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Harry Hooper

Author : Paul J. Zingg
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252071706
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Harry Hooper written by Paul J. Zingg and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hooper's instinct for knowing where the ball was going to be hit was uncanny. I'm sure, too, that he made more diving catches than any other outfielder in history. With most outfielders the diving catch is half luck; with Hooper, it was a masterpiece of business."--Babe Ruth, on his selection of Harry Hooper for his all-time all-star team Through the figure of Harry Hooper (1887-1974), star of four World Series championship teams and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Paul Zingg describes baseball's transformation from an often rowdy spectacle to a respectable career choice and entertainment institution. Zingg chronicles Hooper's rise from a sharecropper background in California to college and then to the pinnacle of his sport. Boston's leadoff hitter and right fielder from 1909 to 1920, Hooper later played for the Chicago White Sox, managed in the Pacific Coast League, and coached Princeton's team. When he retired from playing in 1925, he held every major fielding record for an American League right fielder. Hooper's diaries, memoirs, and six decades of letters offer a rich and colorful commentary on the evolution of the game, as well as insight into the tensions between a player's public and private lives.

Boston Red Sox Records

Author : John A. Mercurio
Publisher : SP Books
ISBN 13 : 9781561712229
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Boston Red Sox Records written by John A. Mercurio and published by SP Books. This book was released on 1993-07 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facts and fascination for faithful Fenway fans. Here is the complete record of the best of the Bosox in their long, glorious, and heartbreaking history. With this book, readers will know when the Red Sox last had two no-hitters in one season; in what category Fred Lynn bested Ted Williams; and more.

Going, Going ... Caught!

Author : Jason Aronoff
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786441135
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Going, Going ... Caught! written by Jason Aronoff and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-01-23 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though Willie Mays' World Series catch of Vic Wertz's long drive in 1954 immediately comes to mind, there are many catches that have been called "the greatest." This work documents baseball's best catches by outfielders from 1887 through 1964 (the year of Duke Snider's retirement, the demolition of the Polo Grounds, and, arguably, Willie Mays' last great grab). After introductory chapters on factors that influenced the catches and their legacies--from ballpark quirks, changes to the baseball and the evolution of baseball gloves, to sportswriters and photography--the book describes famous catches by decade from such players as Mays, Willie Keeler, Joe DiMaggio, Duke Snider, Roberto Clement, Curt Flood and many others. Extensive research yields a wealth of information for each catch, including commentary by period sportswriters, players, and, often, the man who snagged the ball.

Leadoff Batters of Major League Baseball

Author : Herman O. Krabbenhoft
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476609195
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Leadoff Batters of Major League Baseball written by Herman O. Krabbenhoft and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every sport has its subtleties, and in baseball, one subtlety is the batting line-up. Leadoff batters can make or break a team. Who are the men who have taken that position, and how have they performed in their important role? From 1900 through 2005, the major leagues' leadoff batters for more than 160,000 games are covered in this reference work. The first of the book's five parts discusses the annual records of the principal leadoff batters. Part Two identifies the principal leadoff batter for each team in each year, as well as the top career leadoff batters. Part Three presents composite statistics for those players with five or more principal leadoff batter seasons. Part Four looks at leadoff home runs, and Part Five offers essays on assorted leadoff batter achievements, such as RBIs, runs scored, and awards and honors. Appended to the text is a discussion of the accuracy of the statistics and a list of "Make It Happen" award winners.

The Boston Red Sox Fan Book

Author : David S. Neft
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312348496
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book The Boston Red Sox Fan Book written by David S. Neft and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boston Red Sox Fan Book provides little-known facts, statistics, stories, quotes, nicknames, all-time leaders, rosters, puzzles, and more from over one hundred years of Red Sox history! The Boston Red Sox were originally named the Pilgrims—but for over one hundred years they have always been Beantown's favorite team, with a history that has been celebrated and mourned by generations of fans. If you love the Red Sox, you'll find hours of challenging trivia in this book. Packed with text and information, it includes: *A history of the Red Sox from their origins to the present * Trivia questions designed to test your baseball memory * Crossword puzzles, word games, unusual quotes, funny nicknames, and anecdotes about the Sox *Complete all-time Red Sox roster of players, with stats * Comprehensive leader tables for batters and pitchers *Award winners, Hall of Famers, and other honors *And much more! Do You Know... - Who was the first pitcher to throw a perfect game in the twentieth century? - Who decided to turn Babe Ruth into an outfielder? - What was Ted Williams's batting average with one day left in the 1941 season: .406, .399, .3996, or .4001? What happened on that day? - How many batting titles did Carl Yastrzemski win in his career? - Which team Roger Clemens's had 20 strikeouts against in a 1986 game? Bring this book to Fenway, or keep it next to your favorite armchair at home, to liven up commercial breaks and rain delays. In no time you'll be an expert on Red Sox trivia!

