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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... -
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... -
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: £28.99£23.38From 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: £27.99£24.32He 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: £23.99£21.24Hairs 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: £25.99£24.49Connie 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... -
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£5.76Apologies 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 -
The Culture and Ethnicity of Nineteenth Century Baseball by Jerrold I. Casway 9780786498901
RRP: £21.99£18.55The 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: £28.99£24.05Beginning 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: £21.99£17.97Even 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... -
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: £21.99£17.97The 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: £21.99£17.97Orioles 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... -
The Polo Grounds: Essays and Memories of New York City's Historic Ballpark, 1913-1960 by Stew Thornley 9780786478972
RRP: £28.99£24.05In 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... -
Happy Felsch: Banished Black Sox Center Fielder by Thomas Rathkamp 9780786494873
RRP: £21.99£18.55Oscar ""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... -
A Place for Summer: Narrative of Tiger Stadium by Richard Bak 9780814325124
RRP: £39.95£34.24On 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... -
The Mustache Gang Battles the Big Red Machine: The 1972 World Series by John G. Robertson 9781476688602
RRP: £21.99£17.97Apologies 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: £24.99£20.29The 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: £21.99£17.97Providing 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: £21.99£15.98Apologies 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: £19.99£16.69Apologies 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: £21.99£15.91Apologies 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: £21.00£15.00Apologies 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: £34.95£32.66Apologies 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: £25.99£21.97Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island by Ben Osborne 9780814762059
£29.07When 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: £19.99£15.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738557120Author Wendy SotosFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 235mm *... -
Almost a Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the 1980 Phillies by William C. Kashatus 9780812222456
RRP: £27.99£22.60Being 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: £19.99£15.98Apologies 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: £35.00£29.65WINNER 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: £36.00£26.67Of 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: £29.99£22.95In 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: £21.99£15.89Apologies 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: £32.00£25.64Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Baseball in Broome County by Marvin A. Cohen 9780738534848
RRP: £21.99£15.87Apologies 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: £28.99£20.50Apologies 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 *... -
The Cleveland Indians: Cleveland Press Years, 1920-1982 by David Borsvold 9780738523255
RRP: £21.99£15.98Apologies 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