Baseball - History
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24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid
$24.00 Add to cartTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER
The legendary Willie Mays shares the inspirations and influences responsible for guiding him on and off the field in this r- Author: Mays, Willie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 125082835X
- Language: English
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Japanese American Baseball in California: A History
$24.99 Add to cartFour generations of Japanese Americans broke down racial and cultural barriers in California by playing baseball. Behind the barbed wire of concentration camps during World War II, baseball became a t… [more below]
- Series: Sports
- Author: Nakagawa, Kerry Yo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 29 2014
- ISBN10: 162619582X
- Language: English
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The Presidents and the Pastime: The History of Baseball and the White House
$39.95 Add to cartThe Presidents and the Pastime draws on Curt Smith’s extensive background as a former White House presidential speechwriter to chronicle the historic relationship between baseball, the “most American”… [more below]
- Author: Smith, Curt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: June 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0803288093
- Language: English
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
$22.00 Add to cartA passionate and dramatic account of a year in the life of a city, when baseball and crime reigned supreme, and when several remarkable figures emerged to steer New York clear of one of its most harro
- Author: Mahler, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 21 2006
- ISBN10: 0312424302
- Language: English
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The Ultimate New York Mets Time Machine Book
$18.95 Add to cartFrom their ignominious 40-120 debut in 1962, to the “Miracle Mets” of the shocking 1969 season, to the teams of Darryl Strawberry, David Wright, and Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets have in nearly sixt
- Author: Gitlin, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: April 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1493055321
- Language: English
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From Tidewater To The Shenandoah: Snapshots From Virginia’s Rich Baseball Legacy
$29.95 Add to cartThis unique book is a look at the past, present, and future of baseball in Virginia, a state which has produced five Hall of Famers and several World Series stars. It also looks at the history of mino
- Author: Driver, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 362
- Publish Date: July 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1733303626
- Language: English
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100 Baseball Legends Who Shaped Sports History
$7.99 Add to cartLearn all about the amazing lives and careers of 100 of the greatest baseball players of all time with this fact-filled biography collection for kids.
Educational and engaging, 100 Baseball Legends Wh
- Series: 100
- Author: Roberts, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0912517522
- Language: English
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1934: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars’ Barrier-Breaking Year
$18.95 Read moreThe true story of the first Black team to win an Ontario Baseball Amateur Association championship.
The pride of Chatham’s East End, the Coloured All-Stars broke the colour barrier in baseball more tha
- Author: Jacobs, Heidi LM
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 281
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1771964774
- Language: English
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If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers: Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box
$19.95 Add to cartNow fully revised and updated for 2023!
Chronicling the Brewers from the Suds Series of 1982 to the MVP season of Christian Yelich in 2018, and from Bambi’s Bombers of the late ’70s to Harvey’s Wallb- Series: If These Walls Could Talk
- Author: Schroeder, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1637273037
- Language: English
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Baseball from the Broadcast Booth: So You Think You Know Baseball?
$19.77 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: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1664295577
- Language: English
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Invisible Men: Life in Baseball’s Negro Leagues
$19.95 Add to cartThis fascinating book is a milestone in baseball scholarship.–Ken Burns
Jackie Robinson was a Negro Leaguer before he became a Major Leaguer. So too were Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Monte Irvin, Roy C
- Author: Rogosin, Donn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 342
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 149622339X
- Language: English
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Road to Nowhere: The Early 1990s Collapse and Rebuild of New York City Baseball
$34.95 Add to cartNamed a Best Baseball Book of 2023 by Sports Collectors Digest
Road to Nowhere is the story of New York City baseball from 1990 to 1996, describing in intimate detail the collapse of both the Mets an- Author: Donnelly, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1496221427
- Language: English
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100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
$18.95 Read moreMost Yankees fans have taken in a game or two at Yankee Stadium, have seen highlights of stars like Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio, and can tell the story of Babe Ruth’s called-shot home run in 1932. … [more below]
- Series: 100 Things…Fans Should Know
- Author: Fischer, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1629375470
- Language: English
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The Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship
$19.99 Add to cartMore than 6 years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country’s most respected journalists and revered authorities on American life and history in the years since WWII. A Pulitzer Pri… [more below]
- Author: Halberstam, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 217
- Publish Date: May 05 2004
- ISBN10: 0786888679
- Language: English
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Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero
$21.00 Add to cartDiscover the remarkable life of Roberto Clemente–one of the most accomplished–and beloved–baseball heroes of his generation from Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss.
On New Year’s Eve 1972, follow- Author: Maraniss, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 03 2007
- ISBN10: 074329999X
- Language: English
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The Last Best League (10th Anniversary Edition): One Summer, One Season, One Dream
$21.99 Add to cartEvery summer, in ten small towns across Cape Cod, young college baseball players showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the “show.” A vicious filter, the league has produced one out of every … [more below]
- Author: Collins, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 27 2014
- ISBN10: 0306823101
- Language: English
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Baseball’s Endangered Species: Inside the Craft of Scouting by Those Who Lived It
$34.95 Add to cartNamed a Best Baseball Book of 2023 by Sports Collectors Digest
Scouting has been called pro baseball’s personalized way of renewing itself from year to year and a pathway to the game’s past. It takes- Author: Lowenfish, Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: April 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1496214811
- Language: English
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The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and t
$19.99 Add to cart“Jeff Pearlman has captured the swagger of the ’86 Mets. You don’t have to be a Mets fan to enjoy this book–it’s a great read for all baseball enthusiasts.” –Philadelphia Daily News
Award-winning Spo
- Author: Pearlman, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 30 2011
- ISBN10: 0062097636
- Language: English
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Summer of ’49
$18.99 Add to cart“Dazzling…A celebration of a vanished heroic age and a ‘simpler America’ ” —New York Times Book Review
David Halberstam’s classic chronicle of baseball’s most magnificent season, as seen through th
- Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
- Author: Halberstam, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 09 2006
- ISBN10: 0060884266
- Language: English
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Boston Red Sox Firsts: The Players, Moments, and Records That Were First in Team History
$19.95 Add to cartIn Boston Red Sox Firsts, veteran Red Sox historian Bill Nowlin presents the stories behind the firsts in Red Sox history in question-and-answer format. More than a mere trivia book, Nowlin’s collecti
- Series: Sports Team Firsts
- Author: Nowlin, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493073389
- Language: English
