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Author : Lynn Curlee
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416953604
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (169 download)
Download or read book Ballpark written by Lynn Curlee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author provides a tour through baseball history with this tribute to America's favorite ballparks.
Author : Paul Goldberger
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307701549
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Ballpark written by Paul Goldberger and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhilarating, splendidly illustrated, entirely new look at the history of baseball: told through the stories of the vibrant and ever-changing ballparks where the game was and is staged, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic. From the earliest corrals of the mid-1800s (Union Grounds in Brooklyn was a "saloon in the open air"), to the much mourned parks of the early 1900s (Detroit's Tiger Stadium, Cincinnati's Palace of the Fans), to the stadiums we fill today, Paul Goldberger makes clear the inextricable bond between the American city and America's favorite pastime. In the changing locations and architecture of our ballparks, Goldberger reveals the manifestations of a changing society: the earliest ballparks evoked the Victorian age in their accommodations--bleachers for the riffraff, grandstands for the middle-class; the "concrete donuts" of the 1950s and '60s made plain television's grip on the public's attention; and more recent ballparks, like Baltimore's Camden Yards, signal a new way forward for stadium design and for baseball's role in urban development. Throughout, Goldberger shows us the way in which baseball's history is concurrent with our cultural history: the rise of urban parks and public transportation; the development of new building materials and engineering and design skills. And how the site details and the requirements of the game--the diamond, the outfields, the walls, the grandstands--shaped our most beloved ballparks. A fascinating, exuberant ode to the Edens at the heart of our cities--where dreams are as limitless as the outfields.
Author : Kevin Mulroy
Publisher : National Geographic
ISBN 13 : 9780792238980
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (389 download)
Download or read book Baseball As America written by Kevin Mulroy and published by National Geographic. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official companion, filled with stunning original and archival photographs, to the National Baseball Hall of Fame's groundbreaking four-year travelling exhibition pays tribute to America's favorite national pasttime by featuring more than thirty essays by writers, players, scholars, and fans, revealing how baseball has had a profound impact on the evolution of American culture. Reprint.
Author : Kevin Cook
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1250182034
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Ten Innings at Wrigley written by Kevin Cook and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic story of a legendary 1979 slugfest between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, full of runs, hits, and subplots, on the cusp of a new era in baseball history It was a Thursday at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, mostly sunny with the wind blowing out. Nobody expected an afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs on May 17, 1979, to be much more than a lazy early-season contest matching two teams heading in opposite directions—the first-place Phillies and the Cubs, those lovable losers—until they combined for thirteen runs in the first inning. “The craziest game ever,” one player called it. “And then the second inning started.” Ten Innings at Wrigley is Kevin Cook’s vivid account of a game that could only have happened at this ballpark, in this era, with this colorful cast of heroes and heels: Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Bruce Sutter, surly slugger Dave Kingman, hustler Pete Rose, unlucky Bill Buckner, scarred Vietnam vet Garry Maddox, troubled relief pitcher Donnie Moore, clubhouse jester Tug McGraw, and two managers pulling out what was left of their hair. It was the highest-scoring ballgame in a century, and much more than that. Cook reveals the human stories behind a contest the New York Times called “the wildest in modern history” and shows how money, muscles, and modern statistics were about to change baseball forever.
Author : Chris Epting
Publisher : Santa Monica Press
ISBN 13 : 1595807918
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Roadside Baseball: The Locations of America's Baseball Landmarks written by Chris Epting and published by Santa Monica Press. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing such quintessentially American pastimes as baseball and road trips in one fascinating work, the updated and expanded third edition of Chris Epting’s Roadside Baseball chronicles more than 500 important events in baseball history with detailed descriptions of the event and information on each location. Packed with historical data, trivia, photographs, and baseball lore, entries include the birthplaces of baseball legends, ballparks, museums and halls of fame, final resting places, and many locations that are no longer standing. From out-of-the-way spots to the most popular stadiums in the U.S. and Canada, no site is too small or insignificant to be included in this comprehensive guide. The third edition of Roadside Baseball includes hundreds of newly discovered landmarks, including the former locations of stadiums that have been torn down since the last edition of the book (Yankee stadium, Shea stadium, Tiger stadium, etc.), information on the Negro Leagues Baseball Marker project which has placed headstones around the country to honor forgotten African-American ballplayers, new exhibits at existing MLB parks, and suggested daytrip itineraries located near your favorite stadiums. Other new entries include the actual diamond used for the classic film, The Sandlot; the exact location where Mickey Mantle’s legendary 565-foot blast landed; the baseball field in Orange County, California where many believe Babe Ruth hit the longest home run of his career against the great Walter Johnson (along with extremely rare photos of Ruth both batting and pitching during that very game); the newly marked location in Kekionga, Indiana where the first major league game was played in 1871; all 29 markers along the new “Hot Springs Baseball Trail” celebrating baseball history in Arkansas; and Heckscher Fields in Central Park, New York, where Larry David’s softball team played in an episode of “Curb Your Enthusisam.” Entries from the previous edition include the Buckminster Hotel in Boston, where the Black Sox planned their fix of the 1919 World Series; the original little league field and museum in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; the birthplace of Jackie Robinson; the place where Mickey Mantle was discovered by a scout from the New York Yankees; and the site of the original Wrigley Field, erected in Los Angeles in 1925. The third edition of Roadside Baseball is the most comprehensive book ever written on the locations of baseball landmarks, and the perfect gift for baseball fans of all ages!
