Baseball

by Jeff Pullen (Author)

Drew Charlesworth--an accomplished mathematical genius working on a medical experiment with his partner Dr. Kingsly, creating a computerized prosthesis to be one day fused with its human subject--was also gifted with an unusual ability to hit a baseball. This skill, once he reached the major league, thrust him into the limelight, exposing his other work, which angered political and religious Conservatives.

This is a story how Drew had to navigate the worlds of not only baseball and medicine but politics and big business, eventually having to make tough decisions.

by Noah Gittell (Author), John Sayles (Foreword by)

"Finally, someone takes baseball movies seriously! Baseball: The Movie blends the passion of a fan with the rigorous analysis of a film critic to create a persuasive argument that the baseball movie matters--to baseball, to Hollywood, even to America."
​--Ben Mankiewicz, host, Turner Classic Movies

Author Biography

Noah Gittell is a culture critic who has written for publications including The Atlantic, The Ringer, GQ, Esquire, The Guardian, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. He is a regular film critic for the Washington City Paper and a frequent contributor to BBC. He is also a mainstay at Smithsonian Associates, where he lectures several times a year on various film topics.

by Bill Deane (Author)

The greatest players in baseball history are honored in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Fans and sports journalists often lament about players who might have joined the immortal ranks, if only fate--circumstances, injury or even death--hadn't intervened.

Presenting a "who's who of what-ifs," this book focuses on 40 well known non-inductees, such as Tony Conigliaro, Denny McLain and Jose Fernandez, along with many others all but lost to history, such as Ross Barnes, Charlie Ferguson and Hal Trosky. Also included are more than 100 "honorable mentions" covering all of pro baseball history, from the 1860s to the 2010s.

Author Biography

Bill Deane is an award-winning baseball researcher, and author of nine books and hundreds of articles on the National Pastime. He lives in Cooperstown, New York.

by John D. Curtis Phd (Author)

"Baseball's 6th Tool: The Inner Game" focuses on developing a player's mental approach to sport. Without controlling the inner game players rarely reach their potential. A solid mental-skills program is a must for success and this book covers the basics of developing a personal program to help you break out of your comfort zone and into levels of performance that match your potential. You can increase confidence and perform more consistently at a high level by applying these principles--in just minutes a day. Acclaim for Baseballs 6th Tool "The title of this book says it all. . . A must-read for consistent success." Dale Sveum, Manager, Chicago Cubs "Jack has a great understanding of the mental aspects of the game, which are critical to an athlete's overall success." Paul Molitor, 7-time All-Star; Member, National Baseball Hall of Fame "I've had the opportunity to witness Jack's work with players and and how it has contributed to their overall success. I recommend Baseballs 6th Tool: The Inner Game to both players and coaches." Ryne Sandberg, 10 time All-Star and member, National baseball Hall of Fame "Dr. Jack 'hit the nail on the head' with Baseballs 6th Tool. Confidence is the key to success, and Jack's insights will help players develop and maintain confidence or regain it quickly once it's been lost." Benny Looper, Assistant General Manager, Philadelphia Phillies But it's not just pertinent to professional players! "Both players and coaches will benefit from the annotated exercises to help affirm and visualize performance and reinforce a positive mindset . . .I can testify to their value. I'm a believer!" Tom O'Connell, National High School Coaches Association Coach of the year, 2011 and American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) National Coach of the year in 2004 and 2005 "Baseballs 6th Tool is the best, most realistic, and practical baseball book to reach coaches I've seen. It doesn't get any better than this." Joseph Caligure, Former Head Coach at Western Oregon University

Author Biography

uickly once it's been Dr. Jack Curtis has over 35 years experience working with college, National, Olympic and professional athletes in all sports on their "inner game." He has focused in the sport of baseball for 17 years and has been the mental skills coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers, the Seattle Mariners and is currently the mental skills coach for the Philadelphia Phillies focusing on developing prospects in their minor league system. He is also a certified sports hypnotist and has authored 12 previous books on mental skills for athletes, relaxation and various health science topics. He is the president of J & K Curtis and Associates a consultant firm which focuses on helping athletes improve consistency, break out of slumps and challenge their comfort zones to move to a higher level of performance.

by Scott Christopher (Author), Michael S. Malone (Foreword by)

Baseball, Art, and Dreams is the amazing true story of Scott Christopher, a boy who loved the game of baseball. At age six he falls on the broken soda bottle, severing all seven tendons, median nerve, and both arteries in his throwing hand.

Some said Scott had ten minutes to live, and shockingly his team of doctors considered amputation. After years of grueling rehabilitation, weighing less than one hundred pounds as a junior, he did make the high school varsity baseball team.

With no surprise, Scott had the worst season of any varsity player in the country, batting zero with three strikeouts in four plate appearances. His supernatural forces surfaced by his creative thinking that became laser focused on his dream.

Scott built a batting cage in his backyard, hitting day and night, staining his bat handles blood red. His proactive efforts earned him the MVP trophy his senior year.

With an ongoing dream of playing for the Maryland, even as Scott was turned away three times over the next three seasons, was all part of his journey to success. His career shifted gears when Maryland's head coach, Jack Jackson, offered Scott a full scholarship after witnessing him blast a 380-foot home run in a championship game.

Scott's super human ability to focus his energy on his vision takes his life into uncharted territory. When one season was very compromised due to a car accident, he would recover earning MVP honors both his junior and senior seasons. Selected on the All-ACC team as a shortstop, but bypassed in the 1976 MLB June draft, opportunity revealed itself in a new way, offering the chance to play baseball in Korea.

It was January 1977 when he signed a professional contract with the Baltimore Orioles. Over the next four seasons his teams made the playoffs every year. He still holds the all-time organizational record for stolen base percentage in a season.

In 1978, Scott become a professional champion, and the only player in the Orioles system to ever hit a ninth inning home run in the final playoff game for the title.

