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Baseball and Country Music by Don Cusic 9780879728571
RRP: $38.64$31.13The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks from the fringes to the mainstream, gaining exposure and building heroes, first via radio broadcasts and then on the television screen. Both evolved with American society through wartime,... -
The Culture and Ethnicity of Nineteenth Century Baseball by Jerrold I. Casway 9780786498901
RRP: $28.37$23.93The 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... -
Seasons in the Sun: The Story of Big League Baseball in Missouri by Roger Launius 9780826213921
RRP: $59.28$48.38The heart of professional baseball, if not its roots, may be found in the American Midwest, especially in Missouri. In Seasons in the Sun, Roger D. Launius offers an excellent overview of the teams, pennant races, trials, and triumphs of the different... -
Tiger Stadium: Essays and Memories of Detroit's Historic Ballpark, 1912-2009 by Michael Betzold 9780786464487
RRP: $37.40$31.02Beginning 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: $28.37$23.18Even 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... -
If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy ""Satchel"" Paige by Donald Spivey 9780826220141
RRP: $36.06$29.64"If You Were Only White" explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever-an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the... -
The Tigers and Yankees in '61: A Pennant Race for the Ages, the Babe's Record Broken and Stormin' Norman's Greatest Season by Jim Sargent 9780786498628
RRP: $28.37$23.18The Detroit Tigers gave a memorable performance in the pennant race against the New York Yankees in 1961, the American League's first expansion season. Starting faster, the Tigers held first place for more than half the season, until the Yankees caught... -
Something Magic: The Baltimore Orioles, 1979-1983 by Charles Kupfer 9780786499359
RRP: $28.37$23.18Orioles Magic is a phrase fans still associate with the 1979-1983 seasons, Baltimore's last championship era, when they played excellent, exciting ball with a penchant for late-inning heroics. This book analyzes the Orioles not just as a great team but... -
Before They Were Cardinals: Major League Baseball in Nineteenth-Century St Louis by Jon David Cash 9780826219350
RRP: $36.06$29.13Mark McGwire, Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock. These famous Cardinals are known by baseball fans around the world. But who and what were the predecessors of these modern-day players and their team? In Before They Were Cardinals, Jon David Cash examines the... -
The Polo Grounds: Essays and Memories of New York City's Historic Ballpark, 1913-1960 by Stew Thornley 9780786478972
RRP: $37.40$31.02In an era of unique baseball stadiums, the Polo Grounds in New York stood out from the rest. With its horseshoe shape, the Polo Grounds had extremely short distances down the foul lines and equally long distances up the alley and to center field. Some of... -
Happy Felsch: Banished Black Sox Center Fielder by Thomas Rathkamp 9780786494873
RRP: $28.37$23.93Oscar ""Happy"" Felsch was a rising star weaned on sandlot fields of Milwaukee who threw away his promising career for a few bucks after participating in the throwing of the 1919 World Series. Did Felsch really play to lose the... -
If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy ""Satchel"" Paige by Donald Spivey 9780826219787
RRP: $42.51$35.59'If You Were Only White' explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever - an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the... -
A Place for Summer: Narrative of Tiger Stadium by Richard Bak 9780814325124
RRP: $51.54$42.76On April 28, 1896, baseball fans traveled in horse-drawn buggies to watch the Detroit Tigers play their first baseball game at the site on the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues. Starting out as Bennett Park, a wooden facility with trees growing in... -
Full Count: Inside Cuban Baseball by Milton H. Jamail 9780809323104
RRP: $37.35$30.13In his comprehensive and vibrant picture of baseball in Cuba, Milton H. Jamail explores the sport s relationship to U.S. baseball. Jamail, whose personal love of the game matches that of the Cubans, examines the roots and traditions of baseball on the... -
Gibson's Last Stand: The Rise, Fall, and Near Misses of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1969-1975 by Doug Feldmann 9780826220127
RRP: $29.61$24.15During star-pitcher Bob Gibson's most brilliant season, the turbulent summer of 1968, he started thirty-four games and pitched every inning in twenty-eight of them, shutting out the opponents in almost half of those complete games. After their... -
The Mustache Gang Battles the Big Red Machine: The 1972 World Series by John G. Robertson 9781476688602
RRP: $28.37$23.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476688602Author John G. RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co IncWeight(grams) 152g -
Farewell to Flatbush: The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers by Ronnie Joyner 9781476686783
RRP: $32.24$26.96The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers were past their prime but still boasted a powerful roster with iconic names like Pee Wee Reese, Gil Hodges, Carl Furillo, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. They did not achieve... -
The Baltimore Black Sox: A Negro Leagues History, 1913-1936 by Bernard McKenna 9781476677712
RRP: $28.37$23.18Providing a comprehensive history of the Baltimore Black Sox from before the team's founding in 1913 through its demise in 1936, this history examines the social and cultural forces that gave birth to the club and informed its development. The author... -
The Pittsburgh Pirates, Pa by David Finoli 9780738549156
