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Baseball in Cincinnati: A History by Harry Ellard 9780738594507
RRP: €26.17€15.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738594507Author Harry EllardFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 590g -
The All-Time Themed Baseball Teams - Volume 1 by MR Paul Steinman 9780999128800
RRP: €23.74€18.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999128800Author MR Paul SteinmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Mplementer, Inc.Publisher Mplementer, Inc.Weight(grams) 140g -
Brooklyn Dodgers in Cuba by Jim Vitti 9780738574271
RRP: €26.17€18.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738574271Author Jim VittiFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 308g -
Shibe Park-Connie Mack Stadium by Rich Westcott 9780738576534
RRP: €26.17€18.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738576534Author Rich WestcottFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 295g -
Dodger Stadium by Mark Langill 9780738528687
RRP: €26.17€18.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738528687Author Mark LangillFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 136g -
The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever by Jack Curry 9781538722985
RRP: €26.17€16.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538722985Author Jack CurryFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint TwelvePublisher TwelveWeight(grams) 272g -
The Sweet Spot Presents Baseball Pioneers: True Stories of Guts and Glory As Told By Pioneering Men and Women of the Game by Jon Leonoudakis 9780998919317
RRP: €17.84€14.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998919317Author Jon LeonoudakisFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Facetious, Inc.Publisher Facetious, Inc.Weight(grams) 209g -
George "Mooney" Gibson: Canadian Catcher for the Deadball Era Pirates by Richard C. Armstrong 9781476679693
RRP: €26.17€21.38Canadian-born George "Mooney" Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. In an era known for tough, defensive catchers, Gibson was an... -
Ken Williams: A Slugger in Ruth's Shadow by Dave Heller 9781476665351
RRP: €34.50€27.82Perhaps familiar today as an answer to sports trivia questions, Ken Williams (1890-1959) was once a celebrity who helped bring about a new kind of power baseball in the 1920s. One of the great sluggers of his era (and of all time), he beat Babe Ruth for... -
The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2017-2018 by William M. Simons 9781476670157
RRP: €55.92€46.67Widely acknowledged as the preeminent gathering of baseball scholars, the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture has made significant contributions to baseball research. This collection of 15 new essays selected from the 2017 and... -
Ernie Banks: The Life and Career of "Mr. Cub" by Lew Freedman 9781476667119
RRP: €26.17€21.38Ernie Banks is the best-known ballplayer in the history of the Chicago Cubs-a man as famous for his personality and trademark phrases as for his accomplishments on the field. Nicknamed "Mr. Cub," Banks won two National League Most Valuable... -
If These Walls Could Talk: Los Angeles Dodgers: Stories from the Los Angeles Dodgers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box by Houston Mitchell 9781637273050
RRP: €21.36€15.73Now revised and updated for 2023! Since moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, the Dodgers have had an eventful—and frequently successful—history. From playing in the 100,000-seat Coliseum to seven World Series titles, from Fernandomania to... -
The Lineup: Ten Books That Changed Baseball by Paul Aron 9781476688305
RRP: €26.17€21.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476688305Author Paul AronFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co IncWeight(grams) 152g -
American Legion Baseball: A History, 1924-2020 by William E Akin 9781476685748
RRP: €34.50€27.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476685748Author William E AkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint McFarland & CompanyPublisher McFarland & Company -
Max Gordon: Life, Loss and Baseball's Greatest Comeback by Jacob Kornhauser 9781476684833
RRP: €26.17€21.38A left-handed batter in the NCAA's Division 1, Max Gordon still had a lot to live for, provided he would live at all. Facing a devastating loss-the death of his brother, Nick-and a life-threatening physical injury, he went on a transformative personal... -