Learn how his AMAZING story beats the almost one in a million odds as passion and purpose drive Scott's success. His American Baseball Memoir is an INSPIRATIONAL story for everyone. Readers should get ready to "Dream Big, Dream On!"

by Michael Lynch (Author)

Seamheads' Mike Lynch turns his keen eye for the amazing and unusual to baseball's biggest stage, the World Series, in Volume II of his acclaimed Baseball's Untold History Series. Read about the least likely heroes, biggest MVP flops, the oddest World Series stat lines, and an all-time O-fer line-up. Meet the 16-game winner who spent the series in an insane asylum; the Hall of Famer who was arrested for scalping World Series tickets; the only player to be picked off twice in the same Fall Classic game; the hurler who belted the only home run of his long professional career in his first series at bat; and much, much more.

by Ace McCloud (Author)

Are you tired of striking out, getting weak hits or failing to make that crucial play on the field?

Whether you want to (1) hit better, (2) play your position like a pro, or (3) master the game, this book will get you there.

Do your teammates grumble when it's your turn to bat?

Discover the three things that you can do to shore up your weak areas, boost your strengths, and equip yourself to play at your very best each and every time you hit the field. From physical exercises designed to strengthen your arms and body to mental tips that will keep your mind in the game, the proven strategies in this book will help you to improve your overall playing ability!

Use the same techniques that the pro's use to improve your swing.

Boost your batting average by improving each of the four stages of your swing. By adopting the specific tactics in this book you can revolutionize your at-bats and start driving in runs and getting on base with much more frequency.

Increase your enjoyment of the game.

Baseball is so much more enjoyable when you know exactly what to do in key areas of the game. Discover all the specific tactics that you can use for your position on the field, so that you can react instantly when the time arises.

What Will You Learn About Baseball?

• How to get highly motivated and totally prepared for game day.
• How to execute, identify, and hit the five basic pitches of the game.
• The best ways to train for increased strength, speed, balance, and skill.
• Position specific tactics that help you win games.
• The key nutrients that help you play better.

You Will Also Discover:

• 17 strategies to help you prepare mentally for the game.
• Detailed explanations of baseball specific exercises, drills and improvement strategies.
• The key nutrients that help you play better.
• How to plan and implement all three phases of your training program.
• How to get the perfect baseball swing.

Recapture the fun and excitement of baseball while having more fun and playing better than you ever thought possible.

Approach the diamond with confidence and enjoy the sounds of the cheering crowd.

Get in the zone and start crushing it at the plate and on the field: Buy It Now!

by Andrew Dinger (Author)

Have you ever wondered why baseball players are said to be In the Hole, Stepping in the Bucket, On the Bump, Flashing Leather or Getting on Their Horse?

Baseballedgy - Baseball Expressions & Terminology Handbook was written to explain to players and spectators the many fun, useful, and unique baseball terms and phrases. Baseball has carried down numerous phrases and terms and the language continues to expand. Most of the terms in the book are idioms, which means that they are completely different than what a person usually thinks of when they hear them. Examples of baseball idioms are Bullpen, Ducks on the Pond, Frozen Rope, Rolling a Pair, Hot Corner, Merry Go Round and Snow Cone. The book describes these terms and idioms related to the baseball field itself, along with those associated with batting, base running, pitching, and fielding.

Baseballedgy is full of colorful illustrations and is a fun book to read. It can serve as a "go-to" reference for young players who are learning the game and expanding their baseball related vocabulary. Reading the book together will provide children, families, and friends with an enjoyable and educational experience.

by Jim Halloran (Author)

Baseball: It's More Than Statistics

A Nostalgic Journey Through 120 Years of Major League Baseball Stories, Seasons, Standings, and Forgotten Moments.

On October 1,1903, 16,242 Bostonians crowded into Huntington Avenue Grounds to witness the historic first game of a championship battle between the Pittsburgh Pirates of the established National League versus the champion of the upstart three-year-old American League, Boston Americans. The World Series was born and the formation of Major League Baseball.was soon to follow.

Baseball: It's More Than Statistics takes the reader, season by season, through 120 years of baseball in a readable format. Filled with stories, not just statistics, players and teams become alive. There are many long forgotten names and events that will provide a learning and nostalgic experience for long time fans or newcomers to the sport. It makes a great companion while watching games on TV or for sharing stories and trivia with baseball buddies.

by Ace McCloud (Author)

Are you tired of striking out, getting weak hits or failing to make that crucial play on the field?

Whether you want to (1) hit better, (2) play your position like a pro, or (3) master the game, this book will get you there.

Do your teammates grumble when it's your turn to bat?

Discover the three things that you can do to shore up your weak areas, boost your strengths, and equip yourself to play at your very best each and every time you hit the field. From physical exercises designed to strengthen your arms and body to mental tips that will keep your mind in the game, the proven strategies in this book will help you to improve your overall playing ability!

Use the same techniques that the pro's use to improve your swing.

Boost your batting average by improving each of the four stages of your swing. By adopting the specific tactics in this book you can revolutionize your at-bats and start driving in runs and getting on base with much more frequency.

Increase your enjoyment of the game.

Baseball is so much more enjoyable when you know exactly what to do in key areas of the game. Discover all the specific tactics that you can use for your position on the field, so that you can react instantly when the time arises.

What Will You Learn About Baseball?

• How to get highly motivated and totally prepared for game day.
• How to execute, identify, and hit the five basic pitches of the game.
• The best ways to train for increased strength, speed, balance, and skill.
• Position specific tactics that help you win games.
• The key nutrients that help you play better.

You Will Also Discover:

• 17 strategies to help you prepare mentally for the game.
• Detailed explanations of baseball specific exercises, drills and improvement strategies.
• The key nutrients that help you play better.
• How to plan and implement all three phases of your training program.
• How to get the perfect baseball swing.

Recapture the fun and excitement of baseball while having more fun and playing better than you ever thought possible.

Approach the diamond with confidence and enjoy the sounds of the cheering crowd.