RRP: $28.37$21.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738549156Author David FinoliFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
The 1969 Cubs: Long Remembered - Not Forgottten by George Castle 9780999529850
RRP: $25.79$22.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999529850Author George CastleFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint John Schenk & Associates, LLCPublisher John Schenk & Associates, LLCWeight(grams)... -
Baseball in Tulsa by Wayne McCombs 9780738523323
RRP: $28.37$21.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738523323Author Wayne McCombsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 295g -
Lost Cowboys: The Story of Bud Daniel and Wyoming Baseball by Ryan John Thorburn 9780984168323
RRP: $27.09$19.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984168323Author Ryan John ThorburnFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Burning DaylightPublisher Burning DaylightWeight(grams) 278g -
Georgia Class-D Minor League Baseball Encyclopedia by John Bell 9780971220423
RRP: $45.09$42.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780971220423Author John BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 510Imprint Vabella PublishingPublisher Vabella PublishingWeight(grams) 216g -
Sal Maglie: Baseball's Demon Barber by Judith Anne Testa 9780875803678
RRP: $36.11$28.77Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island by Ben Osborne 9780814762059
$38.64When professional baseball returned to Brooklyn in 2001, fans were jubilant and the media swarmed. After losing the Brooklyn Dodgers to California 44 years ago, Brooklyn baseball fans could once again claim a team of their own: the Cyclones, a Class A... -
The Portland Sea Dogs by Wendy Sotos 9780738557120
RRP: $25.79$21.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738557120Author Wendy SotosFormat PaperbackImprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 322g -
Almost a Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the 1980 Phillies by William C. Kashatus 9780812222456
RRP: $38.69$29.79Being a Phillies fan has never been easy. The team has amassed the most losses of any professional sports franchise in history, as well as the longest losing streak and the most last-place finishes in the major leagues. The year 1980 was redemption for a... -
Baseball in Altoona: From the Mountain City to the Curve by David Finoli 9780738555379
RRP: $25.79$21.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738555379Author David FinoliFormat PaperbackImprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 322g -
Smoky Joe Wood: The Biography of a Baseball Legend by Gerald C. Wood 9780803244993
RRP: $51.60$39.42WINNER OF THE 2014 SEYMOUR MEDAL sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research and finalist for 2014 SABR Larry Ritter Award Though his pitching career lasted only a few seasons, Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood was one of the most... -
The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers by Society for American Baseball Research 9780803239920
RRP: $46.44$35.78Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, the first racially integrated Major League team of the twentieth century. The addition of Jackie... -
Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, and Assassination during the 1934 Tour of Japan by Robert K. Fitts 9780803229846
RRP: $38.69$30.37In November 1934 as the United States and Japan drifted toward war, a team of American League all-stars that included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack barnstormed across the Land of the Rising Sun... -
As Good as it Got: The 1944 St. Louis Browns by David Alan Heller 9780738531991
RRP: $28.37$21.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738531991Author David Alan HellerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 299g -
Crack of the Bat: A History of Baseball on the Radio by James R. Walker 9780803245006
RRP: $46.44$34.46Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Kansas Baseball, 1858 - 1941 by Mark E. Eberle 9780700624409
RRP: $42.51$31.09As baseball was becoming the national pastime, Kansas was settling into statehood, with hundreds of towns growing up with the game. The early history of baseball in Kansas, chronicled in this book, is the story of those towns and the ballparks they... -
Baseball in Broome County by Marvin A. Cohen 9780738534848
RRP: $28.37$21.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738534848Author Marvin A. CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 295g -
Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball's Longest Game by Dan Barry 9780062065032
RRP: $37.40$26.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062065032Author Dan BarryFormat PaperbackPage Count 438Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 230mm *... -
Kansas Baseball, 1858 - 1941 by Mark E. Eberle 9780700624393
RRP: $110.94$90.92As baseball was becoming the national pastime, Kansas was settling into statehood, with hundreds of towns growing up with the game. The early history of baseball in Kansas, chronicled in this book, is the story of those towns and the ballparks they... -
The Cleveland Indians: Cleveland Press Years, 1920-1982 by David Borsvold 9780738523255
RRP: $28.37$21.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738523255Author David BorsvoldFormat PaperbackImprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 299g -
Baseball in Mobile by Joe Cuhaj 9780738515823
RRP: $28.37$21.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738515823Author Joe CuhajFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 295g -
National Baseball Hall of Fame Almanac: 2018 Edition by Baseball America and the Baseball Hall of Fame 9781932391794
RRP: $32.19$23.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932391794Author Baseball America and the Baseball Hall of FameFormat PaperbackPage Count 552Imprint Baseball AmericaPublisher Baseball...