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Big Dan Brouthers

Author : Roy Kerr
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786475609
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Big Dan Brouthers written by Roy Kerr and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described as "the Greatest Batsman in the Country" by sportswriters of his era, Dennis "Big Dan" Brouthers compiled a .342 batting average, tying with Babe Ruth for ninth place all-time, and slugged 205 triples, eighth all time, in 16 major league seasons. He won five batting and on-base percentage titles, and seven slugging titles, and was the first player to win batting and slugging crowns in successive years. Although he ranked fourth among nineteenth-century home run hitters, many fair balls he hit into the stands or over the fence were counted only as doubles or triples due to local ground rules. Brouthers was extremely difficult to strike out--in 1889, for example, he did so just six times in 565 plate appearances. He was the first player to be walked intentionally on a regular basis. This comprehensive biography of Dan Brouthers examines his life and career from his youth as an apprentice in a print and dye factory to his final years as an attendant at the Polo Grounds. It corrects numerous errors that have crept into earlier accounts of his life, and clarifies his position as one of the greatest hitters ever to play the game.

Baseball's Ultimate Power

Author : Bill Jenkinson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762762470
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Ultimate Power written by Bill Jenkinson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tape measure home run is the greatest single act of power in the game of baseball, and the tales of these homers are the most cherished legacies players and fans hand down through the generations. Fully illustrated with photos of the players and aerial ballpark photos showing the landing spots of each stadium's longest homers.

Pud Galvin

Author : Brian Martin
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476625514
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Pud Galvin written by Brian Martin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-09-18 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite his outstanding pitching record, James Francis "Pud" Galvin (1856-1902) was largely forgotten after his premature death. During his 18-year career with Pittsburgh, Buffalo and St. Louis, he was one of the best-paid players in the game--but died penniless. The diminutive hurler was the first to reach 300 wins (and only four pitchers have amassed more). A determined researcher documented Galvin's record decades after his death and he was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1965 with 365 wins. This book is the first comprehensive biography of Galvin and his use of a testosterone-based concoction--with eye-popping results--which earned him newfound attention as a pioneer of performance enhancing drugs.

Foxy Ned Hanlon

Author : Tom Delise
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147669396X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Foxy Ned Hanlon written by Tom Delise and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length biography of Ned Hanlon, a Hall of Famer but yet an underappreciated figure in baseball history. As a first generation Irish-American, Ned Hanlon left behind a childhood in the cotton mills to become a star player in the major leagues and the famous manager of the colorful 1890s Baltimore Orioles. He traveled the world on an all-star team and was a key member of the first attempt by baseball players to unionize, which led to the creation of the upstart Players' League. Hanlon was an innovative and shrewd tactician whose strategies and ideas helped baseball transition from its rough infancy into the modern game we know today. As one of the premier baseball minds of his time, "Foxy Ned" also exerted a profound influence on the sport through the managerial tree he established, which includes Hall of Fame managers such as John McGraw, Miller Huggins, and Connie Mack.

The King of Swat

Author : William McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786403622
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book The King of Swat written by William McNeil and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was the greatest home run hitter of all time? Babe Ruth? Henry Aaron? Willie Mays? Mickey Mantle? How about Negro Leaguers such as Josh Gibson or Norman Turkey Stearnes? Or minor league sluggers such as Joe Bauman who hit 72 four-baggers in 1954? And where does Sadaharu Oh and his 868 homers in the Japanese Central League fit in? Using statistical comparisons and accounting for the variances between players of different eras and levels of competition, this work provides the answer to the question of the greatest home run hitter of all time. The minors, Japanese, Negro and major leagues--both the deadball and lively ball eras--are fully analyzed. The home run hitting careers of the candidates in each league are first compared against other top sluggers in their own league, accounting for such differences as level of competition, size of ballparks, altitude in which the player played most of his games, night baseball and major league expansion. Players from different leagues are then compared to find the one player who stands out as the greatest home run hitter in the game's history. And the answer might surprise you.

