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ISBN 13 : 9780812449389
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Book Rating : 4.4/5 (493 download)
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Author : Furman Bisher
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (136 download)
Download or read book Strange But True Baseball Stories written by Furman Bisher and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bill Gutman
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ISBN 13 : 9785554633089
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Strange and Amazing Baseball Stories written by Bill Gutman and published by . This book was released on 1992-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighting past and present teams, Gutman gives readers startling facts that prove anything can happen on the baseball diamond. Packed with pictures that include impossible catches, incredible streaks, stolen bases, and awesome hitting, this book is full of surprises!
Author : Furman Bisher
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780394821917
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (219 download)
Download or read book Strange But True Baseball Stories written by Furman Bisher and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1972-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bill Gutman
Publisher : Simon Spotlight Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 9780671701208
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Sports Illustrated written by Bill Gutman and published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment. This book was released on 1990-03-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the unpredictable side of baseball, from unusual debuts and innovative ideas to baseball mysteries and outstanding achievements.
Author : Ron Martriano
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1623540577
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (235 download)
Download or read book Baseball written by Ron Martriano and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jam-packed with cool baseball trivia, history-making records, unforgettable moments, and wacky true tales of your favorite games, players and events. This book hits a grand slam right out of the park! A perfect gift for the die-hard fan of America's favorite pasttime. Baseball is rich in anecdotes about team superstitions (from the black cat that haunted the Cubs to the "Curse of the Babe"), the antics of the superstars, and other facts that come out of left field. Think today's umpires have a temper? Wait till you read about the 19th century New Jersey ump who pulled out a gun and shoved it in the face of a player who came at him with a bat. Or about the time three Brooklyn Dodger runners found themselves at third base--together. Fans will laugh, they'll learn--and they won't put this down!
Author : Bill Gutman
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ISBN 13 : 9780671611255
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Strange & Amazing Baseball Stories written by Bill Gutman and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the zany, unbelievable, and mysterious happenings in the world of baseball, these stories come from the past and the present and feature both well-known and obscure baseball stars. A perfect book for the new baseball season. 16 black-and-white photos.
Author : Timothy Tocher
Publisher : Two Lions
ISBN 13 : 9780761458135
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (581 download)
Download or read book Odd Ball written by Timothy Tocher and published by Two Lions. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unusual baseball moments, told through black-and-white comic strips
Author : Alan Hirsch
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476645604
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Baseball's Most Bizarre Plays written by Alan Hirsch and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball has produced some notably strange plays--like Randy Johnson's fastball dismantling a bird--yet there have been many that defy belief. Beginning with Todd Frazier tricking umpires into calling an out with a rubber ball and culminating in Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky pitching into a scrum of two batters and a manager at home plate, this book describes the 150 most bizarre plays in the history of the game. Baserunners going in the wrong direction, outfielders kicking the ball, three runners meeting at one base, two balls in play, players ejected for dancing and many other anomalies are presented with detailed commentary.
Author : Furman Bisher
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780394901848
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Strange But True Baseball Stories written by Furman Bisher and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1972-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Howard Liss
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780394823904
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (239 download)
Download or read book More Strange But True Baseball Stories written by Howard Liss and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts thrity-four unusual baseball events including the man who caught a ball thrown from the top of the Washington Monument.
