Product Description: (FAQ Pop Culture). Was Abner Doubleday the architect of baseball? What exactly did it mean to be a "professional" baseball player in the 1870s? What goes on in the front office? What exactly is the Eephus pitch? What are "the tools of ignorance"? Readers will find the answers to these questions and many others in the pages of this remarkable baseball reference that's essential reading for fans of the game...read more

Product Description: Longtime sportswriter and baseball fan Stan Fischler goes beyond the generic sports tale, recounting the funniest, most incredible stories from throughout the Great American Pastime’s long history. Covering teams from across the league, Fischler details the following feats, and 95 more:•Joe DiMaggio committed a case of outfield robbery against Hank Greenberg•A spectator made a pitching change for the Dodgers•Reggie Jackson earned the nickname “Mister October”•One-armed Pete Gray plays center field for the St...read more

Product Description: It's back. Following on the cheers of baseball fans for The Baseball Entertainer, Robert Kuenster has compiled-no, not Son of Baseball Entertainer, but The Baseball Entertainer #2. It's an all-new compendium of challenging quizzes, crossword puzzles, brain teasers, rules challenges, humorous anecdotes, and eye-opening statistical charts-all about baseball and all drawn from more than sixty years of the most popular baseball publication in America, Baseball Digest...read more

Product Description: This new casebook offers materials that are thorough, brief, and self-sufficient when accompanied by a current copy of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Professor Wellborn has achieved brevity by case selection, rigorous editing, and concise notes...read more

Lists a wide range of facts, statistics, and records concerning the hitting, pitching, and baserunning achievements of professional baseball players