Author : Jim Sutton
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 078583575X
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)
Download or read book Ballparks written by Jim Sutton and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A panoramic view of MLB's current and most storied ballparks, from the oldest--1912's Fenway Park in Boston--to the newest, SunTrust Park, which opened a century later in 2017.
Author : Eric Enders
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 076036530X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Ballparks written by Eric Enders and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you love baseball and the venerable stadiums its played in, you need this definitive history and guide to Major League ballparks of the past, present, and future. With a tear-out checklist to mark ballparks you’ve visited and those on your bucket list, Ballparks takes you inside the histories of every park in the Major Leagues, with hundreds of photos, stories, and stats about: Storied parks like Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, and Dodger Stadium Fan favorites AT&T Park, Camden Yards, PNC Park, Safeco Field, and so much more Forgotten treasures like Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, and all five parks of the Detroit Tigers New stadiums like the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park, the Minneapolis Twins’ Target Field, and New York’s Yankee Stadium and Citifield More than 40 other major league parks that tell the story of the national pastime through the lens of the fields the players call home No baseball fan's collection is complete without this up-to-date tome.
Author : Michael Ian Borer
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814799760
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Faithful to Fenway written by Michael Ian Borer and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the history and significance of Boston's Fenway Park through interviews with Red Sox players, management, groundskeepers, vendors, and fans.
Author : Michael Benson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476614741
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Ballparks of North America written by Michael Benson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-16 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What grandstand collapsed during a game, killing twelve? How high is the Green monster in Fenway? In what park was the outfield fence only 187 feet from home plate? Ballparks of North America is a comprehensive encyclopedia of the grounds, yards and stadiums used for organized baseball from the invention of the sport in the 1840s to the year 1988. Entries, listed alphabetically by community, cover everything from cornfields to Yankee Stadium. Each entry gives the location of the park, who played there and when, home run dimensions, seating capacity, architectural comments, attendance records, and anecdotes. More than 100 photos and drawings are included, some rare.
Author : Katrina Jorgensen
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 1623706475
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (237 download)
Download or read book Ballpark Eats written by Katrina Jorgensen and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Also available as two separately published books: Ballpark cookbook: The American League, and Ballpark cookbook: The National League.
Author : Neil deMause
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803285485
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Field of Schemes written by Neil deMause and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Epting
Publisher : Santa Monica Press
ISBN 13 : 1595809112
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Roadside Baseball written by Chris Epting and published by Santa Monica Press. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing such quintessentially American pastimes as baseball and road trips in one fascinating work, this updated and expanded guide chronicles more than 500 important events in baseball history with detailed descriptions of the event and information on each location. Packed with historical data, trivia, photographs, and baseball lore, entries include the birthplaces of baseball legends, ballparks, museums and halls of fame, final resting places, and many locations that are no longer standing. From out-of-the-way spots to the most popular stadiums in the U.S. and Canada, no site is too small or insignificant to be included in this comprehensive directory. Entries include the Buckminster Hotel in Boston, where the Black Sox planned their fix of the 1919 World Series; the original little league field and museum in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; the birthplace of Jackie Robinson; the place where Mickey Mantle was discovered by a scout from the New York Yankees; and the site of the original Wrigley Field, erected in Los Angeles in 1925.
Author : Richard A. Santillán, Richard Peña, Teresa M. Santillán, Al Padilla and Bob Lagunas
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467124710
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in East Los Angeles written by Richard A. Santillán, Richard Peña, Teresa M. Santillán, Al Padilla and Bob Lagunas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican American Baseball in East Los Angeles highlights the unforgettable teams, players, and coaches who graced the hallowed fields of East Los Angeles between 1917 and 2016 and brought immense joy and honor to their neighborhoods. Off the field, these players and their families helped create the multibillion-dollar wealth that depended on their backbreaking labor. More than a game, baseball and softball were political instruments designed to promote and empower civil, political, cultural, and gender rights, confronting head-on the reactionary forces of prejudice, intolerance, sexism, and xenophobia. A century later, baseball and softball are more popular than ever in East Los Angeles. Dedicated coaches still produce gifted players and future community leaders. These breathtaking photographs and heartfelt stories shed unparalleled light to the long and rich history of baseball and softball in the largest Mexican American community in the United States.
Author : Curt Smith
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780786711871
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (118 download)
Download or read book Storied Stadiums written by Curt Smith and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A baseball historian traces the history of American major league baseball through personal reminiscences, anecdotes, and facts about its early fields, grandstands, and modern-day stadiums, offering a fascinating tour of more than 125 ballparks past and present, including such legendary sites as Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field, and Fenway Park. Reprint.
Author : Josh Pahigian
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762783915
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)
Download or read book The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip, 2nd written by Josh Pahigian and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most entertaining and comprehensive guide to every baseball fan’s dream road trip—including every new ballpark since the 2004 edition—revised and completely updated!
Author : William M. Simons
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476628866
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2015-2016 written by William M. Simons and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely acknowledged as the preeminent gathering of baseball scholars, the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture has made significant contributions to baseball research. This collection of 15 new essays selected from the 2015 and the 2016 symposia examines topics whose importance extend beyond the ballpark. Presented in six parts, the essays explore Biography: From Mythology to Authenticity, Gender and Generations, Race and Ethnicity on the Base Paths, Ballparks Abandoned and Envisioned, Baseball Cinema, and Business, Law and the Game.
Author : Matthew Monteverde
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1435850408
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Baseball in the American League East Division written by Matthew Monteverde and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the history, noted players, historic games, stadiums, and future of the American League East division.