Author : Thomas W. Gilbert
Publisher : Godine+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1567926886
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (679 download)
Download or read book How Baseball Happened written by Thomas W. Gilbert and published by Godine+ORM. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of baseball’s nineteenth-century origins: “a delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love from the first crack of the bat” (Paul Dickson, The Wall Street Journal). You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846. They didn’t. Perhaps you’ve read that baseball’s color line was first crossed by Jackie Robinson in 1947. Nope. Baseball’s true founders don’t have plaques in Cooperstown. They were hundreds of uncredited, ordinary people who played without gloves, facemasks, or performance incentives. Unlike today’s pro athletes, they lived full lives outside of sports. They worked, built businesses, and fought against the South in the Civil War. In this myth-busting history, Thomas W. Gilbert reveals the true beginnings of baseball. Through newspaper accounts, diaries, and other accounts, he explains how it evolved through the mid-nineteenth century into a modern sport of championships, media coverage, and famous stars—all before the first professional league was formed in 1871. Winner of the Casey Award: Best Baseball Book of the Year
Author : Mickey Bradley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1599215810
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Haunted Baseball written by Mickey Bradley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball and ghost stories are as American as apple pie. Haunted Baseball combines both with this fun and freaky collection of otherworldly yarns. Collected from baseball players, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, the tales told here explore the spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal, including Babe Ruth sightings at a former brothel, the Curse of the Billy Goat that still haunts the Chicago Cubs, of hidden passageways within the depths of Dodger Stadium, and of the spirits of legendary stars that inspire modern-day players at Yankee Stadium. We hear why Johnny Damon believes in ghosts, and how the memories of a 9/11 hero inspired Ken Griffey Jr. to hit a home run against the Phillies—a team against which he’d never even gotten a hit! There’s the story of how Sam Rice settled a decades-old baseball controversy with a message from beyond the grave, and how the late Roberto Clemente had premonitions of his own death in a plane crash. With a wealth of anecdotes that have never before been told before, the authors present an entertaining and eerie look at our national pastime.
Author : Bart Rockwell
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9780606029940
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (299 download)
Download or read book World's Strangest Baseball Stories written by Bart Rockwell and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1992-11-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates unusual stories and facts from the history of baseball.
Author : Celia C. Pérez
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0425290433
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)
Download or read book Strange Birds written by Celia C. Pérez and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk comes the story of four kids who form an alternative Scout troop that shakes up their sleepy Florida town. * "Writing with wry restraint that's reminiscent of Kate DiCamillo... a beautiful tale." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review When three very different girls find a mysterious invitation to a lavish mansion, the promise of adventure and mischief is too intriguing to pass up. Ofelia Castillo (a budding journalist), Aster Douglas (a bookish foodie), and Cat Garcia (a rule-abiding birdwatcher) meet the kid behind the invite, Lane DiSanti, and it isn't love at first sight. But they soon bond over a shared mission to get the Floras, their local Scouts, to ditch an outdated tradition. In their quest for justice, independence, and an unforgettable summer, the girls form their own troop and find something they didn't know they needed: sisterhood.
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ISBN 13 : 9780780728844
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Book Rating : 4.7/5 (288 download)
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Author : Keith Law
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062942743
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (629 download)
Download or read book The Inside Game written by Keith Law and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, baseball writer for The Athletic and author of the acclaimed Smart Baseball, offers an era-spanning dissection of some of the best and worst decisions in modern baseball, explaining what motivated them, what can be learned from them, and how their legacy has shaped the game. For years, Daniel Kahneman’s iconic work of behavioral science Thinking Fast and Slow has been required reading in front offices across Major League Baseball. In this smart, incisive, and eye-opening book, Keith Law applies Kahneman’s ideas about decision making to the game itself. Baseball is a sport of decisions. Some are so small and routine they become the building blocks of the game itself—what pitch to throw or when to swing away. Others are so huge they dictate the future of franchises—when to make a strategic trade for a chance to win now, or when to offer a millions and a multi-year contract for a twenty-eight-year-old star. These decisions have long shaped the behavior of players, managers, and entire franchises. But as those choices have become more complex and data-driven, knowing what’s behind them has become key to understanding the sport. This fascinating, revelatory work explores as never before the essential question: What were they thinking? Combining behavioral science and interviews with executives, managers, and players, Keith Law analyzes baseball’s biggest decision making successes and failures, looking at how gambles and calculated risks of all sizes and scales have shaped the sport, and how the game’s ongoing data revolution is rewriting decades of accepted decision making. In the process, he explores questions that have long been debated, from whether throwing harder really increases a player’s risk of serious injury to whether teams actually “overvalue” trade prospects. Bringing his analytical and combative style to some of baseball’s longest running debates, Law deepens our knowledge of the sport in this entertaining work that is both fun and deeply informative.