Roger Connor

Author : Roy Kerr
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786485132
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Roger Connor written by Roy Kerr and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known today as “the Babe Ruth of the 1880s,” Hall of Famer Roger Connor was the greatest of the nineteenth-century home run hitters, his career total (138) having stood as the major league record for nearly 24 years—until it was broken by Ruth himself. When he retired in 1897, he was also tops in triples (233), second in walks and total bases, third in hits, and fourth in doubles. But Connor did more than swing from his heels. He was an expert bunter who averaged more than twenty stolen bases a year (some credit him with inventing the “pop-up” slide) and led the league four times in fielding. Called “The Gentleman of the Diamond,” the slugger was never ejected from a game in seventeen major league seasons. This biography sheds new light on the life and five-decade baseball career of one of the games most admired and beloved players.

Baseball Rowdies of the 19th Century

Author : Eddie Mitchell
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476629625
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Rowdies of the 19th Century written by Eddie Mitchell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 19th century, baseball was a game with few rules, many rowdy players and just one umpire. Dirty tricks were simply part of a winning strategy--spiking, body-blocking, cutting bases short or hiding an extra ball to be used when needed were all OK. Deliberately failing to catch a fly in order to have the game called due to darkness was also acceptable. And drinking before a game was perhaps expected. Providing brief bios of dozens of players, managers, umpires and owners, this book chronicles some of the flamboyant, unruly and occasionally criminal behavior of baseball's early years.

The Players League

Author : Ed Koszarek
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476609187
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Players League written by Ed Koszarek and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After talks with baseball’s owners broke down in the fall of 1889, some of the greatest players of the day jumped their contracts and declared open revolt against the American Association and National League. Tired of life under the hated reserve clause, which bound players to their teams and left them with no bargaining power, John Montgomery Ward and some 140 others set out to form a rival major league. The Players League would last only a season and end quite badly for both the players and the American Association, which folded a year later; but as a representation of the first major battle between the players and owners, the league occupies an important place in baseball history. This remarkably comprehensive book opens with an historical introduction to the league, including detailed information about its origins and failure. A biographical dictionary follows, with entries for every player in the league’s brief tenure and additional profiles of prominent players who chose not to dignify the revolt with their participation. Profiles of the teams are also included.

HSC Sports Collectibles Dallas Auction Catalog #707

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Publisher : Heritage Capital Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781599671345
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book HSC Sports Collectibles Dallas Auction Catalog #707 written by and published by Heritage Capital Corporation. This book was released on with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Irish in Baseball

Author : David L. Fleitz
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786453044
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Irish in Baseball written by David L. Fleitz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-04-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional baseball took root in America in the 1860s during the same years that the sons of the first wave of Irish famine refugees began to reach adulthood, and the Irish quickly demonstrated a special affinity for baseball. This is a survey of the enormous contribution of the Irish to the American pastime and the ways in which Irish immigrants and baseball came of age together. Chapters cover Irish immigrants in Boston; the Chicago White Stockings; the Shamrocks, Trojans and Giants; Charlie Comiskey; Patsy Tebeau and the Hibernian Spiders; Ned Hanlon and the Orioles; Hugh Duffy and Tommy McCarthy, the "Heavenly Twins"; umpires; John McGraw; "Wild Bill" Donovan, Patrick Joseph "Whiskey Face" Moran, and Connie Mack; the Red Sox and the Royal Rooters; and more.

Death at the Ballpark

Author : Robert M. Gorman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476622582
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Death at the Ballpark written by Robert M. Gorman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we think of baseball, we think of sunny days and leisurely outings at the ballpark--rarely do thoughts of death come to mind. Yet during the game's history, hundreds of players, coaches and spectators have died while playing or watching the National Pastime. In its second edition, this ground-breaking study provides the known details for 150 years of game-related deaths, identifies contributing factors and discusses resulting changes to game rules, protective equipment, crowd control and stadium structures and grounds. Topics covered include pitched and batted-ball fatalities, weather and field condition accidents, structural failures, fatalities from violent or risky behavior and deaths from natural causes.

