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Baseball's Greatest Comeback Games

Author : Bill Nowlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781970159479
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (594 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Greatest Comeback Games written by Bill Nowlin and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are Major League Baseball's greatest comeback games? This book set out to collect the stories of those games, but rather than throw together an anecdotally-determined collection of games, SABR decided to see if there was an objective measure, a way to determine which was the greatest comeback game of all time, and to rank the games. Retrosheet's Tom Ruane created a master list of 630 games and ranked them mathematically in terms of how unlikely the win was, and therefore how great the comeback had been. The games in this volume are presented in rank order, from number 1 through 64. We also added the greatest postseason comeback games. These seven contests are presented in a separate section devoted to postseason games. And to make sure that every current team in MLB was represented in this volume, we treated the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants as different from the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, and added the greatest comeback by the Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, and several other teams. In the end, every major-league team in represented in Baseball's Greatest Comeback Games, but the Phillies lead the list with six comeback wins in the top 64. Tied for second for most comebacks are four American League teams: the Red Sox, Indians, Tigers, and Yankees. This book was a team effort by 60 members of the Society for American Baseball Research, who researched and wrote about all 80 games presented herein.

Pro Baseball's All-Time Greatest Comebacks

Author : Drew Lyon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1543568653
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book Pro Baseball's All-Time Greatest Comebacks written by Drew Lyon and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an unexpected playoff run to a title winning walk-off home run, few things are more exciting in pro baseball than seeing an underdog come back to win it all. Baseball history is filled with incredible stories of teams that defied the odds to win a championship and players who overcome personal struggles to return to the game they love. Filled with dramatic stories and action-packed images, readers will find themselves cheering on their favorite underdog teams and players to victory. The Capstone Interactive edition comes with simultaneous access for every student in your school and includes read aloud audio recorded by professional voice over artists.

Baseball's Greatest Comeback

Author : J. Brian Ross
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442236078
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Greatest Comeback written by J. Brian Ross and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1914 the Boston Braves experienced the greatest come-from-behind season in baseball history. A perennially woeful team, the Braves rose from the ashes of last place—fifteen games behind on July 4th—to battle in the World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics, one of the most dominant teams of all time.Baseball fans witnessed one of sport’s most spectacular comebacks, and Boston’s National League team earned a new designation: “The Miracle Braves.” Baseball’s Greatest Comeback: The Miracle Braves of 1914 follows the Boston Braves through this rollercoaster year, from their miserable start to their inspiring finish. A collection of likeable, determined, and highly unconventional ballplayers, the Braves endeared themselves to fans who rooted enthusiastically for the team. Sitting in last place midway through the season, the youthful group of castoffs and misfits, many of whom had been rejected by other major league teams, followed the lead of Walter “Rabbit” Maranville, Johnny “The Crab” Evers, and George “Big Daddy” Stallingsto turn things around. The Braves battled their way up the standings, finishing the second half of the season with a miraculous 52 and 14 record. They went on to defeat John McGraw’s powerful New York Giants for the pennant and found themselves face-to-face with the talented Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. On the 100th anniversary of this memorable season, the 1914 Boston Braves are still remembered as one of the greatest comeback teams in baseball history. Full of timeless images and memorable characters—including a fanatically superstitious manager, a cheerfully madcap star, and an obsessively driven, yet highly sensitive captain—this book will inform and entertain baseball fans and sports historians alike.

Pro Baseball's All-Time Greatest Comebacks

Author : Drew Lyon
Publisher : Capstone Press
ISBN 13 : 1543554369
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book Pro Baseball's All-Time Greatest Comebacks written by Drew Lyon and published by Capstone Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes great comeback stories for teams and athletes from Major League Baseball history"--

The Bounce

Author : G. Richard McKelvey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book The Bounce written by G. Richard McKelvey and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This work examines some of baseball's greatest comebacks and disappointments. Included are the sagas of the 1903 and 1951 New York Giants, 1906 and 1969 Chicago Cubs, 1914 Boston Braves, 1934 Detroit Tigers, 1946 and 1978 Boston Red Sox, 1950 and 1964 Philadelphia Phillies, 1969 and 1999 New York Mets, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays, 1989 Baltimore Orioles, 1991 Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins, and 1998 Florida Marlins."--Jacket.

