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Anyone who's tuned in to a White Sox game during the past four decades has heard his calls and catchphrases: "Mercy!" "Rack 'em up!" "He gone!" Ken Harrelson is a man who knows how to talk and is brimming with stories, but even the most dedicated fans...

After 55 years of waiting, Houston Astros fans were hungry for World Series glory. After three consecutive 100-loss seasons, some tantalizing tastes of playoff success, and a devastating hurricane that united a community, their patience was rewarded in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629373898Author Chris HaftFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 320g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629371979Author Dan O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 498g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629370903Author Danny KnoblerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 552g

Every baseball fan knows that Derek Jeter and Albert Pujols are among the best to ever play the game. But how do their high-priced contracts impact their teams' abilities to compete for a World Series title? Which managers and executives are best at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600785825Author Kevin KernanFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 0g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600782565Author Bill GilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 386Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 660g

Shortened Seasons recounts the stories of some of the baseball players who never made it back for the next game, who died with the suddenness of a walk-off homerun. For them, there was no next year. From Hall of Fame caliber players such as Roberto...

In this delightful history of the sport, Frommer captures the flavor, smell, and craziness of the early days of baseball. Starting with its invention in 1842 by the descendant of a British sea captain (and not Abner Doubleday), Frommer traces the...

A one-stop record containing everything Angels fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.About the AuthorSteven Travers is a sports...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781572439931Author Triumph BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Triumph Books (IL)Publisher Triumph Books (IL)Weight(grams) 0g

The ultimate instruction for young pitchers. In addition to covering all the basic pitches, it also includes sections on proper motion, strength development, and pitching control.Book InformationISBN 9781568000015Author Pat JordanFormat PaperbackPage...

Bobby Thomson's home run in the ninth to beat Brooklyn and give the Giants the 1951 National League pennant. Bill Mazeroski's ninth-inning homer for Pittsburgh to beat the Yankees in the 1960 World Series. The Mets' amazing 1969 stretch drive. It's the...

in this latest addition to the "Time Machine" Lyons Press baseball series, The Ultimate Chicago Cubs Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Cubs' greatest moments-including the latest World Series appearance and individual...

Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax may have had the best consecutive years of any pitcher ever from 1961 through 1966, winning 149 games while losing just forty-seven with a miniscule earned run average and more than one strikeout per inning. He retired...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493078608Author Robert W. CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Stories of baseball idols and heroes are oft-repeated, but what about those players who everyone thought would be the next “great one” and have since disappeared from the sport? What happened after they failed to meet the weighty expectations placed on...

Most Indians Fans know who Bob Feller is and have attended a game at Progressive Field. Names like Lou Boudreau, Bob Lemon, and Larry Doby are just as familiar as Corey Kluber, Michael Brantley, and Jason Kipnis. But even the most die-hard fans don't...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629376493Author Derrick GooldFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 354g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629372662Author Matt FulksFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 426g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600787768Author Joe HaakensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 378g

One Sunday afternoon in August 1965, on a day when baseball's most storied rivals, the Giants and Dodgers, vied for the pennant, the national pastime reflected the tensions in society and nearly sullied two men forever. Juan Marichal, a Dominican anxious...

A one-stop record containing everything Brewers fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos. Hours of entertainment include insider...

A one-stop record containing everything Indian fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.Book InformationISBN 9781572439337Author Mary...

Brad Mangin, who has been photographing baseball for Sports Illustrated and Major League Baseball for over 20 years, has captured the 2012 MLB season from Spring Training beginning in February all the way through the World Series in October - all through...

What is the difference between a promoter and a hustler?" Bill Veeck asks. "Well, let's look at it this way. Neither one of them is an advertiser. An advertiser pays for his space. A promoter works out a quid pro quo . A hustler gets a free ride and...

A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles America's greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and...

In celebration of the 100th issue of Who's Who in Baseball-one of the game's most venerable publications-comes a century's worth of the annual's iconic covers, insightful breakdowns of the players featured on those covers, and informative accounts of the...

"Steroids are ruining the game of baseball. It has faced no more serious threat since gamblers gained control of the World Series in 1919." Or are we overreacting? The problem of steroids, recreational drugs, and other performance enhancers is one of...

In Koufax, Edward Gruver tells the life story of Sandy Koufax, a man many consider to be the greatest left-handed pitcher of all time. Gruver includes extensive interviews with the player's childhood friends, Brooklyn Dodgers teammates, opponents, front...

Not all who wore the uniform were the greatest players of all time. But they were all New York Yankees, ordained to greatness and separated from any other athlete, on any other team, and in any other sport by simply donning the pinstripes...

In anticipation of baseball's return to Washington, D.C. in 2005, Frommer has assembled engaging trivia and inspirational anecdotes from D.C.'s baseball past. Included here are not only factoids from the legendary Senators, but also the Washington Grays,...

From 1985 to 1992, The Baseball Hall of Shame series chronicled more than 100 years of baseball goofs and gaffes, selling more than 700,000 copies. Now, the authors of the most offbeat baseball books ever written are back, featuring their looniest lineup...

McKernan takes the rich tradition of the Dodgers and presents the legend and lore in brief through quotes, humor, facts, figures, and memories.Book InformationISBN 9781589792579Author Kathleen McKernanFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Taylor Trade...

As befits a game traditionally passed from one generation to the next, baseball has always had a special reverence for origins. Claims of being first with any element of the game are disputed with fervor and passion. When the octogenarian Fred Goldsmith...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781970159943Author Society For Ame MngFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Society for American Baseball ResearchPublisher Society for American Baseball...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307949752Author Lucas MannFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm...

The Philadelphia Phillies, a franchise well over a century old, have only one world championship to their name, but what a championship season it was. You Can't Lose' Em All remembers that near-miraculous winning season of 1980 when the Phillies overcame...

Talk about a grand slam. With nearly 100,000 copies in print, the previous books in David and Ron Green’s “101 Reasons to Love” series have hit the ball right out of the park. Now Ron and Dave extend the home-run streak, bringing their offbeat humor,...