Product Description: On a sunny Fourth of July during World War I, King George V went out to a ball game. Along with Queen Mary and other royalty, Winston Churchill, dozens of VIPs, thousands of troops and ordinary Londoners, the monarch cheered an extraordinary "baseball match" between American soldiers and sailors...read more

Product Description: For the Baltimore Orioles, the glory days stretched to decades. Through the 1960s and 1970s, the team arguably had the best players, the best manager, the best Minor League teams, the best scouts and front office—and, unarguably, the best record in the American League...read more

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 place, four pitchers started and won both games of a doubleheader, Babe Ruth pitched on Opening Day, and players from the Federal League became the sport's first free agents. Features full rosters, player biographies, statistics, photographs and an appendix of the sportswriters who chronicled the season.

Collects personal stories by leading baseball veterans whose wartime experiences directly impacted their subsequent lives as athletes and human beings, in a volume that features interviews with such figures as Bert Shepard, Don Newcombe, and Dom DiMaggio. Original.

'Covering a decade and a half, this work scrutinizes statistics from both leagues and proves how useful and straightforward numerical rankings can be. It examines pitching, offense, defense, managers, acquisitions, and longevity and competition based on the information reflected in various stats. Many of these figures are explained, simplifying seemingly complex metrics while illuminating 15 years of baseball'--Provided by publisher.

An account of professional baseball in the 1930s and 1940s is presented from the perspectives of such figures as Tommy Henrich, Bob Feller, and Dom DiMaggio; who share memories about such topics as the dominance of the Yankees, the impact of World War II, and the integration of African-American ballplayers, in a companion to the HBO documentary. 100,000 first printing.

An account of professional baseball in the 1930s and 1940s is presented from the perspectives of such figures as Tommy Henrich, Bob Feller, and Dom DiMaggio, who share memories about such topics as the dominance of the Yankees, the impact of World War II, and the integration of African-American ballplayers. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Product Description: New major leagues have sprung up throughout the history of baseball, both long-term successes (the American and National leagues) and the transitory, of which the Federal League (1914-15) and the Mexican League (1946) were two. Some leagues were born of noble motives (the Union Association, 1884, to abolish the reserve clause); others, farcical (the Global League, 1969)...read more

Product Description: New major leagues have sprung up throughout the history of baseball, both long-term successes (the American and National leagues) and the transitory, of which the Federal League (1914-15) and the Mexican League (1946) were two. Some leagues were born of noble motives (the Union Association, 1884, to abolish the reserve clause); others, farcical (the Global League, 1969)...read more

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Profiles past and present professional baseball players known for their quirky superstitions, joke-playing, outrageous behavior, or illegal play, and discusses superstitions and silly ways the players confuse their opponents. Simultaneous.

Presents reminiscences by twenty former baseball players and five sports writers about their days in the game during the 1920s and early 1930s. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Book by Sporting News Publishing Company, Smith, Ron (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Book by Darby, William, Darby, David

Follows ninety years of the history of America's favorite game with statistics on key players and games and an overview of each year, and discusses individual players, pennant races, league championship series, and World Series games