Max Gordon

Author : Jacob Kornhauser
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476684839
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Max Gordon written by Jacob Kornhauser and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A left-handed batter in the NCAA's Division 1, Max Gordon still had a lot to live for, provided he would live at all. Facing a devastating loss--the death of his brother, Nick--and a life-threatening physical injury, he went on a transformative personal journey that united his family through the most difficult time they had ever faced. In this intimate narrative about the healing power of sports, a family is made whole again through the determination of a son who proves that in life as in baseball, no matter the score, as long as you have one more at bat, you're still in the game. The authors tell the story from the perspective of having shared relationships with the Gordon brothers.

One Last Strike (Enhanced Edition)

Author : Tony La Russa
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 0062231898
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book One Last Strike (Enhanced Edition) written by Tony La Russa and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Last Strike by legendary baseball manager Tony La Russa is a thrilling sports comeback story. La Russa, the winner of four Manager of the Year awards—who led his teams to six Pennant wins and three World Series crowns—chronicles one of the most exciting end-of-season runs in baseball history, revealing with fascinating behind-the-scenes details how, under his expert management, the St. Louis Cardinals emerged victorious in the 2011 World Series despite countless injuries, mishaps, and roadblocks along the way. Talking candidly about the remarkable season—and his All-Star players like Albert Pujols and David Freese—the recently retired La Russa celebrates his fifty years in baseball, his team’s amazing recovery from 10 ½ games back, and one final, unforgettable championship in a book that no true baseball fan will want to miss.

Baseball's Greatest Games

Author : Dan Gutman
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613095266
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Greatest Games written by Dan Gutman and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains play-by-play details of nine of the best baseball games ever played.

Comeback Season

Author : Cam Perron
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982153601
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Comeback Season written by Cam Perron and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2007, at the age of twelve, Perron bought a set of Topps baseball cards featuring several players from the Negro Leagues. He started writing letters to former Negro League players asking for their autographs and a few words about their careers. The players responded with detailed stories about their glory days on the field, and the racism they faced, including run-ins with the KKK. The letters turned into phone calls, and in these conversations many of the players revealed that they had fallen out of touch with their former teammates. Perron and a small group of fellow researchers organized the first annual Negro League Players Reunion in Birmingham, Alabama in 2010. This is the story of his mission to help many players get pension money that they were owed from Major League Baseball-- and to get a Negro League museum opened in Birmingham, stocked with memorabilia. -- adapted from jacket

Baseball's 50 Greatest Games

Author : Bert Randolph Sugar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780671083465
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's 50 Greatest Games written by Bert Randolph Sugar and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are the dramatic stories and pictures behind baseball's 50 most memorable games. Full-color illustrations. An Exeter Book.

Miracle on the Eastern Shore

Author : David A. Ranzan
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476691843
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Miracle on the Eastern Shore written by David A. Ranzan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1937 the Salisbury Indians, a Class D minor league team in rural Maryland, achieved national celebrity playing one of the most amazing comeback seasons in baseball history. Starting with 21-5, the club allegedly violated the Eastern Shore League's rules by fielding more than four players with professional experience. Forfeiting their 21 wins and plummeting to the bottom of the standings, they went on to win 59 of their last 70 games, capturing the league pennant and playoffs championship. This game-by-game account chronicles the extraordinary pitching and relentless hitting of one of the greatest minor league teams ever assembled, under the redoubtable leadership of D'Arcy "Jake" Flowers.

Comeback Pitchers

Author : Lyle Spatz
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496226623
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Comeback Pitchers written by Lyle Spatz and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 SABR Baseball Research Award Finalist for the 2022 SABR Seymour Medal The careers of pitchers Jack Quinn and Howard Ehmke began in the Deadball Era and peaked in the 1920s. They were teammates for many years, with both the cellar-dwelling Boston Red Sox and later with the world champion Philadelphia Athletics, managed by Connie Mack. As far back as 1912, when he was just twenty-nine, Quinn was told he was too old to play and on the downward side of his career. Because of his determination, work ethic, outlook on life, and physical conditioning, however, he continued to excel. In his midthirties, then his late thirties, and even into his forties, he overcame the naysayers. At age forty-six he became the oldest pitcher to start a World Series game. When Quinn finally retired in 1933 at fifty, the "Methuselah of the Mound" owned numerous longevity records, some of which he holds to this day. Ehmke, meanwhile, battled arm trouble and poor health through much of his career. Like Quinn, he was dismissed by the experts and from many teams, only to return and excel. He overcame his physical problems by developing new pitches and pitching motions and capped his career with a stunning performance in Game One of the 1929 World Series against the Chicago Cubs, which still ranks among baseball's most memorable games. Connie Mack described it as his greatest day in baseball. Comeback Pitchers is the inspirational story of these two great pitchers with intertwining careers who were repeatedly considered washed up and too old but kept defying the odds and thrilling fans long after most pitchers would have retired.

