Amazin' Upset

Amazin' Upset
Author: John G. Robertson
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476684758

In October 1969, the New York Mets stunned the sports world by defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in a memorable World Series. Their five-game triumph capped off a true Cinderella season, when the woebegone National League franchise rose from laughingstock to popular champions. The histories of both the Mets and Orioles are traced, along with their paths to the climactic '69 Series. A batter-by-batter recap of all five games gives a box seat view to a storied moment in baseball history.

Pro Baseball's Underdogs

Pro Baseball's Underdogs
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515780473

"Baseball fans love to root, root, root for the underdog, and every summer they get reminded that anything can happen in pro baseball. An undrafted player can become and All-Star. A ball club known as a perennial loser can rise up and win the World Series. This book presents thrilling tales of players and teams who have shocked the baseball world." --

The Great Baseball Revolt

The Great Baseball Revolt
Author: Robert B. Ross
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0803249411

The Players League, formed in 1890, was a short-lived professional baseball league controlled and owned in part by the players themselves, a response to the National League’s salary cap and “reserve rule,” which bound players for life to one particular team. Led by John Montgomery Ward, the Players League was a star-studded group that included most of the best players of the National League, who bolted not only to gain control of their wages but also to share ownership of the teams. Lasting only a year, the league impacted both the professional sports and the labor politics of athletes and nonathletes alike. The Great Baseball Revolt is a historic overview of the rise and fall of the Players League, which fielded teams in Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Though it marketed itself as a working-class league, the players were underfunded and had to turn to wealthy capitalists for much of their startup costs, including the new ballparks. It was in this context that the league intersected with the organized labor movement, and in many ways challenged by organized labor to be by and for the people. In its only season, the Players League outdrew the National League in fan attendance. But when the National League overinflated its numbers and profits, the Players League backers pulled out. The Great Baseball Revolt brings to life a compelling cast of characters and a mostly forgotten but important time in professional sports when labor politics affected both athletes and nonathletes. Purchase the audio edition.

Fernando Tatis Jr

Fernando Tatis Jr
Author: Matt Chandler
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2022
Genre: Baseball players
ISBN: 166632325X

"Baseball runs in the family for Fernando Tatis Jr. Both his father and grandfather played professional baseball. Tatis signed his first professional baseball contract when he was just 16 years old! He made his major league debut a few years later and broke an age record that same day. Learn more about this Dominican shortstop superstar!"--

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out
Author: Matt McCarthy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2009
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780670020706

Matt McCarthy never expected to get drafted by a Major League Baseball team. A biophysics major at Yale, he was a decent left-handed starter for a dismal college team. But good southpaws are hard to find, and when the Anaheim Angels selected him in the 21

Secrets of Professional Sports Betting

Secrets of Professional Sports Betting
Author: Michael Kochan
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2013-09-25
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1580424384

In addition to hard-hitting specific strategies for recognizing opportunities and finding value, you'll learn the mental aspects necessary for winning: keeping records, money management, analyzing wagers, and how to think differently from the average losing gambler. Kochan includes over 50 real-world examples of great bets! 256 pages

Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente
Author: Bruce Markusen
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2002-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781582613123

Twenty-five years ago, Roberto Clemente made baseball history when he became the first Latin American to enter the Hall of Fame. Roberto Clemente: The Great One explores one of the game's most dynamic players and perhaps its most selfless humanitarian. From modest beginnings in Carolina, Puerto Rico, to a legendary career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, to his tragically premature death in a plane crash, The Great One details the story of one of baseball's most compelling characters. Interviews with teammates Willie Stargell and Al Oliver, former major league commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and dose friends of Clemente lend insight into his character and contributions. The Great One fully examines Clemente's legacy, at a time of unprecedented success for Latin American players.

Olympic Games Upsets

Olympic Games Upsets
Author: Heather Rule
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541589645

This title offers high-interest subject matter sure to catch the attention of sports fans and reluctant readers alike.

Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger
Author: Jon M. Fishman
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1728427193

In his first MLB season, Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers was unanimously voted the National League Rookie of the Year. Sports fans will love this action-packed look at a rising baseball star.

Basketball's Biggest Upset

Basketball's Biggest Upset
Author: Ray Sanchez
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2005-12
Genre: African American basketball players
ISBN: 0595378722

Describes how the Texas Western College Miner basketball team, led by Don Haskins, won the NCAA championship in 1966.