An unflinching, all-access look at the friendship between Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, two of the most beloved New York Yankees and two flawed heroes who battled the colliding forces of success and self-destructionThrough meticulous...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197789551)
From Americas Pastime to a global phenomenon--the life of the spectacular game as it is played and celebrated in communities around the worldAll over the world, masses of people watch, follow, document, and obsess over baseb...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496245595)
When Bob Feller hit the Major League Baseball scene, he instantly became one of the most famous athletes in the country. Everything Feller did made headlines, primarily because anything he did had never been done before, especially by someone his ag...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of South Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781643365886)
An improbable dream fulfilled in one unforgettable seasonIn 2016, a Conway, South Carolina, mid-major baseball team that had once played on borrowed fields and traveled in hand-me-down vans shocked the college baseball world. Veteran...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496244314)
The story of Jackie Robinsons prodigious talent, his courageous journey, and his influence on both the game of baseball and American society writ large has been told well and often. What hasnt been told is the full story of his first season in the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781538726525)
The definitive biography of Nolan Ryan, arguably the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball, from New York Times bestselling sportswriter Tim Brown. Nolan Ryan was the hero to two of America’s biggest institutions: Texas an...Loe edasi...
They couldn’t hear the roar of the crowd—but the baseball world heard them loud and clear. Meet the deaf baseball stars who rewrote the rules.Billy Hoy and Luther Taylor endure as two of the most fascinating—and unknown—players in 15...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496246509)
Winner of the 2023 SABR Larry Ritter Book Award Finalist for the 2022 CASEY Award You dont know the history of the Chicago Cubs until you know the story of Charles Webb Murphy, the ebullient and mercurial owner of this historic franchise...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496242662)
Despite long odds and low funds, the Czech Republics national baseball team of amateur players managed to shock the world at the 2023 World Baseball Classic the sports World Cup when they took an upset win against Spain in the WBC qualifiers and...Loe edasi...
This book charts the Chicago White Soxs dual rise and fall before, during, and after World War I, ultimately revealing how the people, conditions, and conflicts that had simmered during wartime baseball led to the infamous Black Sox scandal surround...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Virginia Press, ISBN-13: 9780813955001)
A new biography revealing the remarkable story of Jackie Robinson as a civil rights crusaderJackie Robinson is one of the most enduring icons of the great American pastime—the man who broke the color barrier in baseball, opening the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496246981)
Spitballer is the biography of one of baseballs greatest pitchers. Stan Coveleski was a quiet, modest man, the youngest and most successful of five ball-playing Polish American brothers who worked in the coal mines near their hometown of Shamokin,...Loe edasi...
This book provides a new perspective on the postwar golden age of New York City baseball. Alongside the Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees and their World Series titles in 1954-56, this book includes a careful examination of the citys Negro League teams a...Loe edasi...
The Yahoo Sports lead columnist and author of Death to the BCS examines the franchise lifeblood role of pitchers in Major League Baseball and the considerable vulnerability of pitching arms, drawing on rare interviews with Daniel Hudson, Todd Coffey...Loe edasi...
Presents autobiographical accounts of the early days of baseball from the first half of the twentieth century, narrated by some of its most accomplished players, including such athletes as Harry Hooper, Al Bridewell, Babe Ruth, and Goose Goslin....Loe edasi...
This book tells the fascinating story of the 1980s Atlanta Braves, featuring original interviews with players and managers to explore what happened to a franchise so full of potential....Loe edasi...
From humble beginnings in Oshu, Japan, to becoming one of Major League Baseballs brightest stars, Shohei Ohtani has stunned the world - not only with his extraordinary talent and discipline but also with his quiet humility. As both a dominant pit...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496243492)
Biography of Ford Frick as a major player in some of the massive changes baseball underwent during his thirty-one-year tenure as an executive of the Major Leagues, first as National League President and then as Commissioner of Major League Baseball...Loe edasi...