Get in the zone and start crushing it at the plate and on the field: Buy It Now!

by Cesar V. Love (Author)

The Magic of Baseball Made Clear

Many of us recognize that ineffable quality within baseball. Movies such as Field of Dreams and Damn Yankees speculate into metaphysical elements of the game. But so far, nothing has been written that makes lucid the spiritual aspect of baseball. Baseball: an Astrological Sightline demonstrates the spiritual and transcendental nature of baseball through the methodology of astrology. This book shows how the stars and planets affect the course of every baseball season and every baseball game. Baseball: an Astrological Sightline introduces the astrological birthcharts of the 30 Major League teams playing in the United States. The history and tendencies of these teams become quite lucid when viewed from an astrological perspective. What was the curse placed on the Cubs? How was it lifted? Why do the Yankees excel in post-season play? What was the miracle of the 1969 Mets? These mysteries and many more are answered through the lens of astrology.

by John Theodore (Author), Ira Berkow (Foreword by)

Baseball's Natural is John Theodore's true account of the slick-fielding first baseman who played for the Cubs and the Phillies in the 1940s and became immortalized in baseball lore as the inspiration for Bernard Malamud's The Natural. Eddie Waitkus grew up in Boston and fought in the Pacific theater in World War II. Following the war, Waitkus became one of the most popular players of his era. In 1949, with his career on the rise, his life changed dramatically in a Chicago hotel when a nineteen-year-old shot him in the chest. Waitkus's dramatic recovery the next year inspired his teammates as the Phillies won the National League pennant. Although Waitkus survived the shooting, he could never outlive it.

Through interviews with Waitkus's family, fellow servicemen, former ballplayers, and childhood friends, and aided by fifteen photographs, Theodore chronicles Waitkus's remarkable comeback as well as the difficult years following his Major League career.

Author Biography

Native Chicagoan John Theodore has served as a reporter, writer, editor, and television and radio producer. Ira Berkow is a sports columnist for the New York Times and the author of To the Hoop: Seasons of a Basketball Life and Court Vision: Unexpected Views on the Lure of Basketball, available in a Bison Books edition.

by George Vecsey (Author)

"Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey's book proves it, without wasting a word."--Lee Eisenberg, author of The Number

In Baseball, one of the great bards of America's Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. George Vecsey casts a fresh eye on the game, illuminates its foibles and triumphs, and performs a marvelous feat: making a classic story seem refreshingly new.

Author Biography

George Vecsey, a sports columnist for The New York Times, has written about such events as the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics but considers baseball, the sport he's covered since 1960, his favorite game. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter (with Loretta Lynn), which was made into an Academy Award--winning film. He has also served as a national and religion reporter for The New York Times, interviewing the Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, Billy Graham, and a host of other noteworthy figures. He lives in New York with his wife, an artist.

by Miguel Calojero (Author), Mike Dry (Author)

• 10 tales of legendary perseverance: How baseball icons overcame adversity to achieve greatness.
• 5 heartwarming anecdotes from diverse backgrounds: Showcasing players who broke barriers and made history.
• Fun, interactive elements: Quizzes and activities to engage and educate.
• Incredible comeback stories: How players bounced back from the brink of defeat.
• Exciting historical milestones: Capturing the pivotal moments that shaped baseball.
• 5 uplifting history lessons through baseball: Tying sport and culture together in fascinating ways.
• Anecdotes and fun facts: Highlighting the humor and humanity in baseball.
• Impact of baseball on society: How the sport has influenced and reflected cultural changes.

by Steven P. Gietschier (Author)

Winner of the 2024 Seymour Medal
Finalist for the 2023 CASEY Award
Named a Best Baseball Book of 2023 by Sports Collectors Digest

Author Biography

Steven P. Gietschier is an archival consultant for The Sporting News. He taught American history, sport history, and the history and culture of baseball at a midwestern university before retiring in 2020, and prior to that he served in several roles for The Sporting News. He is the editor of Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles: The Most Iconic Moments in American Sports and a 2023 recipient of the Society for American Baseball Research's Henry Chadwick Award.

by Jerry Izenberg (Author)

Jerry Izenberg has been a sports reporter and a columnist at the New Jersey Star-Ledger for over seventy years.

One of only two daily newspaper columnists to have covered the first 53 Super Bowls, Izenberg also covered 54 consecutive Kentucky Derbies and the last five Triple Crown-winning horses. And no one has covered more of Muhammad Ali's fights than he, dating back to the 1960 Olympics. A recipient of the Red Smith Award for sportswriting, he has been named the New Jersey Sportswriter of the Year five times. He is an inductee in 17 Halls of Fame, including the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame, the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

In his memoir, Baseball, Nazis & Nedick's Hot Dogs: Growing up Jewish in the 1930s in Newark, the nonagenarian author looks back on his first two formative decades of life. Somehow, during a fraught period of antisemitism, Depression, and World War, Izenberg finds love, community, and purpose. Today, he lives Henderson, Nevada, with his wife Aileen. He continues to contribute columns to the Star Ledger and is working on several books.

by Dirk Lammers (Author), Fay Vincent (Foreword by)

Baseball's No-Hit Wonders, with a foreword written by former Major League Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent, honors such legendary pitchers as Cy Young, Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax, while introducing readers to other eccentrics and one-shot wonders who have thrown no-hitters. The book fleshes out the colorful characters, compelling narratives and statistical oddities from baseball's 294 no-hit efforts--as well as the many near misses that are also part of the national pastime's storied history.

Author Biography

Dirk Lammers is an award-winning Associated Press journalist who for years chronicled the New York Mets' 50-year quest for the team's first no-hitter. He has spent more than two decades writing thousands of news stories and features for the AP and Tampa Tribune on a variety of topics including business, politics, technology, sports and entertainment.

by John Bowen (Author)

Baseball is fun.

by Mary Pope Osborne (Author), Natalie Pope Boyce (Author), Carlo Molinari (Illustrator)

Track the facts about baseball--with Jack and Annie!

Author Biography

MARY POPE OSBORNE and NATALIE POPE BOYCE are sisters who grew up on army posts all over the world. They work together on Magic Tree House(R) Fact Tracker books to give readers information about the places, time periods, and animals that Jack and Annie discover in their Magic Tree House adventures. Mary lives in northwest Connecticut. Natalie makes her home nearby in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. Mary is the author of all the Magic Tree House(R) fiction titles, as well as many more books for kids.

by Andy Andrews (Author)

Baseball, Boys, and Bad Words reveals the hilarity and magic of Little League baseball.

