| 76. | Milwaukee
Braves : A Baseball Eulogy by Bob Buege
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January 25, 2000
 A Look at Baseball's "Main Street" in the 1950s Far too many story-tellers of baseball in the 1950s seem to believe that the drama begins and ends with the subway ride between Brooklyn and the Bronx. What this view misses is that some of the very best ball was played some 1,000 miles to the west at the Milwaukee County Stadium. The Fifties was... Read more
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| 77. | Eddie
Mathews and the National Pastime by Eddie Mathews, Bob Buege
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Anyone who followed baseball during the 1950s will remember Hall of Fame third baseman Eddie Mathews, who played on two World Series teams (1957 and 1958) for the Milwaukee Braves and spent 16 years in the National League before being traded to the Detroit Tigers. Beginning with his days in Class D... Read more |
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Men
at Work [ABRIDGED] by George F. Will, Bob Costas(Reader)
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| Amazon.com In Men at Work, political pundit George Will breaks baseball down, parsing it into essential tasks: hitting, fielding, pitching, and managing. Why do some succeed grandly while others are more apt to whiff? By analyzing the way Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Orel Hershiser, and Tony LaRussa approach the... Read more |
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Babe
Ruth's Own Book of Baseball by George Herman Ruth, Jerome Holtzman(Introduction)
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| Amazon.com How much of this anecdotally rich memoir breezily spun from the threads of the game's wisdom and lore did the Bambino actually write? Who knows, though Jerome Holtzman speculates in his introduction to this delicious reprint of the 1928 original that sportswriter-turned-Commissioner of Baseball Ford... Read more |
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| 80. | The
Dodgers Move West by Neil J. Sullivan
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| Book Description For many New Yorkers, the removal of the Brooklyn Dodgers--perhaps the most popular baseball team of all time--to Los Angeles in 1957 remains one of the most traumatic events since World War II. Neil J. Sullivan's controversial reassessment of a story that has reached almost mythic proportions in... Read more |
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Iron
Horse : Lou Gehrig in His Time by Ray Robinson
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| Out Of Stock W.W. Norton & Company Hardcover - 300 pages (October 1990) |
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| Synopsis A captivating biography of the legendary ball player Lou Gehrig, known for both his prowess on the field and his courage in life. Robinson re-creates the life of this legendary baseball player and also provides a insightful look at baseball through the depression years. 50 photographs. Read more |
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| 82. | Fenway
Park : Legendary Home of the Boston Red Sox by John Boswell, David Fisher
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| Out Of Stock Little Brown & Company Hardcover - 16 pages (October 1992) |
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| Synopsis A minutely detailed, blimps-eye view, pop-up model of Fenway Park rises out of an illustrated history of the oldest baseball stadium in existence. 35,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo. Read more |
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Tales
from Baseball's Golden Age by Gene Fehler
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| Book Description Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age is a collection of anecdotes about baseball in the 1940s and ’50s. The author has interviewed nearly 100 former Major League Baseball players about their experiences in the era that purists consider to be the Golden Age of Baseball. For longtime fans who are enamored... Read more |
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The
Jackie Robinson Reader : Perspectives on an American Hero by Roger Kahn(Editor), Jules Tygiel(Editor)
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| Book Description Jackie Robinson changed the face of baseball and captured the attention and hearts of America when he strode onto Ebbett's Field on Opening Day, 1947, as a Brooklyn Dodger. He broke baseball's color line, paved the way for African-American players in all professional sports, and became a pivotal... Read more |
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| 85. |  See picture |
Forbes
Field: Build-It-Yourself : With an Introduction and History by Len Martin
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| Book Description Forbes Field Build It Yourself has 104 pages, is a 9"x12 3/4" softcover book featuring 28 never-published color photographs of Forbes Field from the 50's, 60's and 70's and supplement a nostalgic history of Pittsburgh's Forbes Field. There are 24 plates containing 215 pieces that will enable you to... Read more |
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| 86. | Flyball
Training---Start to Finish by Jacqueline Parkin
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Yankee
Shorts : 501 of the Funniest One-Liners (Shorts Series) by Glenn Liebman
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| Synopsis In the spirit of the popular and bestselling Shorts series comes Yankee Shorts--a collection of 501 of the funniest one-liners from generations of Yankee players, coaches, and commentators. Baseball fans will delight over the hilarious quips, steals, and runs to come from this beloved team. Read more |