The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats

Author : The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316289914
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats written by The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deluxe baseball treasury unlike any other, complete with essays, photos, and player bios from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Everyone dreams of Cooperstown. It's a hallowed name in baseball, for players as well as their fans. It's a house where legends live; it's everything that's great about the game. Never before has the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum published a complete registry of inductees with plaques, photographs, and extended biographies. In this unique, 75th anniversary edition, read the stories of every player inducted into the Hall, organized by position. Each section begins with an original essay by a living Hall of Famer who played that position: Hank Aaron, George Brett, Orlando Cepeda, Carlton Fisk, Tommy Lasorda, Joe Morgan, Jim Rice, Cal Ripken Jr., Nolan Ryan, and Robin Yount.

The National Game

Author : Alfred Henry Spink
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The National Game written by Alfred Henry Spink and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

All-Stars for All Time

Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786452463
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book All-Stars for All Time written by William F. McNeil and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-01-14 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work uses practical measures to scientifically rank major league players, position by position, according to their offensive and defensive skills. The author has adjusted individual statistics for the era in which the player was active and for the "home park factor" in order to put all eligible players on a level playing field. For each position, the author has identified the top contenders for best offensive, defensive and all-around player, and provides a brief history of each of the candidates.

The Runmakers

Author : Frederick E. Taylor
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421400219
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book The Runmakers written by Frederick E. Taylor and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-05-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistics are the lifeblood of baseball. Managers pore over batting averages to determine game day lineups and batting orders; high number of runs batted in and low earned run averages receive praise from the press, higher salaries from the front office, and love from fans; and the fate of fantasy baseball players rises and falls with each statistical change. The prominence of the RC/27 and other more complex, formula-driven stats has made numbers even more important to understanding and appreciating the game. For all these baseball buffs and more, Frederick E. Taylor provides a new measure of hitting prowess that just might be a game changer. Taylor's potential runs per game (PRG) measure accounts for batters getting on base, advancing runners, and driving in runs, and it separates leadoff and second batters from those in the middle of the order. Taylor introduces the measure, explains how it works, and applies it to players past and present. He breaks the history of major league baseball into eight eras based on differences in runs scored per game. He systematically—player-by-player and position-by-position—compares the results of the PRG measure to those drawn from other statistics, such as on-base percentage and slugging average. Taylor shows that PRG is more accurate and that career clutch hitting is a myth. Sabermetricians, baseball fans of all stripes, and anyone who earns a living from the sport will find a wealth of information and a whole new set of stats to obsess over in The Runmakers. Measuring baseball will never be the same.

More Ghosts in the Gallery

Author : David L. Fleitz
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786480623
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book More Ghosts in the Gallery written by David L. Fleitz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An irony of enshrinement at the baseball Hall of Fame is that it’s no guarantee of lasting name recognition. The sport’s history stretches too far back, as today fans scratch their heads about athletes and owners who were among the most celebrated public figures of their time. Who was more renowned than George Wright, baseball’s greatest star during the transition from amateur to professional play? Who was more feared than Big Dan Brouthers? Maybe it was Amos Rusie, who threw so hard that some say the rules makers increased the pitching distance just to make things fair. . Of the 256 players, managers and executives in the Hall of Fame, the names that are known well—Ty Cobb, Connie Mack, Willie Mays—account for a small minority. This book, a follow-up to Ghosts in the Gallery at Cooperstown (2004), provides chapter-length biographies on 16 Hall of Famers from baseball’s distant past. Award–winning biographer David Fleitz covers in detail the lives and careers of Negro League (Hilton Smith) and pre–Negro League greats (Cristóbal Torriente and Smokey Joe Williams), big leaguers from the 19th century (Wright, Brouthers, Rusie, Mickey Welch, Tommy McCarthy, Tim Keefe, Joe Kelley, Billy Hamilton, and Sam Thompson) and stars from the deadball era through the Second World War (Jimmy Collins, Sam Rice, Kiki Cuyler, Arky Vaughan). For some, it is the first time their stories appear in print.

Local Color

Author : Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
Publisher : Classic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Local Color written by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb and published by Classic Publishers. This book was released on 1916 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High quality reprint of Local Color by Irvin S. Cobb.