Often called "the funniest tale ever told," this story will have you laughing until you cry, while warming your soul, reminding you of childhood and a simpler time.

In 1970, eleven-year-old Andy Andrews and a group of friends began a Little League season they would never forget. All the usual ingredients were there--well-worn gloves, freshly cut grass, and new uniforms. But the addition of a coach who was "new to the area" is what made this season truly unforgettable for young Andy.

Baseball fans and both current and former Little Leaguers will love the funny story, the age-old baseball wisdom quoted from some of the game's greatest players, and the vintage baseball photography.

by Figure It Out Media (Author)

Baseball Word Search Puzzles - Is it a bad idea to get this activity book for baseball players and fans?

This unique Baseball Word Search Puzzles puzzle book provides you with a great way to relieve stress and relax on the go. This book contains 20 pages of word search puzzles with the answers provided behind. The puzzles come in all levels of difficulty, from easy to hard.

Features

The puzzle book comes in an ideal size of 5" x 8" to fit in your bag or pocket. This is great for taking along to your baseball sessions, or when traveling by air, train or coach bus. The cover is in a light green matte design with striking graphics of a baseball player and racket. It's also a great gift for someone in your family who loves to play baseball!

The Puzzle Book is Suitable For:

• Professional and amateur baseball players who want to show your love for the sport
• Anyone who loves watching baseball
• Those who love solving puzzles and are familiar with activity books
• Students, professionals and coaches who need something to do while traveling
• Friends and family members of baseball enthusiasts shopping for a suitable gift

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by Dennis Pajot (Contribution by), Gregory H. Wolf (Contribution by), Bob Lemoine (Contribution by)

"I treasured going to the Winter Meetings. You don't see people for a whole year and then here you are, face to face, and trying to make a deal." -from the Foreword by Roland Hemond, who has been attending Winter Meetings since 1952 This collection of articles about the Winter Meetings contains stories and hidden treasures that may help resolve moments of wonder that have periodically crossed your mind as a baseball fan or as a scholar. So much of baseball history happened at the winter meetings. This book provides you with a historical answer to the business of baseball over many of the early years of the minor leagues, the National League, and the American League, and even features a chapter on the Eastern Colored League Winter Meetings. Important philosophies regarding chosen identity, reactions to societal trends, agreements on how to operate, approval of new members, and player transactions emerged from the discussions and decisions made at the winter meetings. This book represents the first of two volumes to cover the history of Baseball's Winter Meetings. Volume One covers the years 1901 through 1957, and Volume Two (to be published in 2017) covers the years 1958 through 2016. The first volume covers the years of twentieth century baseball from the first year there were two "major leagues"-the American League having begun as a major league in 1901-and running through the final year before expansion to the West Coast. The second volume brings coverage of the Winter Meetings through the 2016 gathering in San Diego. Volume One comprises the collective work of a team of 38 SABR researchers and editors. The overall project was initiated by SABR's Business of Baseball Committee, the brainchild of editor Steve Weingarden. Volume Two will comprise the work of a number of the same authors and editors, but more than two dozen others. All in all, well over 60 SABR members will have contributed to this effort, including Abigail Miskowiec, Aimee Gonzalez, Andy Bokser, Bill Felber, Bill Nowlin, Bob LeMoine, Chris Jones, Christopher Matthews, Dale Voiss, Dennis Pajot, Ely Sussman, Eric Frost, Frederick C. Bush, Gary Levy, Gregory H. Wolf, Jacob Pomrenke, Jason C. Long, Jeremy Green, Jerry Nechal, Jim Howlenhaus, Jim Overmyer, Joe Marren, Marshall Adesman, Mike Lynch, Nick Klopsis, Nick Waddell, Paul Hensler, R.J. Lesch, Rich Bogovich, Roland Hemond, Silvio Sansano, Stephen R. Keeney, Steve Weingarden, Steven Bryant, Ted Leavengood, Travis Stern, and Zak Schmoll.

by Steve Weingarden (Editor), Bill Nowlin (Editor), Marshall Adesman (Editor)

The Winter Meetings have been Organized Baseball's annual offseason ritual since the early days of the game. This is SABR's second volume on their history, covering 1958 - 2016, plus a special section on the Negro Leagues winter meetings. The latter years of the 20th century included many monumental changes in the business of baseball. This volume covers multiple rounds of expansion, the advent of free agency, several work stoppages, collusion among the owners, and the elimination of the American and National League presidents' offices and consolidation of the two leagues as a single business entity.

With contributions by 40 members of the Society for American Baseball Research: Abigail Miskowiec, Andy Bokser, Bob Whelan, Chad Hagan, Charles H. Martin, Chip Greene, Chris Jones, Christopher Matthews, Clayton Trutor, Dan Levitt, Darren Munk, David M. Kritzler and Alan P. Henry, Donald G. Frank, Duke Goldman, Gregory H. Wolf, Hawkins DuBois, Jason C. Long, Jason Myers, Jeff Barto, Jerry Swenson, Jessica Frank, John Bauer, John Burbridge, Kent Henderson, Luca Rossi, Mark Armour, Mark S. Sternman, Michael Huber, Mike Lynch, Paul D. Brown, Paul Hensler, Robert K. Whelan, Rodger A. Payne, Ross E. Davies, Steve Cardullo, Steve Weingarden, Steve West, Tim Rask, Tom Cuggino, Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.

