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Baseball's Funnymen

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476624933
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Funnymen written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-01-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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."

Wits, Flakes, and Clowns

Author : Wayne Stewart
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1538125226
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Wits, Flakes, and Clowns written by Wayne Stewart and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the twentieth century, baseball has been blessed with a slew of colorful characters, funny men, and “flakes.” And though many fans lament the apparent vanishing of such players, there are still plenty of characters in the game today. In Wits, Flakes, and Clowns: The Colorful Characters of Baseball, Wayne Stewart brings to life the funniest, craziest, and cleverest men ever associated with the game. From the hilarious but unheralded Casey Candaele and the witty Andy Van Slyke to All-Stars Jimmy Piersall and Bryce Harper, this book shares many never-before-heard stories about some of the most entertaining men in baseball. In addition, this book features quotes from personal player interviews with the author that span decades, providing a personal, inside look at these zany stars. Wits, Flakes, and Clowns is packed with rich and colorful characters and plenty of humor, as well as unexpected insights into the national pastime. It is a celebration of those unique players who keep fans and teammates on their toes, those known for their wit, their pranks, or for doing just about anything for a laugh. Any baseball fan, but especially those who love the humor of the game, will be entertained by the exploits of the game’s most comical players.

Hoyt Wilhelm

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476651000
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Hoyt Wilhelm written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hoyt Wilhelm's intriguing baseball career lasted two decades. A veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, the eight-time All-Star from Huntersville, North Carolina, was a standout for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves, though he did not reach the majors until he was nearly 30. He pitched a no-hitter as a starter, won as many as 15 games a season, was the first reliever to win more than 100 games and save more than 200, and broke Cy Young's record for most games on the mound. Along the way, he relied almost entirely on his baffling skill with a rare weapon of choice--the knuckleball. This first full-length biography covers the life and career of the first relief pitcher in the Hall of Fame.

Caught by Don Hutson!

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476646333
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Caught by Don Hutson! written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revered pass catcher Don Hutson played for three Green Bay Packers championship squads between 1935 and 1945 and was a charter-class member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. An All-American wide receiver for the University of Alabama, the Pine Bluff, Arkansas, native was a pioneer of the position, mastering the passing game just as it was reaching maturation. Hutson invented many of the pass routes still in use today and retired from the game with 19 NFL records, some of which stood for decades. This first book-length biography chronicles Hutson's life and career during football's leather helmet era of the Great Depression and World War II.

Chuckin' Charlie Conerly and the New York Football Giants

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476688044
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Chuckin' Charlie Conerly and the New York Football Giants written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All-American quarterback Charlie Conerly's college career was interrupted by World War II. He started at University of Mississippi in 1942, fought in the Battle of Guam in 1944, then led Ole Miss to their first conference championship in 1947. He went on to play for the New York Giants from 1948 to 1961, ultimately leading them to an NFL title. A College Football Hall of Famer, Conerly was a professional All-Star and the lynchpin of the Giants offense at time when the team was loaded with Hall of Famers who unduly overshadowed him during his heyday. New York won repeat divisional crowns under the soft-spoken Conerly and participated in the suspenseful, first-ever sudden death NFL title game in 1958. This first-ever full-length biography chronicles his life and career in detail.

Johnny Mize

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476685932
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Johnny Mize written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his 15-season Major League career, slugger Johnny Mize was among the preeminent power hitters in baseball, a star for the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, and a clutch player for the New York Yankees when they won five straight World Series in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Raised in rural Georgia, Mize caught the tail end of the Cardinals' Gas House Gang era and had his career interrupted by World War II before achieving greatness at the plate. An MVP, perennial All-Star and four-time National League home-run champion, he made a science of batting and wrote a book on it (How to Hit, 1953). This first full-length biography traces the arc of Mize's career through his prime years in the limelight to his retirement, when renewed interest in his legacy saw him inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Lightning Strikes Twice

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476641080
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Lightning Strikes Twice written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June of 1938, southpaw Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds became the only pitcher in Major League history to hurl two consecutive no-hitters--an achievement that has stood unsurpassed for more than 80 years. Vander Meer was just 23 at the time and a glorious future was predicted. Despite injuries, he became a four-time All-Star yet ended up a .500 pitcher--not a surefire Hall of Famer as many expected. Both the Reds and Vander Meer persevered, but decades later the left-hander is best remembered for his stunning no-hit package. This volume follows Vander Meer and the Reds through the triumphs of two National League pennants and one World Series title, the hardship of World War II, and the trying suicide of a teammate.

Cy Young

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476676828
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Cy Young written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An early celebrity pitcher, Denton "Cy" Young (1867-1955) established supreme standards on the mound. A small-town Ohio farmer made good, he set Major League pitching records in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that will likely last forever. The winner of 511 games--nearly one hundred more than the second-ranked hurler--Young pitched the first perfect game of the modern era, as well as three no-hitters. His talents helped establish the American League in 1901. Among the Hall of Fame's first inductees, he remained a sought-after interviewee decades after retirement. A year after his death, the Cy Young Award was dedicated as baseball's most prestigious honor for pitchers.

