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The View from the Dugout: The Journals of Red Rolfe

The View from the Dugout: The Journals of Red Rolfe


William M. Anderson



The View from the Dugout: The Journals of Red Rolfe...
Growing up with baseball: how we loved and played the game

Growing up with baseball: how we loved and played the game


Gary Land



From Publishers Weekly In this charming collection of essays, ordinary people recall their earliest encounters with baseb...
Baseball (DK Eyewitness Books)

Baseball (DK Eyewitness Books)


James Kelley



Baseball (DK Eyewitness Books)...
The American Indian integration of baseball

The American Indian integration of baseball




Review "Powers-Beck offers a solid examination of a too-little-studied aspect of the national pastime: integration of Ame...
Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball

Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball


Bill Madden



From For longtime baseball fans, this biography of the mercurial owner of the New York Yankees is as painful to read as ...
The postwar Yankees: baseball's golden age revisited

The postwar Yankees: baseball's golden age revisited


David George Surdam



Review "The Postwar Yankees: Baseball''s Golden Age Revisited is a good starting point for anyone interested in the busin...
Venezuelan bust, baseball boom: Andrés Reiner and scouting on the new frontier

Venezuelan bust, baseball boom: Andrés Reiner and scouting on the new frontier


Milton H. Jamail



Review “If you know nothing about Andrés Reiner—and chances are you don’t—know this: Wit...
Physics of Baseball & Softball

Physics of Baseball & Softball


Rod Cross



Review From the reviews: “Provide the clearest and most extensive explanation of what happens the instant bat mee...
Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend

Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend


Timothy M. Gay



From Publishers Weekly Tristam "Spoke" Speaker sits, statistically, alongside baseball's greatest sluggers and fielders, ...
Barry Bonds: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)

Barry Bonds: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)


John Bloom



Review ?An intriguing coverage.?- MBR Bookwatch/Donovan's Bookshelf Book Description This biography examines the ca...
Lou Gehrig: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)

Lou Gehrig: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)


William Kashatus



Review "Lou Gehrig played his last complete season in 1938, while unknowingly suffering from his dread disease. Although ...
You Never Forget Your First: Ballplayers Recall Their Big League Debuts

You Never Forget Your First: Ballplayers Recall Their Big League Debuts


Josh Lewin



Review "Great stories plus great memories equals great reading." --Tim McCarver From the Publisher Players descri...
The Diamond in the Bronx: Yankee Stadium and the Politics of New York

The Diamond in the Bronx: Yankee Stadium and the Politics of New York


Neil J. Sullivan



From Publishers Weekly For Sullivan (The Dodgers Move West), the business of baseball provides a window on city politics ...
Professor Baseball: Searching for Redemption and the Perfect Lineup on the Softball Diamonds of Central Park

Professor Baseball: Searching for Redemption and the Perfect Lineup on the Softball Diamonds of Central Park


Edwin Amenta



Review "At one level, Professor Baseball is a straightforward diary of Amenta''s successes and failures over one summer s...
You Can Observe A Lot By Watching: What I've Learned About Teamwork From the Yankees and Life

You Can Observe A Lot By Watching: What I've Learned About Teamwork From the Yankees and Life


Yogi Berra



From Publishers Weekly Notorious for his run-ins with the English language, baseball great Berra has become an improbably...
One on One Baseball: The Fundamentals of the Game and How to Keep It Simple for Easy Instruction

One on One Baseball: The Fundamentals of the Game and How to Keep It Simple for Easy Instruction


Dom Scala



About the Author Dom Scala is the head baseball coach of Adelphi University and the founder of One-On-One Baseball Camp. ...
Matty: An American Hero: Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants

Matty: An American Hero: Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants


Ray Robinson



From Publishers Weekly At the turn of the century, the great American sports hero was the fictional Frank Merriwell, ever...
September Swoon: Richie Allen, the '64 Phillies, and Racial Integration (Keystone Book)

September Swoon: Richie Allen, the '64 Phillies, and Racial Integration (Keystone Book)


William C. Kashatus



Review "Kashatus's informative, factual book is impressive in its telling of the various experiences of Richie Allen, inc...
Swish: The Quest for Basketball's Perfect Shot (Exceptional Sports Titles for Intermediate Grades)

Swish: The Quest for Basketball's Perfect Shot (Exceptional Sports Titles for Intermediate Grades)


Mark Stewart, Mike Kennedy



From School Library Journal Grade 4–8—Stewart and Kennedy offer an engaging history of the sport, followed ...
Pedro Martinez (The Great Hispanic Heritage)

Pedro Martinez (The Great Hispanic Heritage)


Tom Lashnits



From School Library Journal Grade 6-10–Martinez is packed with statistics and play-by-play baseball action from th...
Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero

Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero


Jeff Pearlman



From Pearlman, former staff writer with Sports Illustrated and Newsday, delivers a fully realized, if hardly appealing, ...
Managing Little League (Little League Baseball Guides)

Managing Little League (Little League Baseball Guides)


Ned Mcintosh



Amazon.com Review Late on the night of his youngest son's final Little League game, found he couldn't sleep. He realized...
In the Ballpark: The Working Lives of Baseball People

In the Ballpark: The Working Lives of Baseball People


George Gmelch, J.J. Weiner



Amazon.com Review An oral history with academic credentials behind it, In the Ballpark is a clever hybrid of sober schol...
Squeeze Play: A Novel

Squeeze Play: A Novel


Jane Leavy



From Publishers Weekly Leavy's hilarious debut about a female sportswriter's tribulations covering an expansion baseball ...
Coaching the Little League® Hitter

