The 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia

The 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia
Author: Peter Palmer
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 1790
Release: 2006
Genre: Baseball
ISBN: 9781402736254

Details statistics from United States baseball teams and players from 1900 through the previous season, including draft information, and provides lists of award winners and world champion teams.

The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia

The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia
Author: Gary Gillette
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1880
Release: 2008
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781402760518

Details statistics from United States baseball teams and players from before 1900 through the previous season, including draft information, and provides lists of award winners and world champion teams.

The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia

The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia
Author: Peter Palmer
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 1840
Release: 2007
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781402747717

This baseball lover's ultimate guide features totally revised and up-to-date statistics and every active major league player's updated numbers.

Jews and Baseball

Jews and Baseball
Author: Burton A. Boxerman
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2014-10-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476605149

Long before Hank Greenberg earned recognition as baseball's greatest Jewish player, Jews had developed a unique, and very close, relationship with the American pastime. In the late nineteenth century, as both the American Jewish population and baseball's popularity grew rapidly, baseball became an avenue by which Jewish immigrants could assimilate into American culture. Beyond the men (and, later, women) on the field, in the dugout, and at the front office, the Jewish community produced a huge base of fans and students of the game. This important book examines the interrelated histories of baseball and American Jews to 1948--the year Israel was established, the first full season that both major leagues were integrated, and the summer that Hank Greenberg retired. Covered are the many players, from Pike to Greenberg, as well as the managers, owners, executives, writers, statisticians, manufacturers and others who helped forge a bond between baseball and an emerging Jewish culture in America. Key reasons for baseball's early appeal to Jews are examined, including cultural assimilation, rebellion against perceived Old World sensibilities, and intellectual and philosophical ties to existing Jewish traditions. The authors also clearly demonstrate how both Jews and baseball have benefited from their relationship.

Baseball’S Brotherhood Team

Baseball’S Brotherhood Team
Author: Bryan Steverson
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2018-02-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1973616874

In the Book of Genesis, when Cain is confronted by God regarding the death of his brother, he replies, Am I my brothers keeper? Within these pages, players respond affirmatively to this centurys age old question. They took stands against prejudice during times in our country when it was not the norm. Their courage serves as a model for all of us today. These players lived the biblical challenge of loving your neighbor. This is the third book by the author of inspirational stories about players from our national pastime. Fifteen members of our National Baseball Hall of Fame are here as well as others of lesser fame. The examples include 19th century baseball, Babe Ruth and Pete Rose. Each player was special. Each story inspirational.

Small Ball in the Big Leagues

Small Ball in the Big Leagues
Author: James D. Szalontai
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 078645833X

The typical baseball fan yearns for one of two things: a strikeout or a home run. But most of the game takes place in between these electrifying moments, and this book discusses the importance of "small ball" to baseball. It examines the multitude of times small ball activities have secured victories through aggressive base running, sacrifice hits, squeeze bunts, stolen bases, productive outs and hit-and-run plays, as well as games in which aggressive small ball activity led to defeat. The book covers the most important small ball players, managers and teams.

Pitching to the Pennant

Pitching to the Pennant
Author: Joseph Wancho
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0803245874

"A commemorative volume on the 1954 Cleveland Indians"--

Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame

Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame
Author: Steven R. Greenes
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2020-09-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476641110

Since 1971, 35 Negro League baseball players and executives have been admitted to the Hall of Fame. The Negro League Hall of Fame admissions process, which has now been conducted in four phases over a 50-year period, can be characterized as idiosyncratic at best. Drawing on baseball analytics and surveys of both Negro League historians and veterans, this book presents an historical overview of NLHOF voting, with an evaluation of whether the 35 NL players selected were the best choices. Using modern metrics such as Wins Above Replacement (WAR), 24 additional Negro Leaguers are identified who have Hall of Fame qualifications. Brief biographies are included for HOF-quality players and executives who have been passed over, along with reasons why they may have been excluded. A proposal is set forth for a consistent and orderly HOF voting process for the Negro Leagues.

It Takes More Than Balls

It Takes More Than Balls
Author: Diedre Silva
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2008-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1602396310

For years, Deidre Silva and Jackie Koney figured that men simply knew more about baseball than they did. They tried to reconcile their love of baseball with their second-class fan status, but they finally realized that not getting in a tizzy over the 1952 World Series didn't mean that they weren't "real" fans. As loyal—but not insane or stat-obsessed—spectators, they simply had a different perspective. In It Takes More Than Balls they share their brand of baseball passion with lifelong fans and the "baseball curious" of either gender. Offering anecdotes and gossip from the ballpark, the book also explains the nuances of today's game that will help readers enjoy their next (or first) baseball outing.