Author Biography

SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more. The BioProject is a SABR effort to research, write, and publish biographies of every player--and every person--ever connected with organized baseball. Anyone with a love of baseball can join SABR and become a part of these efforts.

by Jack Hayes (Author)

In Baseball's Greatest Hits & Misses, Jack L. Hayes, award-winning author of two other books on Major League Baseball, shares interesting and almost unbelievable stories from his experiences as a batboy at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Jack also makes you privy to some of those nuggets he picked up along the way, and a few other amazing Hits and Misses-unconventional, bizarre, wacky, and legendary happenings that took place on and off a big league baseball field. Baseball's history is rich with interesting characters and the way they played ball. Characters like the seventeen-year-old female who took to the mound in her first professional appearance and struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig; little Eddie Gaedel, standing only three feet, seven inches tall, who stepped up to the plate to bat against the Detroit Tigers; Bobby Thomson, whose greatest moment in baseball history home run was given an embarrassing black eye years later. Some baseball bloopers are insignificant and fun to see. Others can be devastating and leave such players as Fred Snodgrass, Fred Merkle, Mickey Owens, Ralph Branca, and Bill Buckner with a lifetime of heartbreak and ridicule. Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle, both ran the bases under similar circumstances. One emerged a hero; the other was blamed for an unbelievable blunder. Baseball's Greatest Hits & Misses, Volume I, is full of stories-amazing, amusing, almost unbelievable, a few sad. Yet, they all have one thing in common-they're true!

Author Biography

JACK L. HAYES possesses a highly diversified and rather unique background; as a teenager, he served as a professional batboy for seven Major League Baseball teams, and rubbed elbows with some of the greatest players of all time, including Mickey Mantle, Satchel Paige, Ted Williams, and dozens of other immortal stars. As an adult, Jack served as CEO of his management consulting firm, Jack L. Hayes International, Inc. for thirty years, and his company has been retained by some of the finest corporations in the United States, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and South America. Jack, as an internationally recognized authority on business crime and loss prevention, has also consulted with the New York Stock Exchange, United States Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy. He has testified in Federal and State Criminal and Civil Courts as an expert witness on internal and external theft and dishonesty. Jack is an award-winning published author of four non-fiction books (two on Major League Baseball and two business-related). He has produced 180 minutes of award-winning training videos, served as a regular columnist for two trade magazines, published a subscription newsletter for 22 years; been quoted in numerous newspapers and participated in radio and TV shows. Jack has self-published a variety of educational workbooks and motivational materials. He has lectured on numerous occasions before national and international business audiences, and given presentations on baseball on cruise ships and before various baseball clubs. Jack and his wife Darlene, live in Central Florida.

by Cottage Door Press (Editor), Ginger Swift (Author), Kathrin Fehrl (Illustrator)

Home run! This lively, interactive finger puppet book is a home run if you're looking to introduce your little one to the great sport of baseball! Read or sing along to Take Me Out to the Ball Game, wiggle the cute baseball puppet around, and tour the field. Boys and girls alike will love exploring every playful scene filled with animal friends and tons of baseball fun, while practicing early learning concepts like counting and language patterns. This story features a fun baseball finger puppet toy built into the board book encouraging interactive play, hand-eye coordination, and sensory and language development. Babies and toddlers learn best when they are playing, especially when their grown-ups are in on the fun. A perfect first baseball book for your budding little athlete!

Collect the entire Finger Puppet Board Book series!

The adorable built-in finger-puppet encourages interactive finger play, which helps develop little muscles and build finger strength, improving coordination and fine motor skills. Soft plush and a rhyming story combine to provide both tactile and verbal learning opportunities to babies and toddlers.Thick board pages perfect for little hands to actively participate in storytime. Lively illustrations and a plush finger puppet help keep little girls and boys engaged throughout.Babies and toddlers learn best when they are playing, especially when their grown-ups are in on the fun.

by Belfen Wordsearch (Author)

This Baseball word search large print contains 44 Searches with Solutions. It Can be used by teens and adults. This Activity book is perfect to improve with fun Your vocabulary of this sport. It Can be offered as a Fun Gift for Players and Baseball Fans!

by Dan Joseph (Author)

In 1942, Pete Reiser was on the road to baseball superstardom. Then, he crashed into a wall - an unpadded, concrete outfield wall as tried to make a game-saving catch.

And for Pete, nothing was ever the same.

A year earlier, at age 22, he had won a batting title, a rookie of the year award and a pennant with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sportswriters could not stop marveling at his skill set, highlighted by a keen batting eye, a rifle throwing arm and speed that whisked him from home to first in three-point-six seconds. Baseball men compared him to some of the game's all-time greats, including Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio.

The crash shunted Pete onto a rockier path, one marked by headaches, mismanagement, hard luck and sadly, more collisions with outfield walls. He'd enjoy scattered triumphs on this road too, and win a place in baseball history as the man who spurred teams to install warning tracks and pad the walls.

But to this day, students of the game invoke his name when somebody asks, which player is baseball's greatest what-if?

Dan Joseph believes Reiser is that player, and lays out his case in this groundbreaking new biography. The author examines old tales about Pete, ones where he allegedly fought off dizziness to slash game-winning hits. But Joseph digs deeper into Pete's life and career to learn what made this extraordinary player risk his health, and his skull, for the sake of victory.

by Sam Zygner (Author)

Following an epic failure of the International League's Triple-A Marlins (1956-60), baseball made its triumphant return in 1962, spearheaded by Bill Durney, attorney Ron Fine, and businessman Bill Meranda. Albeit at the lowest rung of the minor leagues, the second-generation Marlins joined the Class D Florida State League making an immediate splash and drawing fans back to Miami Stadium.

In 1963, the FSL acquired A level where Miami would remain until 1991, overseen by major league clubs counting the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, and independent ownership.

Over 30 seasons, hardball experienced a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, not to mention a brief foray of Triple-A baseball in 1979 with the short-lived Miami Amigos of the Inter-American League. Baseball reached its zenith from 1969-72 when the Marlins/Orioles captured four consecutive league championships under the leadership of the iconic Woody Smith. Several years of hardship and poor fan support due to the deteriorating conditions of the stadium and surrounding neighborhood. Despite the trials and tribulations, several players donning the Miami uniform graduated to the big leagues including all-time greats; Ferguson Jenkins, Cal Ripken Jr., Don Baylor, Eddie Murray, and Dennis Martinez.