Opening Fenway Park with Style

Author : Bill Nowlin
Publisher : SABR, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1933599367
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Opening Fenway Park with Style written by Bill Nowlin and published by SABR, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OPENING FENWAY PARK WITH STYLE: The 1912 World Champion Red Sox is the collaborative work of 27 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). This book, which contains over 300 period photographs and illustrations, has at its core the individual biographies of every player on the team, even Douglass Smith—who appeared in just one game. There are also biographies of owner John I. Taylor and American League founder Ban Johnson. The book also contains a detailed timeline of the full calendar year, with essays on the construction of brand-new Fenway Park and its first renovation, as the team (which won the pennant by 14 games) prepared for Fenway’s first World Series. The 1912 World Series remains one of the most exciting in baseball history, extending to eight games because of a 14-inning tie game in Game Two. In Game Eight the Giants scored a tie-breaking run to take a lead in the top of the 10th inning, only to see Boston come back with two in the bottom of the 10th to win at home. Other articles in the book detail intriguing topics including a fascinating spring training, during which Sox players joined the hunt for a murderer in Hot Springs, life in Boston in 1912, and how the newspapers and telegraph reported the games in the days before radio, television, or the internet. It may surprise some to learn of the thousands of people who crowded outside the downtown offices of newspapers so they could get batter-by-batter updates on the progress of the World Series games-in-progress. There are more than a dozen books celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park, but only this one is devoted to the 1912 season itself, providing the context for the then-new park which remains home to Boston baseball a century later.

The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

Author : Bill James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439106932
Total Pages : 1026 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract written by Bill James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bill James published his original Historical Baseball Abstract in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the “holy book of baseball.” Now, baseball's beloved “Sultan of Stats” (The Boston Globe) is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new millennium. Like the original, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is really several books in one. The Game provides a century's worth of American baseball history, told one decade at a time, with energetic facts and figures about How, Where, and by Whom the game was played. In The Players, you'll find listings of the top 100 players at each position in the major leagues, along with James's signature stats-based ratings method called “Win Shares,” a way of quantifying individual performance and calculating the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and outfielders. And there's more: the Reference section covers Win Shares for each season and each player, and even offers a Win Share team comparison. A must-have for baseball fans and historians alike, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is as essential, entertaining, and enlightening as the sport itself.

Baseball Ratings

Author : Charles F. Faber
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476620644
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Ratings written by Charles F. Faber and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third edition of Baseball Ratings, author Charles Faber combines the second edition ("great fodder for arguments"--Booklist) with his book on 19th-century greats, Baseball Pioneers ("very impressive"--Reference and User Services Quarterly; "a notable and ... worthwhile addition"--ARBA), updating the ratings and expanding the commentary in each. The result, Baseball Ratings: The All-Time Best Players at Each Position, 1876 to the Present, is that rarest of rankings books--a time-tested, comprehensive reference work that invites reading. Batters, fielders and pitchers from all major leagues since 1876 are ranked by position and, for pitchers, according to role (e.g., starter, middle reliever, closer) according to career, peak, and per-season achievement. All big league players with at least five years of eligibility are rated, and appendices identify underrated and overrated players, rate multiposition players, and sort the great by handedness.

Harvester World

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Harvester World written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Red Sox Heroes

Author : Jerry Remy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762762497
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Red Sox Heroes written by Jerry Remy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of baseball's most insightful commentators picks the 50 greatest Red Sox players of all time.

