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Shibe Park-Connie Mack Stadium by Rich Westcott 9780738576534
RRP: £21.99£16.46Apologies 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 -
When Panthers Roared: The Fort Worth Cats and Minor League Baseball by Jeff Guinn 9780875652054
RRP: £25.95£21.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875652054Author Jeff GuinnFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Texas Christian University Press,U.S.Publisher Texas Christian University Press,U.S... -
Dodger Stadium by Mark Langill 9780738528687
RRP: £21.99£16.46Apologies 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: £21.99£13.93Apologies 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: £14.99£12.92Apologies 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: £21.99£17.97Canadian-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: £28.99£23.38Perhaps 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: £46.99£39.22Widely 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: £21.99£17.97Ernie 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: £17.95£13.46Now 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: £21.99£18.55Apologies 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: £28.99£23.38Apologies 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: £21.99£17.97A 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: £21.99£17.97Apologies 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: £21.99£18.55The 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: £28.99£24.05In 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: £28.99£24.05The 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: £28.99£23.38Nebraska 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... -
Lightning Strikes Twice: Johnny Vander Meer and the Cincinnati Reds by Lew Freedman 9781476681573
RRP: £24.99£20.29In June of 1938, southpaw Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds became the only pitcher in Major League history to hurl two consecutive no-hitters--an achievement that has stood unsurpassed for more than 80 years. Vander Meer was just 23 at the time... -
Sixty-One in '61: Roger Maris Home Runs Game-by-Game by Robert M. Gorman 9781476672625
RRP: £28.99£24.45Much 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: £21.99£17.97Zack 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: £21.99£17.97In 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 Baseball Stadium Insider: A Dissection of All Thirty Ballparks, Legendary Players, and Memorable Moments by Matt Lupica 9781606352502
RRP: £37.95£31.56Major League Baseball occupies a special place in the hearts of Americans. The sound of the umpire yelling "play ball" is as familiar as the sight of the Stars and Stripes, and generations of sports fans spend summer nights staying up late to... -
The 1967 American League Pennant Race: Four Teams, Six Weeks, One Winner by Cameron Bright 9781476672960
RRP: £21.99£17.97On 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: £35.99£29.60The 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: £35.99£30.76Women 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: £28.99£23.38In 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: £21.99£18.55During 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... -
Classic Bucs: The 50 Greatest Games in Pittsburgh Pirates History by David Finoli 9781606351604
RRP: £21.95£17.94When slow-footed former Pirate Sid Bream broke the heart of the Bucco nation, it was Game Seven of the 1992 NLCS. He slid across the plate in the bottom of the 9th for the Braves, giving them the pennant with a heart-wrenching 3-2 victory. The run began... -
New York Yankees Openers: An Opening Day History of Baseball's Most Famous Team, 1903-2017 by Lyle Spatz 9781476667652
RRP: £35.99£30.00For 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 by Dennis Thiessen 9781476672908
RRP: £28.99£23.38In 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 ball... -
The New York Yankees in Popular Culture: Critical Essays by David Krell 9781476674643
RRP: £28.99£24.05How 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: £24.99£20.90From 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: £24.99£20.29Sorry 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: £21.99£17.97In 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: £29.99£24.61He 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: £25.99£20.93Hairs 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: £27.99£24.99Connie 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... -
Cracks in the Outfield Wall: The History of Baseball Integration in the Carolinas by Chris Holaday 9781469678849
RRP: £98.00£79.67The best-known story of integration in baseball is Jackie Robinson, who broke the major league color line in 1947 after coming up through the minor leagues the previous year. His story, however, differs from those of the many players who integrated the... -
Baseball Score Record Scoring Sheets: This baseball scorecard has many spaces on which to record the hits, runs, and various plays of both the home and visiting teams. by Amberly Love 9781075421907
RRP: £5.99£5.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781075421907Author Amberly LoveFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 191g