A vibrant ownership group purchased the team in 1989 renaming the club the Miracle eventually relocating the team to Pompano Beach. Through the aggressive campaigning of businessman Wayne Huizenga major league baseball arrived in south Florida in 1993, thus ending the storied history of minor league baseball in the area.

by David Roth (Foreword by), Steven Goldman (Author)

The Infinite Inning podcast asks, "How do you progress through life when you can't get the third out?" Baseball's Brief Lives: Player Stories Inspired by the Infinite Inning explores that question by examining the lives and careers of 100 greats of the game in a series of biographical essays featuring stats, analysis, eyewitness reactions, and an awareness of the interconnectedness of baseball and the greater world that has always been a hallmark of Steven Goldman's writing. From celebrated athletes such as Henry Aaron, Pedro Martinez, and Pee Wee Reese to forgotten but no-less-memorable players like Bad Bill Dahlen, spinach-obsessed second baseman Ski Melillo, and worst-ever Yankees shortstop Pee-Wee Wanninger, Baseball's Brief Lives finds the sweet spot linking baseball and life itself in their equally marvelous complexities.

by Charlie Bevis (Author)

Night games transformed the business of professional baseball, as the smaller, demographically narrower audiences able to attend daytime games gave way to larger, more diversified crowds of nighttime spectators. Many ball club owners were initially conflicted about artificial lighting and later actually resisted expanding the number of night games during the sport's struggle to balance ballpark attendance and television viewership in the 1950s.

This first-ever comprehensive history of night baseball examines the factors, obstacles and trends that shaped this dramatic change in both the minor and major leagues between 1930 and 1990.

Author Biography

Charlie Bevis, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is a retired adjunct professor of English at Rivier University. He has written for Nine, The Cooperstown Symposium, The National Pastime and Base Ball, and is the author of several baseball books. He lives in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

by Dan Austin (Author)

Late in 1937 Hugh Alexander, a kid fresh out of small-town Oklahoma, had just finished his second year playing outfield for the Cleveland Indians when an oil rig accident ripped off his left hand. Within three months he was back with the Indians, but this time as a scout--the youngest ever in Major League history. In the next six decades he signed more players who made it to the Majors than any other scout.

His story, Baseball's Last Great Scout, reads like a backroom, bleacher-seat history of twentieth-century baseball--and a primer on what it takes to find a winner. It gives a gritty picture of learning the business on the road, from American Legion field to try-out camp to beer joint, and making the fine distinctions between "performance" and "tools of the trade" when checking out prospects. Over the years Alexander worked for the Indians, the White Sox, the LA Dodgers, the Phillies, and the Cubs--and signed the likes of Allie Reynolds, Don Sutton, and Marty Bystrom. This book, based on extensive interviews and Alexander's journals, is filled with memorable characters, pithy lessons, snapshots of American life, and a big picture of America's pastime from one of its great off-the-field players.

Author Biography

Dan Austin is professor emeritus of business at Nova Southeastern University. He has completed two oral history projects, one for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the other celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Negro Professional Baseball League in Kansas City, Missouri.

by Sam Zygner (Author)

Baseball Under the Palms: A History of Miami Minor League Baseball - The Early Years (1892-1960), tells the fascinating story of the growth of hardball from its humble beginnings, to organized play, and team participation in "outlaw leagues." This led to the eventual acceptance of a minor league baseball team in Miami by the National Association. This sometimes included affiliations with major leagues teams. Along the way, some of baseball's most legendary names including the likes of Chico Fernandez, Pepper Martin, Satchel Paige, and Woody Smith passed through Miami, either on their way to illustrious minor or major league careers or finishing out their celebrated moments in the sun.

This work is the first of its kind that brings to light the full spectrum of the history of minor league baseball in Miami. The inspiration for us writing Baseball Under the Palms, emanated from, The Forgotten Marlins: A Tribute to the 1956-1960 Original Miami Marlins. For lovers of our national pastime, we bring to light the richly varied and illustrious history of teams and leagues; once at the forefront of local baseball.

by Bryan Steverson (Author)

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.

by Nzactivity Publisher (Author)

Hours of fun with this baseball themed adult word search book.

• More than 90 puzzles
• 8.5 x 11-inch Paperback
• Large-Print Fonts

Makes a great Christmas, Birthday, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Mother's or Father's Day gift

by Peter C. Bjarkman (Author)

Since Cuba's Esteban Bellan made his debut for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association in 1871, Latin Americans have played a large role in the major leagues. Nearly 15 percent of big league rosters are made up of Latinos, while the region's colorful and competitive winter leagues have been a proving ground for up-and-coming major league players and managers.

Early Latin American stars were barred purely because of the color of their skin from playing in the major leagues. Players such as Jose Mendez and Martin Dihigo (the only player elected to the U.S., Cuban and Mexican halls of fame) made their marks on the Negro Leagues, turning the leagues' barnstorming tours into major attractions in many Caribbean countries. This history of the players and events that make up the rich tradition of Latin American baseball gives a unique insight to this long-neglected area of baseball.

Author Biography

The late Peter C. Bjarkman was a widely recognized authority on Cuban baseball history and a frequent visitor to the island nation. A past winner of the The Sporting News-SABR and Macmillan-SABR awards for baseball research, in 2011 he appeared on the Cuba episode of the Travel Channel's No Reservations. He was the senior baseball writer for www.BaseballdeCuba.com, the leading Cuban League website.

by Outdoor Words Publications (Author)

This word search book about baseball will provide you with hours of entertainment and relaxation!

Test your knowledge about all things baseball- including pitching, batting, baserunning and more. Inside, you will find some 40 word search puzzles with over 600 words. Each puzzle is centered around a team, gameplay or famous players.

• Includes solutions
• Bonus: 6 pages of word scrambles
• Teams from the MLB and colleges, famous players and strategies
• Large print word searches on 8.5 x 11" paper size
• Lots of blank space for you to pencil in guesses

If you know someone who enjoys word searches, this would make for a perfect themed gift!

by Lew Freedman (Author)

From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever. This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud (or shake their heads in disbelief). The author recounts tales both famous and little known that capture the character of unusual and offbeat players, unique and engaging personalities and the succession of eccentrics who were officially dubbed "Clown Prince of Baseball."

Author Biography

Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News, Seymour, Indiana's The Tribune and Wyoming's Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.

by Harvey Frommer (Author)

During the more than one hundred years that baseball has been our national pastime, all types of individuals have been managers of teams. They have run the gamut from political appointees to tyrants, schemers, incompetents and geniuses. Legendary baseball stars have been managers such as Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Walter Johnson, Mel Ott, George Sisler, and Honus Wagner. And Mediocre players, including Branch Rickey, Earl Weaver, Walter Alston have become managers.

