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Jane Leavy
[Paperback 2011]
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Jane Leavy, the acclaimed author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy," returns with a biography of an American original--number 7, Mickey Mantle. Drawing on more than five hundred interviews with friends and family, teammates, and opponents, she delivers the definitive account of Mantle's life, mining... more
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Jim Albert ,
Jay Bennett
[Paperback 2003]
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Ken Leiker ,
Nick De Carlo
[Hardcover 2003]
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It is without a doubt the Holy Grail of baseball, the grand finale of the season: The World Series, one of the most popular sporting events on earth. Now this lavishly illustrated volume of images and reflections celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of an American classic. While the season play... more
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Roger Kahn
[Hardbound 2005]
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Spanning half a century, the first comprehensive anthology of the great Roger Kahn's writing, for a new generation of sports fans Roger Kahn, author of 19 books including the modern classic The Boys of Summer, is arguably America's greatest sportswriter. Now, for the first time, Beyond the Boys of Summer... more
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Jim Albert ,
James Albert ,
Jay M Bennett
[Hardbound 2001]
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Glenn Stout ,
Richard A Johnson
[Hardcover 2004]
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In the annals of baseball, the history of few other teams can compare to the rich legacy of the Dodgers. Stout provides their definitive story, from their birth in Brooklyn in 1884 to their move to Los Angeles to present day. Dodgers. The word conjures different things to different people,... more
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Carl Erskine ,
Erskine Carl
[Hardcover 2005]
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An intimate portrait of baseball, friendship, and one man's fight to change the world In this endearing personal memoir, former Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine takes us back to the giddy postwar heyday of Brooklyn baseball. In a time when the sport was just recovering from the ravages of World War... more
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Glenn Stout ,
Richard A Johnson
[Hardcover 2005]
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Now updated through 2003, this enormously popular one-volume history of the Sox is filled with revelations, illustrated with 275 photos and includes personal essays by some of the team's most famous chroniclers. For more than a hundred years, the Red Sox have meant all sorts of things to all sorts... more
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Roger Angell ,
Richard Ford
[Paperback 2004]
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Angell's famous explorations of the summer game are built on acute observation and joyful participation, conveyed in a prose style as admired and envied as Ted Williams's swing. This new selection represents Angell's best writings, from spring training in 1962 to the explosive World Series of 2002. "Roger Angell has... more
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Adil E Shamoo ,
Charles E Silberstein ,
Robert M Germeroth
[Paperback 2000]
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This book is written exclusively for the sport of baseball. Coaches, referees, players, parents, and athletic trainers from grade school to college will find the information on baseball injuries an invaluable resource for prevention and treatment. Also important is the comprehensive coverage of the physical, mental and nutritional aspects of... more
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Brent Kelley
[Hardcover 1996]
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The 'bonus rule' of 1953-1957 required baseball players who signed a contract for more than $4,000 to remain on the major league roster for two full seasons. Kelley tells the stories of the 'bonus babies' who reaped the benefits, and the others whose careers were destroyed by the rule.... more
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Rich Marazzi ,
Len Fiorito
[Paperback 2009]
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The playing and post-playing careers of all 1,560 players who appeared in a major league box score between 1950 and 1959 the golden age, many say are profiled in this exhaustive work. From Aaron to Zuverink: this treasure-trove of anecdotes, many gathered from personal interviews, are full of historical facts,... more
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Roger Kahn
[Paperback 2004]
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Acclaimed baseball writer Roger Kahn gives us a memoir of his Brooklyn childhood, a recollection of a life in journalism, and a record of personal acquaintance with the greatest ballplayers of several eras. His father had a passion for the Dodgers; his mother's passion was for poetry. Somehow, young Roger... more
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Glenn Guzzo
[Paperback 2005]
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This is the true story behind the creation--and re-creation--of America's most popular sports board game ever--Strat-O-Matic. Growing up, a young Hal Richman dreamed of producing a game that accurately recreated entire Major Leage Baseball seasons. More than a tale of a single man and his company, Strat-O-Matic Fanatics shows the... more
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Editors Of Sports Illustrated
[Hardcover 2006]
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For 50 years, "Sports Illustrated" has set the standard for sports writing and action photography. Now, for the culmination of the magazine's golden anniversary celebration, some of the finest writing and over 200 of the most memorable pictures from its archives have been collected in a lavish coffeetable book that... more
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Matt Doeden ,
Craig R Coenen
[Library binding 2009]
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Heres the pitch. David Ortiz hits a long, high drive to deep center field. Its going back, back, way back. Home run! The best moments and players in pro baseball history are at your fingertips. Look inside to discover who hit the best home run, made the best catch, or... more
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Ed Linn ,
Linn
[Paperback 1994]
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Roger Kahn
[Paperback 2004]
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Early in October 1978, the New York Yankees found themselves tied for first place. They had come from 14 games behind in a season marred by strife and internal conflict. "October Men" confirms that talent is only half of what makes a champion, and that Kahn is the champion of... more
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Glenn Stout ,
Richard A Johnson
[Hardcover 2002]
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A must-have for any student of baseball, this definitive narrative history of the New York Yankees includes original sidebars and essays by some of the game's most colorful scribes. More than 250 photographs. The definitive narrative history of the world's greatest sporting franchise, published to coincide with the centennial of... more
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Michael Lewis
[Paperback 2008]
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The author of "Liar's Poker" reflects on a turning point in his life--a baseball game when he was 14--when the irascible Coach Fitz put the ball in his hand and conveyed such confident trust that the boy had no choice but to live up to it. "There are teachers with... more