Buffalo Bill Cody

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476640068
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Buffalo Bill Cody written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) rose from humble origins in Iowa to become one of the most famous and most photographed people in the world. He became a leading scout during the American Indian Wars, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and a renowned show business fixture whose traveling Wild West exhibitions played to millions of spectators the world over for 30 years. He hobnobbed with presidents, kings, queens and European heads of state, befriending many legendary individuals of the West, from General George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull to Wild Bill Hickok and Annie Oakley. Aside from these achievements, Cody's most important legacy may be how he shaped the world's enduring views of the American West through his shows, which he considered to be educational events rather than entertainment. This biography is a fresh look at the life of Buffalo Bill.

Connie Mackäó»s First Dynasty

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476629099
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Connie Mackäó»s First Dynasty written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a century ago, the Philadelphia Athletics enjoyed a glorious five-season run under legendary manager Connie Mack, winning three World Series and four pennants from 1910 through 1914. A’s stars such as Hall of Famers Eddie Plank, Eddie Collins, Albert “Chief” Bender and Frank “Home Run” Baker are well known among baseball aficionados—and this book reveals more about their lives and careers. Mack’s pivotal role in founding the team and building it into a successful franchise—before he shocked the sports world by dismantling it—is covered, along with the advent of the all-but-forgotten Federal League.

Ernie Banks

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476635137
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Ernie Banks written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ernie Banks is perhaps the most popular ballplayer in the history of the Chicago Cubs--a man as famous for his personality and trademark phrases as for his accomplishments on the field. Nicknamed "Mr. Cub," Banks won two National League Most Valuable Player awards and slugged 512 home runs, all while battling discrimination and poverty. His conduct away from the field was so exemplary he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Based on extensive research and personal interviews conducted by the author, this biography details the life of the Texas-born shortstop and first baseman, from his childhood playing softball to his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame to his death in 2015.

Baseball Hall of Shame 4

Author : Bruce Nash
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 067174609X
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Hall of Shame 4 written by Bruce Nash and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1991-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Baseball Hall of Shame 4 contains more than 100 absurd, offbeat and hysterically funny stories proving that on the playing field and in the ballpark, truth is indeed stranger than fiction.

Baseball History for Kids

Author : Richard Panchyk
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613747829
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Baseball History for Kids written by Richard Panchyk and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating journey through the history of America's favorite pastime With this interactive book, kids will discover how the game of baseball has changed over the years by reading about topics such as the dead ball era, World War II, segregation and integration, free agency, and the designated hitter. Along the way, young readers will enjoy quotes, stories, and amusing anecdotes from more than 175 former major leaguers and get an intimate look at the game's greatest legends—including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, and Willie Mays. With the 21 included activities, children will learn how to calculate a player's batting average and ERA, throw a palmball, design a logo for their favorite team, cook a bowl of Cracker Jack, and more. A time line of the sport's history and lists of books, websites, and places to visit are also included.

Humor Among the Minors

Author : Edward Micheal Ashenback
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Humor Among the Minors written by Edward Micheal Ashenback and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Baseball

Author : Zack Hample
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 030747545X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Baseball written by Zack Hample and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Baseball is a salute to the ball, filled with insider trivia, anecdotes, and generations of ball-induced insanity—from Zack Hample, the bestselling author of Watching Baseball Smarter • Which Hall of Famer once caught a ball dropped from an airplane? • Why do balls get stamped with invisible ink? • What’s the best ticket to buy for catching a foul ball? • Which part of the ball once came from dog food companies? • How could a 10,000-year-old glacier help a pitcher grip the ball? In this enlightening, entertaining, and often wildly funny book, Zack Hample shares ballpark legends and lore, explores the history of the baseball souvenir craze, and also details the evolution of the ball. Finally, Hample—who has snagged more than 4,600 balls from 48 different major league stadiums—offers up his secret methods for snagging your own ball from major league games. Features a ballhawk glossary, profiles of legendary ballhawks, top 10 lists, and black-and-white photos throughout.

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ISBN 13 : 0544813774
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (448 download)

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61 Humorous & Inspiring Lessons I Learned From Baseball

Author : Howard Kellman
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1449099866
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book 61 Humorous & Inspiring Lessons I Learned From Baseball written by Howard Kellman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 61 Humorous & Inspiring Lessons I Learned From Baseball, Howard Kellman takes you on the playing fields and in the clubhouses of professional baseball. Howard has broadcast Triple-A Baseball in Indianapolis for 34 years and brings an insider's perspective. Roger Maris belted a record setting 61 home runs in 1961. Howard wrote 61 Lessons to honor Roger's accomplishment. The Lessons are about Hall of Famers, All-Stars, Minor League players, coaches, managers and umpires. Some Lessons involve tongue-in-cheek humor; many are there to inspire. There are examples of managers and coaches helping players achieve greatness. One Lesson features a Hall of Fame player in a confrontation with a very famous gangster. Another Lesson tells the story of how a dog helped a World Series MVP settle a salary dispute with his team's owner. All of the Lessons involve games that Howard has seen, people he has known and stories he has been told in his years as a baseball broadcaster.