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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...