Baseball - History
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The Ultimate New York Yankees Time Machine Book
$31.58 Add to cartThis book covers the entirety of franchise history, from their birth and struggles as the Highlanders to the bludgeoning bats of Murderer’s Row and the first Yankees dynasty to the juggernauts of the
- Author: Gitlin, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1493060414
- Language: English
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection: Celebrating the Game’s Greatest Players
$24.99 Add to cartOfficially licensed by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, this revised and updated volume gathers the biographies, statistics, and photos of over 175 members of the most exclusive club in the sport. … [more below]
- Author: Buckley Jr, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0760385513
- Language: English
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The Sandlot Legacy
$24.99 Add to cartIn the vast tapestry of life, dreams are the vibrant threads that weave stories of ambition and determination. Jack Thompson’s journey is emblematic of every child who gazes at the stars and believes
- Author: Beede, Walter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: July 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1088226752
- Language: English
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Gentleman Jake: The Success and Tragedy of the Deadball Era’s Greatest First Baseman
$24.95 Add to cartThe life story of Jake Daubert, who left the coal mines of Pennsylvania to become a two-time major league batting champion.
Jake Daubert could have followed the path of two of his brothers and died as
- Author: Deitz, Harry J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: August 13 2023
- ISBN10: 9798888191200
- Language: English
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Joe Dimaggio: The Hero’s Life
$20.99 Add to cartJoe DiMaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good.
In the hard-knuckled thirties, he was the immigrant boy who made it big–and spurred the New York Yankees to a new era- Author: Cramer, Richard Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 02 2001
- ISBN10: 0684865475
- Language: English
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Crazy ’08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance’s boast is manifest–these days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have. In October 1908, though, no one w
- Author: Murphy, Cait N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 19 2008
- ISBN10: 0060889381
- Language: English
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The Pitch That Killed
$19.99 Add to cartOn a torridly hot August day in 1920, Ray Chapman was struck and killed by a Carl Mays fastball, in what was and remains the only on-the-field fatality in the history of major league baseball. The dra
- Author: Sowell, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: March 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1938545427
- Language: English
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Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend
$36.95 Add to cart2023 SABR Baseball Research Award
Born and raised in rural Mississippi and the even
A Booklist Top 10 Sports & Recreation Book
Finalist for the 2023 Seymour Medal
Finalist for the 2022 CASEY Award- Author: Hiltner, Judith R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: April 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1496222857
- Language: English
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Baseball History: The History of Baseball Along With Fascinating Facts & Unbelievably True Stories
$13.99 Add to cartWould you love to know the incredible and exciting history of baseball?
Whether you want to (1) learn incredible and interesting facts about baseball history, (2) discover some of baseball’s greatest e
- Series: Best of Baseball History Stories Games
- Author: McCloud, Ace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 52
- Publish Date: March 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1640480072
- Language: English
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Kom League Remembered
$31.99 Add to cartThe late 1940s and early 1950s was the Golden Age for minor league baseball. The National Pastime thrived in small town America with hundreds of professional teams in over 50 leagues playing at every … [more below]
- Author: Hall, John G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: September 08 2004
- ISBN10: 1531619010
- Language: English
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Cincinnati Reds: 1950-1985
$31.99 Add to cartImagine crouching 15 feet from home plate during a Cincinnati Reds baseball game with a camera at eye level. A major league player like Ted Kluszewski comes barreling towards the plate as you flash th… [more below]
- Author: Klumpe, Jack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 25 2004
- ISBN10: 1531618782
- Language: English
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If These Walls Could Talk: Los Angeles Dodgers: Stories from the Los Angeles Dodgers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box
$19.95 Read moreNow revised and updated for 2023!
Since moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, the Dodgers have had an eventful–and frequently successful–history. From playing in the 100,000-seat Coliseum to- Series: If These Walls Could Talk
- Author: Mitchell, Houston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1637273053
- Language: English
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Baseball from the Broadcast Booth: So You Think You Know Baseball?
$43.85 Add to cartBaseball from the Broadcast Booth is filled with baseball metaphors that various announcers have used throughout the years. Do you know what they all mean? If you think you know baseball, Lee Anderson… [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1664295585
- Language: English
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Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion
$19.95 Add to cartFive Seasons covers the baseball seasons from 1972 through 1976, described as the “most significant half decade in the history of the game.” The era was notable for the remarkable individual feats of … [more below]
- Author: Angell, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 413
- Publish Date: March 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0803259506
- Language: English
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Jackie Mitchell: The Girl Who Loved Baseball
$14.95 Add to cartOn March 26, 1931, the baseball world was stunned as a 18-year female pitcher named Virne Beatrice “Jackie” Mitchell of Chattanooga, TN, signed a minor league contract with the hometown Lookouts. Seve
- Author: Kovach, John M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1947589415
- Language: English
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Mount Rushmore of the New York Mets: The Best Players by Decade to Wear the Orange and Blue
$15.99 Read moreMount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of Keystone, South Dakota, is one of the most iconic landmarks in the United States. The face of the mountain features 60-foot heads of Presidents George Was… [more below]
- Author: Topel, Brett
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1683584171
- Language: English
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The 50 Greatest Players in Boston Red Sox History
$19.95 Add to cartSports historian Robert W. Cohen has chosen and profiles the on-field exploits of the 50 best players to ever wear the Boston Red Sox uniform. Chances are you’ll find your favorite player here.
- Series: 50 Greatest Players
- Author: Cohen, Robert W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1608939901
- Language: English
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San Francisco Giants
$31.99 Add to cartIn 1958, San Francisco welcomed its first major league baseball team when the Giants left New York and journeyed across the country to the Bay Area. Steeped in tradition, the orange-and-black team has… [more below]
- Author: Brien, Tricia O.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 17 2011
- ISBN10: 1531650309
- Language: English
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Baseball Research Journal (Brj), Volume 52 #1
$14.95 Add to cartHarvey Haddix pitched one of the most notable “near perfect” games in professional baseball history when he completed 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 26, 1959. Unfortuantely,
- Author: Society for American Baseball Research (
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1970159928
- Language: English
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Mets Fan Book
$19.99 Add to cartYa Gotta Believe!: The 40th Anniversary New York Mets Fan Book is the perfect gift for the ultimate fan
Are you a true Mets fan? Were you there when they won the 1986 World Series in the seventh game?- Author: Lichtenstein, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 20 2002
- ISBN10: 0312286864
- Language: English
