Out of Left Field (Paperback)

Author: Bruce Markusen
Publisher : Lyons Pr
ISBN : 9781599210575

You Can Observe A Lot By Watching

Author: Dave Kaplan, Berra
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN : 9780470079928
The Hall of Fame catcher and sage looks at what it takes to be a real team player in a selfish, egotistical, and everybody-for-oneself society, drawing on examples from his life and baseball career to offer inspiring wisdom and advice to help readers make the right choices to become not only better team players, but also better people.

MAJOR LEAGUE PENNANT RACES OF 1916 (Paperback)

Author: Paul G. Zinn, JOHN G. ZINN
Publisher : McFarland & Co Inc Pub
ISBN : 9780786436309
Baseball at its best is a combination of chess match and gladiatorial combat, waged over a long season but turning on split-second decisions and physical instincts. The 1916 season encompassed the drama that made the sport the national pastime: tight pennant races, multiple contenders, record-breaking performances, and controversy, both on and off the field. Ten of the 16 teams battled for first p