Author Biography

Harvey Frommer is a noted sports author and oral historian. He has written more than forty-two sports books including Remembering Yankee Stadium, Remembering Fenway Park, and the autobiographies of Red Holzman, Nolan Ryan, and Tony Dorsett. Cited in the Congressional Record and by the New York State Legislature as a sports historian and journalist, Dr. Frommer is a professor in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program at Dartmouth College. He lives in Lyme, New Hampshire with his wife, Myrna.

by Gavin Davison (Author)

The Los Angeles Dodgers - one of the original franchises in the National League, and surely one of the best in the entire glorious history of Major League Baseball (although archrival San Francisco Giant fans might want to argue a bit about that claim). the Los Angeles Dodgers are extra special. There's no place in the world to play baseball like their massive home park, Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine, filled with screaming Los Angelinos. And, since the Dodgers arrived out west, they seem to have just become better and better...Next year, the LA Dodgers will celebrate 138 years of existence at (or near!) the peak of the baseball world...

And with that impetus for learning some of the facts about this team, this trivia book (aka 'game') begins. Each chapter - Origins and History, What's in a Name, Famous Quotes, Dodger records, How About a Trade? Chat about Stats, Draft Day, Pitcher and Catcher Tidbits, Odds and Ends, Who's on First? Who's got Second, Who's at the Hot Corner? What's at Short? The Outfield Gang and The Heated Rivalries - is delivered in the form of quiz questions followed (of course) by quiz answers and embellished by even more trivia in a Did You Know? section.

For knowledgeable fans and those who would like to become knowledgeable, this book is a fine resource. Impress friends and acquaintances with in-depth knowledge of America's favorite sport.

Dear Die-Hard Fan: your Ultimate Los Angeles Dodgers Trivia Facts Book comes with 15 chapters chock-full of questions, answer pages and fun factoids about your favorite team. Quiz Night coming? Be ready! Have a blast with your trivia book all about the incredible L.A. Dodge

by Alan D. Gaff (Author)

If there was a first face of baseball, it was arguably Christopher "Christy" Mathewson. At the opening of the twentieth century, baseball was considered an undignified game played by ruffians for gamblers' benefit. Mathewson changed all that. When he signed with the Giants in 1900, his contract stated he wouldn't pitch on Sundays, and he was known for his honesty, integrity, and good looks.

Author Biography

Alan D. Gaff is an independent scholar and the author of many books, including Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir, Bayonets in the Wilderness, Blood in the Argonne, and On Many a Bloody Field. He lives in Indiana.

by J. Brian Ross (Author)

In 1914 the Boston Braves experienced the greatest come-from-behind season in baseball history. A perennially woeful team, the Braves rose from the ashes of last place--fifteen games behind on July 4th--to battle in the World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics, one of the most dominant teams of all time.Baseball fans witnessed one of sport's most spectacular comebacks, and Boston's National League team earned a new designation: "The Miracle Braves."

Author Biography

J. Brian Ross teaches history at Collegiate School in Richmond, VA. A baseball historian, he has served as History Department Chair at Collegiate and at Hathaway Brown School in Ohio, where he organized and directed a history conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier of the major leagues. Ross is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.

by Carroll Conklin (Author)

Could there be such a thing as a real golden age of baseball? Baseball's Best Decade takes you on a whirlwind tour of baseball from the 1920s through the 2000s. You'll see at a glance how hitters and pitchers stack up against each other from one decade to the next, and how changes in the game - from Babe Ruth's fence-busting bat to the rise of the relief specialist to the designated hitter - have made performance comparisons from one era to the next more challenging ... and, with the right statistical insights, absolutely fascinating. Baseball's Best Decade is the only source that compares combined major league performances on a decade-by-decade basis. Which decade did produce baseball's real golden age? The answers are finally available. And they'll surprise you. Enjoy the memories.

Author Biography

Carroll Conklin combines a life-long passion for baseball with a three-decade career as a professional writer. He has published more than 20 books about baseball in the 1960s. He has also written books on topics ranging from marketing management to firing fears. A graduate of Ashland University and Bowling Green State University, Carroll has spent more than 20 years as an advertising copywriter and marketing strategist. He has taught copywriting and brand theory at The Ohio State University and the Columbus College of Art & Design. Carroll preaches the "gospel" of the 1960s as baseball's real golden age at 1960sBaseball.com. Followers at twitter.com/Baseball1960s receive highlights of what happened each day in 1960s baseball.

by George Gmelch (Editor)

A televised baseball game from Puerto Rico, Japan, or even Cuba might look a lot like the North American game. Beneath the outward similarities, however--the uniforms and equipment and basic rules--there is usually a very different history and culture influencing the nuances of the sport. These differences are what interest the authors of Baseball without Borders, a book about America's national pastime going global and undergoing instructive, entertaining, and sometimes curious changes in the process. The contributors, leading authorities on baseball in the fourteen nations under consideration, look at how the game was imported--how it took hold and developed, how it is organized, played, and followed--and what these local and regional trends and features say about the sport's place in particular cultures.

Organized by region--Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific--and written by journalists, historians, anthropologists, and English professors, these original essays reflect diverse perspectives and range across a refreshingly wide array of subjects: from high school baseball in Japan and Little League in Taiwan to fan behavior in Cuba and the politics of baseball in China and Korea.

Author Biography

George Gmelch is Roger Thayer Stone Professor of Anthropology at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He is the author of nine books, including Inside Pitch: Life inside Professional Baseball and In the Ballpark: The Working Lives of Baseball People, both available in Bison Books editions. For three seasons in the 1960s, Gmelch played in the minor leagues; he has also played professionally outside the United States for several seasons.