Hebrew Hammer: A Biography of Al Rosen, All-Star Third Baseman by Joseph Wancho 9781476681313
RRP: €26.17€21.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476681313Author Joseph WanchoFormat PaperbackPage Count 169Imprint McFarland & CompanyPublisher McFarland & Company -
Major League Turbulence: Baseball in the Era of Drug Use, Labor Strife and Black Power, 1968-1988 by Douglas M. Branson 9781476680583
RRP: €26.17€22.07The decades between the late 1960s counterculture and the advent of steroid use in the late 1980s bought tumult to Major League Baseball. Dock Ellis (Pirates, Yankees) and Dick Allen (Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox) epitomized the era with... -
Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball: The Life of the Prolific League Founder, Scout, Manager and Unrivaled Huckster by Pat O'Neill 9781476684789
RRP: €34.50€28.62In his day, perhaps no one in baseball was better known than Irish-born Timothy Paul "Ted" Sullivan. For 50 years, America's sportswriters sang his praises, genuflected to his genius and bought his blarney by the barrel. Damon Runyon dubbed him... -
Baseball's Who's Who of What Ifs: Players Derailed en Route to Cooperstown by Bill Deane 9781476684796
RRP: €34.50€28.62The greatest players in baseball history are honored in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Fans and sports journalists often lament about players who might have joined the immortal ranks, if only fate--circumstances, injury or... -
The African American Baseball Experience in Nebraska: Essays and Memories by Angelo J. Louisa 9780786479764
RRP: €34.50€27.82Nebraska is not usually thought of as a focal point in the history of black baseball yet the state has seen its share of contributions to the African American baseball experience. This book focuses on nine of the most significant, including the rise and... -
Sixty-One in '61: Roger Maris Home Runs Game-by-Game Robert M. Gorman 9781476672625
RRP: €34.50€29.10Much has been written about Roger Maris and the historic summer of 1961 when he broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record yet little is known about the pitchers on the other side of the tale. One of the many knocks against Maris was that he faced... -
Zack Wheat: The Life of the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Famer by Joe Niese 9781476680149
RRP: €26.17€21.38Zack Wheat was long considered the greatest player in Brooklyn Dodgers' history. Emerging from the sandlots of Kansas City, the Missouri native parlayed his tenacious work ethic and raw skills into a major league career. For almost two decades, the... -
The Umpire Was Blind!: Controversial Calls by MLB's Men in Blue by Jonathan Weeks 9781476680323
RRP: €26.17€21.38In the words of former American League umpire Nestor Chylak, umpires are expected to "be perfect on the first day of the season and then get better every day." Forced to deal with sullen managers and explosive players, they often take the blame... -
The 1967 American League Pennant Race: Four Teams, Six Weeks, One Winner by Cameron Bright 9781476672960
RRP: €26.17€21.38On September 6, 1967, in the midst of a pressure-filled six-week pennant race, the Red Sox, Tigers, Twins and White Sox stood together atop the American League. Never before or since have four teams tied for the lead in baseball's final month. On three... -
Black Baseball's Last Team Standing: The Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962 by William J. Plott 9781476677880
RRP: €42.83€35.22The Birmingham Black Barons was a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920-1962. Among its storied players were Baseball Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues... -
Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball by Leslie A. Heaphy 9781476665948
RRP: €42.83€36.60Women have been involved in baseball from the game's early days, in a wide range of capacities. This ambitious encyclopedia provides information on women players, managers, teams, leagues, and issues since the mid-19th century. Players are listed by... -
Early Baseball in New Orleans: A History of 19th Century Play by S. Derby Gisclair 9781476677811
RRP: €34.50€27.82In the 1800s, New Orleans' local economy evolved from rural-agrarian into urban-industrial. With this transformation came newfound leisure time, which birthed the concept of organized sport. Though first considered a game for children, baseball became... -
Baseball Rowdies of the 19th Century: Brawlers, Drinkers, Pranksters and Cheats in the Early Days of the Major Leagues by Eddie Mitchell 9781476664873
