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Vaudeville on the Diamond - Minor League Baseball in Today's Entertainment World
von David M. Sutera
2014 Gebunden, 184 Seiten, 235mm x 157mm x 15mm, Sprache(n): eng Over the last couple of decades, minor league baseball games have shown substantial attendance figures, with more than forty-one million spectators in both 2010 and 2011. With all the high-tech, live-streaming, fast-paced entertain…
166,53 EUR
The Bilko Athletic Club - The Story of the 1956 Los Angeles Angels
von Gaylon H. White
2014 Kartoniert, 326 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 19mm, Sprache(n): eng During the 1956 baseball season in the city of Los Angeles, Mickey Mantle's pursuit of Babe Ruth's single-season home run record was matched only by the day-to-day drama of Steve Bilko's exploits in the Pacific Coast League. Whil…
86,94 EUR
Baseball's Greatest Comeback - The Miracle Braves of 1914
von J. Brian Ross
2014 Gebunden, 256 Seiten, 235mm x 157mm x 20mm, Sprache(n): eng 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…
87,73 EUR
The Cooperstown Chronicles - Baseball's Colorful Characters, Unusual Lives, and Strange Demises
von Frank Russo
2014 Gebunden, 304 Seiten, 235mm x 157mm x 22mm, Sprache(n): eng Professional baseball has always consisted of a variety of characters, from likeable youngsters to notorious rebels. From 1871 to the present, the sport has witnessed the likes of Germany Schaeffer, an infielder with a penchant for…
91,07 EUR
Christy Mathewson, the Christian Gentleman - How One Man's Faith and Fastball Forever Changed Base…
von Bob Gaines
2014 Gebunden, 294 Seiten, 235mm x 157mm x 22mm, Sprache(n): eng Nearly a century after his final major league appearance, Christy Mathewson is still considered one of the greatest right-handed pitchers in the history of baseball. Mathewson ranks in the top ten among pitchers for wins, shutouts,…
88,00 EUR
Finding the Hidden Ball Trick - The Colorful History of Baseball's Oldest Ruse
von Bill Deane
2015 Kartoniert, 276 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 15mm, Sprache(n): eng The dying art of the hidden-ball trick dates back to the early days of pro baseball, with seven successful executions documented in 1876 alone. This ruse occurs when a baseman conceals the ball instead of returning it to the pitc…
100,27 EUR
The Nats and the Grays - How Baseball in the Nation's Capital Survived WWII and Changed the Game F…
von David E. Hubler, Joshua H. Drazen
2015 Gebunden, 342 Seiten, 235mm x 157mm x 25mm, Sprache(n): eng On a chilly Sunday, December 7, 1941, major league baseball's owners gathered in Chicago for their annual winter meetings, just two months after one of baseball's greatest seasons. For the owners, the attack on Pearl Harbor that mo…
149,47 EUR
Baseball's Top 10 - Ranking the Best Major League Players by Position
von Robert Kuenster
2015 Gebunden, 280 Seiten, 235mm x 157mm x 21mm, Sprache(n): eng Comparing major league players has always been a popular topic among baseball fans. Debating the strengths and weaknesses of such greats as Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, or…
78,67 EUR
German Sports, Doping, and Politics - A History of Performance Enhancement
von Michael Krüger, Christian Becker, Stefan Nielsen
2015 Gebunden, 268 Seiten, 235mm x 157mm x 20mm, Sprache(n): eng In the Cold War era, sport was not just a symbol of the power and strength of a nation-state, but of certain ideological systems of politics. With the pressure for athletes to succeed at its zenith, many East German athletes were g…
161,07 EUR
The 1960s in Sports - A Decade of Change
von Miles Coverdale Jr.
2020 Gebunden, 380 Seiten, 286mm x 221mm x 25mm, Sprache(n): eng This book includes the most significant sporting events of the 1960s, covering all the moments that generated tremendous growth in professional and college sports in America during this decade. It features stories such as Roger Mar…