“Metropolitans expertly unpacks the cruel optimism linking the yearning of a fanbase whose suffering is alleviated by sporadic miracles to the genuine dissident legacies that surrounded the teams creation and which have occasionally, mir...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252089251)
Celebrated as a democratic space for all Americans, the major league ballpark in fact privileged the middle- and upper-class white male fan while tacitly marginalizing poor urban residents and people of color. Seth S. Tannenbaum examines how the gam...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252049590)
Celebrated as a democratic space for all Americans, the major league ballpark in fact privileged the middle- and upper-class white male fan while tacitly marginalizing poor urban residents and people of color. Seth S. Tannenbaum examines how the gam...Loe edasi...
The baseball expert famously known as PitchingNinja explores the revolution that has given pitchers an unprecedented advantage in today’s game. Pitching dominates baseball as never before. Spin rate, sweepers, 105 mph fastb...Loe edasi...
This book provides a fascinating examination of four baseball seasons set against the backdrop of the Korean War, the forgotten war whose impact on the United Statesand baseballremains underappreciated....Loe edasi...
In the long history of major league sports, players sometimes have battled their managers or head coaches, occasionally attempting to undermine their bosses to trigger a dismissal or a resignation. Only the 1940 Cleveland Indians took the ultim...Loe edasi...
An unflinching, all-access look at the friendship between Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, two of the most beloved New York Yankees and two flawed heroes who battled the colliding forces of success and self-destructionThrough meticulous...Loe edasi...
Become a Phillies expert with these tough questions! The Incredible Philadelphia Phillies Trivia Book tests and expands your knowledge on your favorite baseball team-covering players careers from their rookie season and the All-Star Game...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197789551)
From Americas Pastime to a global phenomenon--the life of the spectacular game as it is played and celebrated in communities around the worldAll over the world, masses of people watch, follow, document, and obsess over baseb...Loe edasi...
Become a Red Sox expert with these tough questions! The Incredible Boston Red Sox Trivia Book tests and expands your knowledge on your favorite baseball team-covering players careers from their rookie season, the All-Star Game, to Coopers...Loe edasi...
Become a Yankees trivia expert with these tough questions!The Incredible New York Yankees Trivia Book tests and expands your knowledge on your favorite baseball team—covering players’ careers from their rookie season, the All-St...Loe edasi...
Become a Cubs expert with these tough questions! The Incredible Chicago Cubs Trivia Book tests and expands your knowledge on your favorite baseball team-covering players careers from their rookie season, the All-Star Game, to Cooperstown...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc, ISBN-13: 9780593800430)
Legendary baseball player and manager Dusty Baker reflects on his extraordinary career—filled with invaluable lessons on perseverance, leadership, and living life meaningfully on the field and off.Dusty Baker walked with baseball legen...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496245595)
When Bob Feller hit the Major League Baseball scene, he instantly became one of the most famous athletes in the country. Everything Feller did made headlines, primarily because anything he did had never been done before, especially by someone his ag...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of South Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781643365886)
An improbable dream fulfilled in one unforgettable seasonIn 2016, a Conway, South Carolina, mid-major baseball team that had once played on borrowed fields and traveled in hand-me-down vans shocked the college baseball world. Veteran...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496244314)
The story of Jackie Robinsons prodigious talent, his courageous journey, and his influence on both the game of baseball and American society writ large has been told well and often. What hasnt been told is the full story of his first season in the...Loe edasi...
An investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way.Baseball has long been considered ...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Massachusetts Press, ISBN-13: 9781625349293)
A cultural history of race, resistance, and representation in a city divided by politics and play When outfielder Bernie Carbo joined the Red Sox in 1974, he brought with him a toy gorilla named Mighty Joe Young that became the team...Loe edasi...
Go out to the ballgame with an interactive tour through America’s ballpark landmarks in this new edition of America’s Classic Ballparks.The ultimate tribute to the stadiums that shaped America’s pastime, America’s Classic Bal...Loe edasi...
Baseball is more than a game-it is a living chronicle of American history, culture, and imagination. In this richly illustrated and masterfully told collection, celebrated designer and historian Todd Radom blends meticulous research with a designer...Loe edasi...