RRP: €26.17€22.07During the 19th century, baseball was a game with few rules, many rowdy players and just one umpire. Dirty tricks were simply part of a winning strategy-spiking, body-blocking, cutting bases short or hiding an extra ball to be used when needed were all... -
New York Yankees Openers: An Opening Day History of Baseball's Most Famous Team, 1903-2017 by Lyle Spatz 9781476667652
RRP: €42.83€35.70For many Americans, Opening Day was, and remains, the true marker of each year's beginning. Here we relive the Opening Days of baseball's most storied and glamorous team, the New York American League club that began as the Highlanders and achieved glory... -
Tip O'Neill and the St. Louis Browns of 1887 Dennis Thiessen 9781476672908
RRP: €34.50€27.82In 1887, Tip O'Neill, left fielder for the St. Louis Browns, won the American Association batting championship with a .492 average--the highest ever for a single season in the Major Leagues. Yet his record was set during a season when a base on... -
The New York Yankees in Popular Culture: Critical Essays by David Krell 9781476674643
RRP: €34.50€28.62How did Reggie Jackson go from superstar to icon? Why did Joe DiMaggio's nickname change from "Deadpan Joe" to "Joltin' Joe"? How did Seinfeld affect public perception of George Steinbrenner? The New York Yankees' dominance on the... -
Babe Ruth and the Creation of the Celebrity Athlete by Thomas Barthel 9781476665320
RRP: €34.50€27.82From his first year in the majors, George Herman ""Babe"" Ruth knew he could profit from celebrity. Babe Ruth Cigars in 1915 marked his first attempt to cash in. Traded to the Yankees in 1920, he soon signed with Christy Walsh,... -
Cum Posey of the Homestead Grays: A Biography of the Negro Leagues Owner and Hall of Famer by James E. Overmyer 9781476663944
RRP: €29.74€24.15Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Expos in Their Prime: The Short-Lived Glory of Montreal's Team, 1977-1984 by Alain Usereau 9780786470815
RRP: €26.17€21.38In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Montreal Expos provided their fans with spectacular play produced by spectacular players. The team was able to reach the pinnacle of its lifetime popularity during that period. They were in fact even more popular... -
Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman by Lee Lowenfish 9780803224537
RRP: €33.31€28.33He was not much of a player and not much more of a manager, but by the time Branch Rickey (1881-1965) finished with baseball, he had revolutionized the sport-not just once but three times. In this definitive biography of Rickey-the man sportswriters... -
Hairs vs. Squares: The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine, and the Tumultuous Summer of '72 by Edward Gruver 9780803285583
RRP: €28.55€25.28Hairs vs. Squares is an ode to an unforgettable season that began with the first major players' strike in the history of North American sports and ended with a record-setting World Series played by two of the game's greatest and most colorful dynasties... -
Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball by Norman L. Macht 9780803240032
RRP: €30.93€28.51Connie Mack (1862-1956) was the Grand Old Man of baseball and one of the game's first true celebrities. This book, spanning the first fifty-two years of Mack's life, through 1914, covers his experiences as player, manager, and club owner and will stand... -
The Culture and Ethnicity of Nineteenth Century Baseball by Jerrold I. Casway 9780786498901
RRP: €26.17€22.07The emergence of baseball as the ""national pastime"" established the dynamics of spectator sports. Evolving in an urban landscape, the game attracted a dedicated fan base and enshrined the sports hero as a national celebrity. The... -
Tiger Stadium: Essays and Memories of Detroit's Historic Ballpark, 1912-2009 by Michael Betzold 9780786464487
RRP: €34.50€28.62Beginning in 1912, Detroit's Tiger Stadium provided unmatched access for generations of baseball fans. Based on a classic grandstand design, it expanded throughout the 20th century reflecting the booming industrial city around it. Emphasising utility... -
No Girls in the Clubhouse: The Exclusion of Women from Baseball by Marilyn Cohen 9780786440184
RRP: €26.17€21.38Even though teenaged girl Jackie Mitchell once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, women are still striking out on the hardball diamond. This book builds on recently published histories of women as amateur and professional players, umpires, sports...