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| 88. | See picture |
The
Game That Was : The George Brace Baseball Photo Collection by Richard Cahan, et al
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| Synopsis Fans are treated to a look at one of the world's largest private collections of baseball photos--one that contains thousands of negatives dating from the 1930s to the present and depicting more than 10,000 players. Certain to be a collector's item, this is baseball's family album--a unique... Read more |
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| 89. | See picture |
Baby
Bull : From Hardball to Hard Time and Back by Orlando Cepeda, et al
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| Amazon.com A compelling presence on the field, Orlando Cepeda is equally compelling off of it. The only player to win unanimous Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player titles, the former slugging first baseman for the Giants and Cardinals was part of the first wave of Major League stars to come out of... Read more |
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Joy
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| Book Description A comic lineup of stories, essays, cartoons, and more, from Lardner and Runyon to Philip Roth, Charles Addams to Charles Schulz, plus dozens of other funny fans. "The best baseball book of the season." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review. B & W photographs and illustrations throughout. Read more |
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Baseball
Wit and Wisdom by David Plaut(Editor)
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| Synopsis A baseball fan's companion to the wittiest sayings on the game offers the most memorable quotes on America's favorite pastime. Read more |
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| 92. | Passion
for the Game : Faith, Courage, and Dtermination for Every Inning of Life
(The Heart of a Champion) by Steve Riach, Tom Henry(Photographer)
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A reviewer, January
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 A Passion for Baseball passion for the game is a gorgeous book. henry's photography is breathtaking: it takes you up close and behind the scenes of the wonderful american tradition that is baseball. the pages are filled with in depth quotes from some of baseball's biggest legends--Sosa, Fernandez and Olerud to name a few.... Read more
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| 93. | See picture |
The
Ripken Way : A Manual for Baseball and Life by Larry Burke, et al
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| From Kirkus Reviews A great baseball coach, manager, and father offers what may pass for wise tips on traversing the base paths of baseball and life. Sports Illustrated editor Burke should have done more designated hitting for Ripken Sr., who spews worn-out truisms with the ease of tobacco juice from the dugout steps.... Read more |
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Baseball
Anecdotes by Daniel Okrent, Steve Wulf(Contributor)
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| -- Newsweek "A dandy introduction to the game." Read more |
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You're
Out and You're Ugly Too! : Confessions of an Umpire With Attitude
[ABRIDGED] by Durwood Merrill, Jim Dent
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| Amazon.com After decades of abuse and spittle, Major League umpire Durwood Merrill strikes back with some pretty incisive, funny, and no-holds-barred anecdotes. When his book stays in the game, it's a real hoot, light and folksy; how can you not laugh with a guy who can admit that "Folks around the... Read more |
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Baseball
Days: Recollections of America's Favorite Pastime by Garret Matthews, Garret Mathews
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| Amazon.com Garret Mathews has a favorite baseball memory. When he was a boy, he lived next to Gail Harris, a big leaguer with the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers. Harris once told him that on the last game of the year he had 19 runs and wanted to hit his 20th. The opposing team's catcher, Earl Batty, was a... Read more |
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Minor
Miracles : The Legend & Lure of Minor League Baseball by David Pietrusza
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| A reviewer, December
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Test
Your Baseball IQ by Dom Forker, Sanford Hoffman(Illustrator)
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You're
Out and You're Ugly, Too! : Confessions of an Umpire With Attitude
by Durwood Merrill, et al
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| Amazon.com After decades of abuse and spittle, Major League umpire Durwood Merrill strikes back with some pretty incisive, funny, and no-holds-barred anecdotes. When his book stays in the game, it's a real hoot, light and folksy; how can you not laugh with a guy who can admit that "Folks around the... Read more |
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| 100. | See picture |
In
the Ballpark : The Working Lives of Baseball People by George Gmelch, J. J. Weiner
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| Amazon.com An oral history with academic credentials behind it, In the Ballpark is a clever hybrid of sober scholarship and good fun. Conceived by a practicing anthropologist who once played Minor League ball, the book takes you into the game's corners to tell the stories of the people, most of whom you don't... Read more |
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