Contributors include Carlos Azzoni, Tales Azzoni, Peter Carino, Thomas Carter, Josh Chetwynd, Joseph Clark, Dan Gordon, Colin Howell, William W. Kelly, Alan Klein, Andrew Morris, Franklin Otto, Wayne Patterson, Joseph A. Reaves, Harvey Shapiro, Thomas E. Van Hyning, and Tim Wendell.

by Kevin Nelson (Author)

There are no lyrical passages here, no fond reminiscences about childhood games, no tributes to "inspiring" players. Too much real stuff has happened since Kevin Nelson collected Baseball's Greatest Insults in 1984. This hilarious all-star review reveals how the players, managers, umpires, owners, and the sports media really feel about one another.

by Andrea Williams (Author)

For fans of Hidden Figures and Steve Sheinkin's Undefeated, Andrea Williams's Baseball's Leading Lady is the powerful true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Author Biography

Andrea Williams is an author and journalist who worked in marketing and development for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in her hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, before turning to writing full-time. She now lives and writes in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and four children.

by Larry Lester (Author)

In 1924, after the Hilldale Giants captured the league crown in the new Eastern Colored League and the Kansas City Monarchs won out in the four-year-old Negro National League, the two teams met in a best-of-nine series for the world championship. But a 13-inning tie in Game 4 and alternating wins throughout would force a tenth and deciding game, making it the longest World Series--black or white--in the modern era.

This heavily illustrated volume provides a comprehensive account of the first championship series played between teams from two all-black professional leagues. It provides commentary, records, and full statistics for each club's regular season performance, along with biographical profiles of the players. Coverage also includes position-by-position comparisons of the Series combatants; a breakdown of the attendance, gate receipts, and team shares; game-by-game summaries; comments from the players; and complete statistics--including pitcher-batter matchups--for both teams.

Author Biography

Noted Negro League historian Larry Lester is the author of eight books and contributor to more then 175 books, theses, and articles on black sports history. He is a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum co-founder and has long served as chairman of the SABR Negro Leagues Committee. Since 1998, he has organized the annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, the only scholarly gathering devoted to the history of black baseball. Lester was a 2016 recipient of SABR's Henry Chadwick Award, honoring baseball's greatest researchers, and a year later received the Bob Davids Award, SABR's highest honor. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

by Andrew Martin (Author)

Hit a home run with your young reader. This action-packed biography collection brings baseball's greatest legends to life!

For kids ages 6 to 9 who dream of the big leagues, or simply love sports stories, Baseball's Greatest Players delivers fast-paced, true tales of courage, talent, and grit.

Starting in the 1920's and covering 10 decades of baseball history, this kid-friendly chapter book spotlights 10 of the sport's most influential stars. From Babe Ruth's record-breaking hits to Jackie Robinson's barrier-breaking bravery and Mike Trout's modern magic, each short biography introduces a new hero.

In this MVP-worthy read you'll find:

• Bonus "runners-up" section - Each chapter also shines a spotlight on other greats like Ken Griffey Jr., Bob Gibson, and Ichiro Suzuki.
• Stats made simple - Career highlights, records, and a glossary explain baseball terms in kid-friendly language.
• Designed for new readers - Created especially for ages 6-9 with accessible text, bold headings, and clear structure.
• A winning pick for classrooms and home - Great for independent reading, sports-themed units, or as a gift for little baseball fans.

With powerful role models and historic moments, Baseball's Greatest Players is the ultimate starting lineup for kids who are ready to step up to the plate.

Author Biography

ANDREW MARTIN, known as The Baseball Historian, has written about baseball, sports, and history for more than a decade. His work has been featured on the Yahoo! Contributor Network, Bleacher Report, Medium.com, and, of course, his own blog, The Baseball Historian

by Lee Lowenfish (Author)

Named a Best Baseball Book of 2023 by Sports Collectors Digest

Author Biography

Lee Lowenfish is a freelance writer and cultural historian. He is the author of Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman (Bison Books, 2009) and The Imperfect Diamond: A History of Baseball's Labor Wars (Bison Books, 2010). He lives in New York City.

by Paul Dickson (Author)

Baseball has always had its share of colorful characters, and over the years they have expressed themselves in eminently quotable ways. In this treasury of more than 5,000 quotations, noted baseball writer and observer Paul Dickson has captured the flavor of the game, in the words of its most important participants and onlookers.

They are all here--from Aaron (Estella, Hank's mother) to Zoldack ("Sad Sack" Sam), and everyone in between. From the players, sportswriters, and politicians, to noted personalities in other fields (a very diverse group), everyone has his or her say on our nation's pastime. Dickson skillfully selects and annotates each remark, presenting the good, the bad, and the ugly of baseball lore. Included are extended lessons in Stengelese, Reggiespeak, Earl Weaverisms, and famous announcers' home run calls (who can forget Mel Allen's classic "Going, going, gone!"?).

These and thousands of other cheerful, pithy, and memorable voices from the past through the present day are all captured in Baseball's Greatest Quotations.

Back Jacket

Baseball has always had its share of colorful characters, and over the years they have expressed themselves in eminently quotable ways. In this treasury of more than 5,000 quotations, noted baseball writer and observer Paul Dickson has captured the flavor of the game, in the words of its most important participants and onlookers.

They are all here--from Aaron (Estella, Hank's mother) to Zoldack ("Sad Sack" Sam), and everyone in between. From the players, sportswriters, and politicians, to noted personalities in other fields (a very diverse group), everyone has his or her say on our nation's pastime. Dickson skillfully selects and annotates each remark, presenting the good, the bad, and the ugly of baseball lore. Included are extended lessons in Stengelese, Reggiespeak, Earl Weaverisms, and famous announcers' home run calls (who can forget Mel Allen's classic "Going, going, gone!"?).

These and thousands of other cheerful, pithy, and memorable voices from the past through the present day are all captured in Baseball's Greatest Quotations.

by Matt Christopher (Author)

Sandy Comstock once made a mistake - a bad one - but he's paid the price and now he just wants to get on with his life. Only one person stands in his way: Perry Warden, the boy who tempted Sandy to break the law in the first place. Convinced that Perry is spreading rumors about him to his new baseball teammates, Sandy face a tough decision. Should he run from the rumors, or come out with the truth about his past.

Author Biography

Matt Christopher is the best selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.