Championing the Cause of Leadership

Author : Ted Meyer
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1637421990
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Championing the Cause of Leadership written by Ted Meyer and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are a baseball fan or not, reading Championing the Cause of Leadership will deepen your skillset as a leader and could dramatically improve the future of your team. If your organization is not performing at its best, this book is for you. It puts you right into the shoes of the leaders of the great baseball dynasties and demonstrates how they overcame challenges common to those in our own teams and groups. Topics include managing and motivating highly talented but dysfunctional individuals, turning around careers that have stalled late in life, better understanding the practical benefits of diversity and inclusion, and inspiring individuals to find their best within the context of their teams. Meyer combines his over thirty years representing some of the world’s top companies with his deep knowledge of baseball history and looks at leadership from a brand-new perspective. Learn the value of encouraging leadership from all levels in your organization. Discover the critical importance of leaders coming to terms with their own internal demons before they can reach their full potential. Unlock the secrets of how to out-perform the competition in times of intense pressure and how to find opportunity in times of crisis. The stories of the greatest teams of our greatest game are wildly entertaining and provide unique insight into our own success. Whether you are a baseball fan or not, reading Championing the Cause of Leadership will deepen your skillset as a leader and could dramatically improve the future of your team.

Game Worn

Author : Stephen Wong
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588345726
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Game Worn written by Stephen Wong and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game Worn: Baseball Treasures from the Game's Greatest Heroes and Moments is a richly illustrated exploration and first-of-its-kind compendium study of the world's most coveted and precious baseball uniforms worn by Major League ballplayers during the twentieth century. This coffee-table book features many of the most historically significant uniforms, jackets, hats, as well as other treasured baseball collectibles that tell us as much about the history and soul of America as they do about the game and the players. Some of the extraordinary highlights featured in this book include: Babe Ruth's road jersey from his first season with the New York Yankees (1920), the sole surviving uniform from the infamous 1919 World Series, Joe DiMaggio's rookie uniform from 1936, the Boston Red Sox road uniform Ted Williams wore during his epic 1941 season, Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers home jersey from the 1952 season, Bill Mazeroski's Pittsburgh Pirates home uniform worn to hit the game-winning home run in game 7 of the 1960 World Series, and a visual feast of rare uniform styles. Each of the 71 entries includes sumptuous photography of the uniform and associated memorabilia, as well as a poignant and lively narrative highlighting its significance. The book also features a first-of-its-kind illustrated compendium with elaborate definitions of relevant terms that every baseball fan and collector needs to know, ranging from the All Star Game Uniform to the Zig-Zag Stitch. This book is an absolute must-have for anyone who has ever loved the game of baseball.

Tris Speaker

Author : Timothy M. Gay
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 149623474X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Tris Speaker written by Timothy M. Gay and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2023-04 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Tris Speaker is the first to tell the full story of Speaker's turbulent life and to document in sharp detail the grit and glory of his pivotal role in baseball's dead-ball era.

Red Sox Roll Call

Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786487046
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Red Sox Roll Call written by William F. McNeil and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Boston Red Sox came into existence in 1901, some of the greatest players ever to step onto a baseball diamond have filled its rosters. Starting with Cy Young, the parade of legendary players included Tris Speaker, Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, and David Ortiz, among others. This work profiles 200 of the most memorable players to have donned Boston's red, white and blue. Some, like Williams, enjoyed long, illustrious careers with the Red Sox. Others, like Smokey Joe Wood, shone brightly for only a brief period. Also included are journeymen who became legends as a result of one glorious World Series game, like Bernie Carbo, or players with just one memorable post-season appearance, like Dave Roberts. Together, these legends, idols, and heroes made Red Sox history and forever changed American baseball.

Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups

Author : Rob Neyer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743241746
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups written by Rob Neyer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-06-02 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a series of lineups from each baseball franchise and explores the careers of baseball players both famous and obscure.

The Team-By-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball

Author : Dennis Purdy
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0761153764
Total Pages : 1185 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book The Team-By-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball written by Dennis Purdy and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 1185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball historian, Dennis Purdy, performs the feat of marrying statistics, scholarship, biography, trivia, and anecdote to create a massively pleasurable work.

A Brief History of the Boston Red Sox

Author : Richard M. Russell
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1257855646
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of the Boston Red Sox written by Richard M. Russell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-01-26 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronological account of the events and players who have shaped the history of the Boston Red Sox. A Brief History of the Boston Red Sox also serves as a quick reference to individual-season highlights, player summaries, and commonly consulted statistics. A great gift for any Red Sox fan. Current through the 2013 season.