Baseball's Greatest Series

Author : Chris Donnelly
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813549132
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Greatest Series written by Chris Donnelly and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball's Greatest Series details what many believe to be the most exciting postseason series in baseball history: the 1995 Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners. This division series was not simply about two teams playing five postseason games. It was about Ken Griffey Jr., Lou Piniella, Buck Showalter, Gene Michael, Jim Leyritz, Randy Johnson, Wade Boggs, Tony Fernandez, Pat Kelly, Dion James, Darryl Strawberryùand many others who changed the course of baseball history . . . A team playing to keep baseball alive in the Pacific Northwest A manager who was literally managing for his job A New York sports icon who for one week reminded everybody of the dominating player he had been a decade earlier Chris Donnelly's replay of this entire season reminds readers that it was a time when grown men cried their eyes out after defeat, and others, just a few hundred feet away, poured beer and champagne over one another while 57,000 people in Seattle's Kingdome celebrated. Five games they were. Five games that reminded people, after the devastating players' strike in 1994, how great a game baseball is because comebacks are always possible, no matter how great the obstacles may seem. From Don Mattingly's only postseason home run, which caused a near riot, to Edgar Martinez's legendary eleventh inning series-clinching double, Donnelly chronicles the earlier struggles of both teams during the 1980s, their mid-1990s resurgence, all five heart-stopping games of the series, and the dramatic and long-lasting effects of Seattle's victory. Simply stated, Baseball's Greatest Series hits a home run.

America's Game

Author : Bryan Soderholm-Difatte
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538110636
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book America's Game written by Bryan Soderholm-Difatte and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive survey of major league baseball looks at the national pastime’s legendary figures, major innovations, and pivotal moments, from the beginning of the twentieth century through World War II. In America's Game: A History of Major League Baseball through World War II, Bryan Soderholm-Difatte provides a comprehensive narrative of the major developments and key figures in Major League Baseball, during a time when the sport was still truly the national pastime. Soderholm-Difatte details pivotal moments—including the founding of the American League, the 1919 Black Sox scandal, and navigating the Great Depression and two World Wars—and concludes with a chapter examining the exclusion of black ballplayers from the major leagues. Central personalities covered in this book include baseball executives Judge Landis and Branch Rickey, managers John McGraw and Joe McCarthy, and iconic players such as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. America’s Game isn’t simply about celebrating the exploits of great players and teams; it is just as much about the history of Major League Baseball as an institution and the evolution of the game itself. With significant changes taking place in baseball in recent times, this book will remind baseball fans young and old of the rich history of the game.

Great Moments in Baseball History

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780316093873
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book Great Moments in Baseball History written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing the suspense and play-by-play action of nine major league plays and the personalities of the athletes that made them, a fan's treasury includes Willie May's 1954 World Series catch and Jim Abbott's no-hitter.

Baseball's Biggest Blowout Games

Author : Carl Riechers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781970159431
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (594 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Biggest Blowout Games written by Carl Riechers and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball's Biggest Blowout Games tells the story of the most lopsided games in major-league baseball history. The biggest blowout game in major-league history was on August 22, 2007, when the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles, 30-3. That's a 27-run differential. It eclipsed the 25 runs between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns on June 8, 1950, at Fenway Park, a game that ended up 29-4. And that game had followed a blowout from the very day before: Red Sox 20, Browns 4. That's a back-to-back blowout total of 49-8. If you're an Orioles fan, you might not want to revisit that 30-3 game but you can revel in the September 28, 2000, game in which the O's beat the Blue Jays, 23-1. We have included the top four games for each franchise, so every fan can have a chance to read about his or her team winning big. Then we snuck in the six biggest blowout games from postseason history, too. This project is the collaborative work of 77 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). These 126 game accounts are part of SABR's Games Project.

Baseball's Comeback Players

Author : Rick Swaine
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786476540
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Comeback Players written by Rick Swaine and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book profiles forty major league ballplayers who engineered remarkable comebacks to salvage fading careers. Details of each comeback is provided along with a summary of the player's career. The comeback players range from Hall of Famers like Ted Williams and Stan Musial; to near-greats like Tommy John and Luis Tiant; to journeyman performers like George McQuinn and Tony Cuccinello. In the absence of statistical standards to evaluate or even define comebacks, the selection of the top comeback players was based on the following criteria: historical significance, uniqueness, dramatic content, degree of difficulty, and the player's overall reputation and standing.