Coaching the Little League® Hitter


John Monteleone



From the Back Cover Title: Coaching the Little League Hitter Author: Monteleone ISBN: 0-07-141791-5 Category: Sports/Baseba...
Yankees Century

Yankees Century


Glenn Stout



From Publishers Weekly Stout, funnily enough the author of Red Sox Century, documents decade by decade the ups and downs ...
Blue Jays 1, Expos 0: The Urban Rivalry That Killed Major League Baseball in Montreal

Blue Jays 1, Expos 0: The Urban Rivalry That Killed Major League Baseball in Montreal


David Luchuk



About the Author David Luchuk lives in Montreal. ...
In the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig

In the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig


Andrew Zimbalist



From Publishers Weekly Since 1992, Major League Baseball's owners have adopted a revenue sharing program, realigned their...
Ballparks of the Deadball Era: A Comprehensive Study of Their Dimensions, Configurations and Effects on Batting, 1901-1919

Ballparks of the Deadball Era: A Comprehensive Study of Their Dimensions, Configurations and Effects on Batting, 1901-1919


Ronald M. Selter



Review "meticulously researched...will remain the definitive work in this area for a long time to come" --SABR Bi...
Hot Stove Economics: Understanding Baseball's Second Season

Hot Stove Economics: Understanding Baseball's Second Season


J.C. Bradbury



Review From the reviews: "J.C. Bradbury is the preeminent analyst of baseball economics in the world." Tyler Cowen, Geor...
Abner Doubleday: Boy Baseball Pioneer (Young Patriots series)

Abner Doubleday: Boy Baseball Pioneer (Young Patriots series)


Montrew Dunham



About the Author Montrew Dunham is an author of titles in the Childhood of Famous Americans series, from which the Young ...
The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty New Edition: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness

The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty New Edition: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness


Buster Olney



From Publishers Weekly Nothing succeeds like success. But human nature being what it is, some people get a thrill when th...
Playing in Isolation: A History of Baseball in Taiwan

Playing in Isolation: A History of Baseball in Taiwan


Junwei Yu



Review “While the book is certainly aimed at baseball fans, it is also a good read for anyone wanting a unique loo...
The Team America Loves to Hate: Why Baseball Fans Despise the New York Yankees

The Team America Loves to Hate: Why Baseball Fans Despise the New York Yankees


Charles R. Warner



Review "… a compelling read, the product of considerable and impressive research, and especially recommended to non-...
The Natural

The Natural


Bernard Malamud



Amazon.com Review Roy Hobbs, the protagonist of The Natural, makes the mistake of pronouncing aloud his dream: to be the ...
Elston and Me: The Story of the First Black Yankee (Sports and American Culture Series)

Elston and Me: The Story of the First Black Yankee (Sports and American Culture Series)


Arlene Howard, Ralph Wimbish



From Publishers Weekly Arlene Howard, Elston Howard's widow, details her husband's life from his St. Louis childhood thro...
Ball, Bat and Bitumen (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies)

Ball, Bat and Bitumen (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies)


Sutter, L.M.



From the Publisher Winner, Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award About the Author L.M. Sutter is an artist, ...
Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America

Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America


S.L. Price



From Publishers Weekly On July 22, 2007, minor league baseball player Tino Sanchez Jr. hit a foul ball that struck his te...
Spitting On Diamonds: A Spitball Pitcher's Journey To The Major Leagues, 1911-1919 (Sports and American Culture)

Spitting On Diamonds: A Spitball Pitcher's Journey To The Major Leagues, 1911-1919 (Sports and American Culture)


Clyde H. Hogg



About the Author   Clyde H. Hogg, the great-nephew of Bradley Hogg, is a freelance writer who resides in Norfolk, Virg...
Gateway to the Majors: Williamsport and Minor League Baseball (Keystone Book)

Gateway to the Majors: Williamsport and Minor League Baseball (Keystone Book)




Gateway to the Majors: Williamsport and Minor League Baseball (Keystone Book)...
American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success

American Sports Empire: How the Leagues Breed Success


Frank P. Jozsa



Book Description Jozsa investigates the major leagues' histories with unparalleled depth and rigorous economic analysis. ...
Growing the Game: The Globalization of Major League Baseball

Growing the Game: The Globalization of Major League Baseball


Assoc. Alan M. Klein



Review "A superb inside look at how the national pastime has reinvented itself. Alan Klein’s writing is engaging a...
The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Major League Baseball, Second Edition

The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Major League Baseball, Second Edition


David Nemec



Review “The most complete compilation of information on 19th century baseball ever imagined.” --Baseball Book...
Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete

Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete


Robert W. Wheeler



About the Author Robert W. Wheeler is founder and President of the Jim Thorpe Foundation. Sport Illustrated credited him wi...
Aces : The Last Season on the Mound with the Oakland A's Big Three: Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito

Aces : The Last Season on the Mound with the Oakland A's Big Three: Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito


Mychael Urban



Review "An excellent book that's well-written...and a fitting tribute to what will someday likely be considered a renaiss...
Baseball's Longest Games: A Comprehensive Worldwide Record Book

Baseball's Longest Games: A Comprehensive Worldwide Record Book


Philip J. Lowry



Review "The author has combed a huge range of archival sources to document baseball games worldwide at nearly every level...
The Science of Hitting

The Science of Hitting


John Underwood, Ted Williams



Amazon.com Review As a boy, all Ted Williams wanted was to be the best hitter there ever was. Through his storied tenure...
The Game: One man, nine innings, a love affair with baseball

The Game: One man, nine innings, a love affair with baseball


Robert Benson



From Publishers Weekly "Whenever you run into me, wherever it is that we are, and whatever it is that we are supposed to ...