Product Description: 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...read more

Product Description: The dying art of the hidden-ball trick dates back to the early days of pro baseball, with seven successful executions documented in 1876 alone. This ruse occurs when a baseman conceals the ball instead of returning it to the pitcher...read more

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.

Product Description: The Fugitive made its debut on ABC on September 17, 1963. Over the next four seasons, the show enjoyed enormous commercial and critical success. Millions of fans followed the heroic exploits of Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen) as he eluded police lieutenant Philip Gerard (Barry Morse) and doggedly pursued the killer of his wife, the notorious one-armed man...read more

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.

Describes the life and career of baseball player Frank Thomas, discussing his childhood interest in sports and his experiences playing with the White Sox

An exciting series describes ten of the best baseball shortstops including Ernie Banks, Honus Wagner, Cal Ripken, Jr., and Barry Larkin and contains fact boxes, career statistics, chapter notes, and an index.

Profiles ten of the most dangerous men to ever set foot in a batter's box including Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, Tony Gwynn, and others who thrilled crowds throughout the history of the game.

Profiles ten professional baseball players with outstanding records for hitting home runs, including Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, and Roger Maris, whose home run percentages were among the highest in baseball's history

A biography of the baseball player who pitched the Cardinals to World Series victories in 1964 and 1967

Product Description: Award voting.